Meaning of smaidīt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to smile (to produce a smile, a facial expression with the ends of one's mouth raised and the teeth shown, in order to express happiness, cheerfulness, kindness, satisfaction, or pleasure)
   intransitive
2. to smile (to be associated in their expression with a smile)
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“sirsnīgi smaidīt”

to smile sincerely, warmly

“mīļi smaidīt”

to smile kindly

“smaidīt aiz laimes”

to smile with happiness

“smaidīt draugam”

to smile to a friend

“smaidīt caur asarām”

to smile through tears (i.e., while crying)

“Imants smaida kā pilns mēness”

Imants smiles like a full moon (= with a broad smile)

“Lūcija smaida savu silto un mīlīgo smaidu, kas dara viņas seju neparasti skaistu”

Lūcija smiles her warm and kind smile, which made her face unusually beautiful

“cilvēki smaida aiz prieka, aiz lepnuma, aiz pašapziņas, par jocīgu gadījumu”

people smile with joy, with pride, with self-confidence, or because of a funny situation

“paskaties, es jau esmu vecs, bet es arī smaidu”

look, I am already old, but I also smile

“Annele ieplēta acis, cik vien jaudāja, un redzēja tēva smaidošo, gaišo seju”

Annele widened her eyes, as much as she could, and saw (her) father's smiling, bright face

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