Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish sonreir, from Vulgar Latin *subrīdīre, from Latin subrīdēre. Compare Portuguese sorrir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sonreˈiɾ/ [sõn.reˈiɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: son‧re‧ír

Verb

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sonreír (first-person singular present sonrío, first-person singular preterite sonreí, past participle sonreído)

  1. (intransitive) to smile
    sonreírle a alguiento smile at someone
    Le encanta cuando le sonríes.He loves it when you smile at him.
    • 1902, Amado Nervo, "Y el Buda de basalto sonreía" 1-4:
      Aquella tarde, en la alameda, loca
      de amor, la dulce idolatrada mía
      me ofreció la eglantina de su boca.
      Y el Buda de basalto sonreía.
      That afternoon, in the poplar grove, as she was crazy
      in love, the sweet woman I idolized
      offered me the sweetbrier of her mouth.
      And the basalt Buddha smiled.

Conjugation

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