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♦ smile /smaɪl/n.sorriso ( anche fig.); aspetto ridente: with a faint smile, con un lieve sorriso; a wry smile, un sorriso ironico; a beaming (o radiant) smile, un sorriso raggiante (o radioso); a broad smile, un ampio sorriso; a mischievous smile, un sorriso malizioso; to force a smile, fare un sorriso forzato● smile pockets, taschini di camicia stile ‘country’ □ to be all smiles, essere tutto sorridente; essere arcicontento □ He enjoys the smiles of fortune, gli arride la fortuna.♦ (to) smile /smaɪl/A v. i.1 sorridere: He smiled at me bitterly, mi ha sorriso amaramente; She smiled indulgently at her son's escapades, ella sorrideva con indulgenza delle scappatelle del figlio; to smile sweetly, avere un sorriso dolce; sorridere con dolcezza; to smile back, sorridere di ritorno; rispondere sorridendo al sorriso di q.B v. t.1 esprimere con un sorriso: to smile one's thanks, esprimere la propria gratitudine con un sorriso; ringraziare con un sorriso2 fare ( un sorriso): to smile a knowing smile, fare un sorriso d'intesa; sorridere con l'aria di saperla lunga● to smile at sb. 's claims, ridere delle pretese di q. □ to smile at a joke, sorridere d'una facezia □ to smile away sb. 's grief, alleviare con un sorriso il dolore di q. □ to smile one's consent, dare il proprio consenso sorridendo □ to smile one's welcome, dare il benvenuto con un sorriso. -
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['reɪdɪənt] 1.1) (shining) raggiante, brillante2) fig. [person, beauty, smile] raggiante, radiosoto be radiant with — essere raggiante di [joy, health]
3) fis. radiante2.nome astr. punto m. radiante* * *['reidiənt]1) (showing great joy: a radiant smile.) raggiante2) (sending out rays of heat, light etc or carried, sent etc in the form of, or by means of, rays of heat, light etc.) radiante•- radiance* * *radiant /ˈreɪdɪənt/A a.1 raggiante; splendente: a radiant smile, un sorriso raggiante (o radioso); radiant beauty, bellezza radiosa; a radiant morning, uno splendido mattinoB n.1 (astron.) punto radiante2 (fis.) radiante● radiant heater, pannello radiante □ radiant heating, riscaldamento a pannelli radiantiradiantly avv.* * *['reɪdɪənt] 1.1) (shining) raggiante, brillante2) fig. [person, beauty, smile] raggiante, radiosoto be radiant with — essere raggiante di [joy, health]
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radiant smile — smile that expresses great joy or happiness … English contemporary dictionary
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radiant — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. radiating rays or reflecting beams of light b. vividly bright and shining ; glowing 2. marked by or expressive of love, confidence, or happiness < a radiant smile > 3. a. emitted or transmitted by radiation … New Collegiate Dictionary
smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight … Collocations dictionary
smile — I n. 1) to crack, flash a smile at 2) to give smb. a smile 3) to evoke a smile 4) to hide, repress a smile 5) a beguiling, intriguing; cheerful, happy; disarming; fixed; forced; infectious; radiant; ready; sardonic; sunny; supercilious smile 6)… … Combinatory dictionary
smile */*/*/ — I UK [smaɪl] / US verb Word forms smile : present tense I/you/we/they smile he/she/it smiles present participle smiling past tense smiled past participle smiled 1) a) [intransitive] to raise the corners of your mouth when you are happy, pleased,… … English dictionary
smile*/*/*/ — [smaɪl] verb I to raise the corners of your mouth when you are happy or when you are being friendly James looked up and smiled at Karen.[/ex] II noun [C] smile */*/*/[smaɪl] an expression on your face in which you smile Tom had a huge smile on… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
radiant — adj. Radiant is used with these nouns: ↑beauty, ↑bride, ↑face, ↑heat, ↑heating, ↑skin, ↑smile … Collocations dictionary
ra´di|ant|ly — ra|di|ant «RAY dee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. shining; bright; beaming: »radiant sunshine, Figurative. a radiant smile. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under bright. (Cf. ↑bright) 2. sending out ray … Useful english dictionary
