Latvian

Smaidīt

Verb

smaidīt intr., 3rd conj., pres. smaidu, smaidi, smaida, past smaidīju

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)

   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

2. (of faces, eyes) to smile (to be associated in their expression with a 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

Conjugation

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

Related terms

• smaids
• smaidīgs, smaidīgums

Synonyms

• smīnēt

See also

• smiet, smieties

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “smaidīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7