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Smile vs Smirk

Portuguese translation: sorriso malicioso, maroto

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English term or phrase:Smile vs Smirk
Portuguese translation:sorriso malicioso, maroto
Entered by: Ana Costa

21:20 Jul 9, 2017
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English term or phrase: Smile vs Smirk
Hi guys! I'm struggling with the translation (English-PortugueseBR) of following terms:

She smiled at me. x She smirked at me.

How would you say each of these sentences in Portuguese, showing the difference between Smile vs. Smirk ?

Many thanks
=)
Marcelle Mazzocato
Brazil
Local time: 12:15
sorriso malicioso, maroto
Explanation:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/smirk

http://www.wordreference.com/enpt/smirk
Selected response from:

Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 18:15
Grading comment
Thanks for sharing the links, love it
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1sorriso, riso sardônico
Nick Taylor
4sorriso malicioso, maroto
Ana Costa
4smirk = dar um sorriso falso/ mostrar um sorriso forçado
ferreirac
3sorrir vs. fazer um sorriso mordaz
Ana Vozone
3sorriso natural vs sorriso amarelo
expressisverbis


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
smile vs smirk
sorriso malicioso, maroto


Explanation:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/smirk

http://www.wordreference.com/enpt/smirk

Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks for sharing the links, love it
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
smile vs smirk
sorriso, riso sardônico


Explanation:
sorriso, riso sardônico

Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 258

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agree  Danik 2014: Tem uma pegada maldosa, desagradável!
23 mins
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
smile vs smirk
smirk = dar um sorriso falso/ mostrar um sorriso forçado


Explanation:
Sug.

ferreirac
Brazil
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 84
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
smile vs smirk
sorrir vs. fazer um sorriso mordaz


Explanation:
Mais uma sugestão.

https://www.google.com.br/#q="sorriso mordaz"


Example sentence(s):
  • Quando ele ergueu o olhar na sua direção, Elizabeth desviou os olhos rapidamente do seu sorriso mordaz.
  • Melika estava pendurada na tubulação, que passava por cima da cabeça deles, mostrando um sorriso mordaz, de satisfação
Ana Vozone
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 216
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
smile vs smirk
sorriso natural vs sorriso amarelo


Explanation:
"Smile" para mim, é os sorriso natural, enquanto "smirk" poderia ser traduzido por sorriso amarelo, uma vez que é um sorriso fingido.

A sugestão é para PT-PT.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2017-07-10 09:17:32 GMT)
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*o sorriso

expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64
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