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smile

smile

Meaning of smile

make a happy face

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British English/smaɪl/
American English/smaɪl/
Russian transcription[ʊlɨˈbat͡sə]
smile
smile - улыбаться
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smile with Russian translation

smile usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожалуйста, улыбайтесь для фотографии.

Please smile for the photo.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она не могла не улыбаться, когда увидела его.

She couldn't help but smile when she saw him.

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smileулыбаться
cookготовить
changeменять
tieзавязывать
followследовать
removeубирать
feelощущаться

smile synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between smile / smirk

🇬🇧English
smile

to make a happy face

A1Very Often

She smiled at the baby.

Она улыбнулась ребёнку.

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🇬🇧English
smirk

to smile in a smug, sometimes annoying way

A1Often

He smirked after winning the argument.

Он ухмыльнулся после того, как выиграл спор.

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How to pronounce smile and what this word means

smile translation: улыбаться. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce smile

/smaɪl/

smile translation

улыбаться

smile examples

Please smile for the photo.

smile transcription

/smaɪl/, /smaɪl/

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smile meaning: what does it mean?

make a happy face

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smile is pronounced as /smaɪl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

smile definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Please smile for the photo. Translation: Пожалуйста, улыбайтесь для фотографии.

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