Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Grin

French translation:

sourire

Added to glossary by Samanda
Dec 29, 2000 09:17
23 yrs ago
English term

Grin

Non-PRO English to French Art/Literary
Is there a more colorful word in French that can correspond to our word "grin?"
Proposed translations (French)
0 sourire

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sourire

In French you will have to use qualifiers in order to attain the desired result such as:

sourire moqueur = a teasing grin
sourire narquois = a mocking grin
large sourire = a grin from ear to ear

hope this helps.
Reference:

Source: Termium

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