le

masculine

/su.ʁiʁ/

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Translation

smile, to smile

Word origin

From sous- (Latin sub, 'slightly') and rire ('to laugh'), from Latin subridere ('to smile'), from sub ('under') and ridere ('to laugh').

Origin: Latin
Root: subridere
English cognates: risible, deride, ridicule

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralsourires

Examples

She has a very lovely smile.

Her smile makes me happy.

A smile costs nothing.

He lost his smile this morning.

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Keep smiling, everything will be fine.

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This word is part of lesson 21.