sonreír

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish sonreír, from Latin subrīdēre, present active infinitive of subrīdeō (to smile). Compare Catalan somriure, French sourire, Italian sorridere, Occitan sorire, Portuguese sorrir, Romanian surâde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sonreˈiɾ/ [sõn.reˈiɾ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: son‧re‧ír

Verb

sonreír (first-person singular present sonrío, first-person singular preterite sonreí, past participle sonreído)

  1. (intransitive) to smile
    sonreírle a alguiento smile at someone
    Le encanta cuando le sonríes.He loves it when you smile at him.
    • 1902, Amado Nervo, "Y el Buda de basalto sonreía" 1-4:
      Aquella tarde, en la alameda, loca
      de amor, la dulce idolatrada mía
      me ofreció la eglantina de su boca.
      Y el Buda de basalto sonreía.
      That afternoon, in the poplar grove, as she was crazy
      in love, the sweet woman I idolized
      offered me the sweetbrier of her mouth.
      And the basalt Buddha smiled.

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