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smile /smaɪl/ noun sorriso m intransitive verb sorridere;
~ at sorridere a ‹somebody›;
sorridere di ‹something› ■ smile on transitive verb ‹weather, fortune› sorridere a ‹person›

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'smile' found in these entries:

English:

approving - artificially - artlessly - brightly - disingenuous - encouraging - endearingly - flash - friendly - good-humoured - half smile - knowingly - pleasantly - provocatively - simpering - stiffly - tentative - welcoming - winning - withhold - wry

Italian:

abbozzare - arridere - sfoderare - sorridere - sorriso - tornare

smile: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
smile	vi	(grin)	sorridere vi ⇒
He smiled when he heard the good news.
Ha sorriso quando ha saputo la buona notizia.
smile	n	(grin)	sorriso nm
Her smile was her best feature.
Il suo sorriso era la sua migliore caratteristica.
Additional Translations
smile	vi	(bless with good fortune)	sorridere vi ⇒
		raro	arridere vtr ⇒
God smiled upon us and gave us a good crop this year.
Dio ci ha sorriso e ci ha dato un buon raccolto quest'anno.
smile	vtr	(express with a smile)	comunicare con un sorriso, esprimere con un sorriso vtr
He smiled his approval when the waiter poured more wine.
Quando il cameriere gli ha versato dell'altro vino, lui ha espresso la sua approvazione con un sorriso.
smile	vtr	(make a particular smile)	fare un sorriso vtr
She smiled a wide grin when she won the game.
Ha fatto un ampio sorriso quando ha vinto la partita.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
bright smile	n	(cheerful manner)	sorriso smagliante, sorriso luminoso nm
È una persona deliziosa, ti saluta sempre con un sorriso smagliante.
crack a smile	v	informal (manage to smile)	abbozzare un sorriso vtr
The tennis player managed to crack a smile even though she lost the match.
Luigi riesce sempre ad abbozzare un sorriso anche quando è arrabbiato.
half-smile			a mezzo sorriso
raise a smile			accennare un sorriso vtr
smile at			sorridere a vi
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'smile' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'smile':

A shrewd smile
a smile goes a long way
a smile is the curve that makes everything straight
A smile showing teeth
A smile that would split a brick.
A wink and a smile
Always on my mind and the reason I smile
At the sun's first smile
crazy cocked smile
creaking half-painful smile
Dazzling smile
Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back
gumminess of the smile
happiness is a sunbeam dancing on a smile
he's got the smile down the cold
Hello Sunshine, Just smile
her smile lights up the entire room
His forever was as simple as her smile
his serene smile that is made all the more precious because of its rarity
I always have a smile on my face.
I didn't see your smile anymore
I love waking up to your messages, they make me smile
I miss the shadow of your smile
I regret nothing because it made me smile
I wish I gave your smile to the moon
I'm still alright to smile
In that there is perhaps more said with out a beautiful smile
It's been two years since I last saw your smile
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
made me smile
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