sourire meaning in English — grin, simper, smile

English meaning

grin noun A wide smile that shows the teeth.
simper verb To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.
smile noun A facial expression made by curving the mouth upward, usually showing happiness or friendliness.

sourire is used for these senses in English:

grin A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
grin (intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
simper A foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, or affected smile; a smirk.
smile A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.
smile (ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.

verb To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.
verb To glimmer; to twinkle.

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