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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaufgesetztes Lächeln
Pronunciation / Transliteration: auf-ge-setz-tes lɛch-eln
"Man sah sofort, dass es ein aufgesetztes Lächeln war."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An insincere facial expression where the mouth curves upward without the accompanying eye crinkling characteristic of genuine joy.
"She offered a polite fake-smile to the photographer before walking away from the tense meeting."
- 1
To display an insincere smile to mask true negative emotions or project artificial friendliness.
"He had to fake-smile through the entire awkward dinner party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'fake' (from Middle English or Old Norse origins meaning counterfeit or sham) and 'smile' (from Middle English smilen, likely of Germanic origin). The compound expression emerged in modern psychological and sociological discourse to describe facial expressions that lack genuine felt emotion.
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sourire de circonstance
Transliteration: su-rij də sir-kɔ̃s-tɑ̃s
"Elle a affiché un sourire de circonstance toute la soirée."
aufgesetztes Lächeln
Transliteration: auf-ge-setz-tes lɛch-eln
"Man sah sofort, dass es ein aufgesetztes Lächeln war."
sorriso di circostanza
Transliteration: so-ri-zo di tʃir-kon-ˈstan-tsa
"Ha nascosto il suo disagio con un sorriso di circostanza."
sonrisa falsa
Transliteration: son-ˈri-sa ˈfal-sa
"Intentó disimular su enojo con una sonrisa falsa."
sorriso falso
Transliteration: so-ˈri-zu ˈfal-zu
"Ela deu um sorriso falso para evitar maiores discussões."
कृत्रिम मुस्कान
Transliteration: kritrim muskan
"उसने अपनी नाराज़गी को छिपाने के लिए एक कृत्रिम मुस्कान दी।"
假笑
Transliteration: jiǎ xiào
"她勉强挤出一个假笑来应付社交场合。"
가짜 미소
Transliteration: gat-jja mi-so
"그는 어색함을 감추기 위해 가짜 미소를 지었다."
作り笑い
Transliteration: tsukuri warai
"彼女は愛想笑いでその場を取り繕った。"
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