sourire/su.ʁiʁ/
verb / noun · A2 · Frequency 1473
verb
Meanings
to smile
Indicates a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up, usually expressing friendliness or happiness.
Examples
Il est agréable de sourire aux personnes que l'on rencontre.
It is pleasant to smile at the people one meets.
Apprendre à sourire malgré les difficultés demande du courage.
Learning to smile despite difficulties takes courage.
Elle préfère sourire plutôt que répondre avec colère.
She prefers to smile rather than answer angrily.
Collocations
- sourire timidementto smile shyly
- sourire de joieto smile with joy
- sourire en cointo smile slyly
Common mistakes
Je sourit souvent.
Je souris souvent.
The verb sourire uses souris for the first-person singular present, not sourit; sourit is the third-person singular form.
Related words
- synonymrireto laugh
synonymesquisser un sourireto give a faint smile
nounmasculine
Meanings
smile
Refers to the facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up, expressing happiness or friendliness.
a smile (the expression on someone's face)
Denotes the specific smile expression, often used to describe someone's facial expression.
Examples
Son sourire a détendu toute l'équipe.
His smile relaxed the entire team.
Un sourire discret suffit à remercier la serveuse.
A discreet smile is enough to thank the waitress.
Le sourire de l'enfant a changé l'ambiance de la pièce.
The child's smile changed the mood in the room.
Collocations
- un sourire chaleureuxa warm smile
- un sourire sur son visagea smile on his face
Common mistakes
un sourire heureux
un sourire joyeux
The adjective “heureux” is not commonly used to modify “sourire”; a more natural collocation is “sourire joyeux”.
sourire à quelqu'un
faire un sourire à quelqu'un
As a noun, “sourire” cannot be used directly as a verb; use “faire un sourire” instead.
Related words
- synonymrirelaughter
synonymgrimacegrimace, making a face
verb
Meanings
to smile
Indicates a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up, usually expressing friendliness or happiness.
Examples
Il a salué ses voisins en souriant.
He greeted his neighbors with a smile.
Souriant malgré la fatigue, elle a terminé son travail.
Smiling despite her fatigue, she finished her work.
Le serveur répondait aux clients en souriant.
The waiter answered the customers with a smile.
verb
Meanings
to smile
Indicates a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up, usually expressing friendliness or happiness.
Examples
Il a souri en découvrant le cadeau sur la table.
He smiled when he discovered the gift on the table.
La vendeuse a souri pour rassurer la cliente hésitante.
The saleswoman smiled to reassure the hesitant customer.
Nous avons tous souri en regardant les photos de vacances.
We all smiled while looking at the vacation photos.
Collocations
- sourire timidementto smile shyly
- sourire de joieto smile with joy
- sourire en cointo smile slyly
Common mistakes
Je sourit souvent.
Je souris souvent.
The verb sourire uses souris for the first-person singular present, not sourit; sourit is the third-person singular form.
Related words
- synonymrireto laugh
synonymesquisser un sourireto give a faint smile
verb
Meanings
to smile
Indicates a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up, usually expressing friendliness or happiness.
Examples
Tu souris quand tu retrouves tes amis.
You smile when you see your friends again.
Je souris en regardant les photos de notre voyage.
I smile when I look at the photos from our trip.
Tu souris malgré la fatigue après ta longue journée.
You smile despite being tired after your long day.