smile

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb intransitive

Ar. and P. μειδιᾶν, P. ὑπογελᾶν (Plato).

laugh: P. and V. γελᾶν.

smile at: P. and V. γελᾶν ἐπί (dat.); see laugh at.

smile upon: Ar. and P. ἐπιγελᾶν (dat.), P. and V. προσγελᾶν; (acc.) (Plato also Ar.).

Met., when fortune smiles: V. ὅταν δ' ὁ δαίμων εὐροῇ (Aesch., Pers. 601).

smile upon, help forward: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.

be friendly to: P. and V. εὐνοεῖν; (dat.).

substantive

laugh: P. and V. γέλως, ὁ, V. γέλασμα, τό.

with a broad smile on his face: P. πάνυ μειδιάσας τῷ προσώπῳ (Plato, Euthyd. 275E).

Met., favour: P. and V. εὔνοια, ἡ, εὐμένεια, ἡ, V. πρευμένεια, ἡ.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

smīlē, f., v. smila.