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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries자기만족의 미소
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jagiman-jog-ui miso
"그는 자기만족의 미소를 지었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A smug, conceited, or silly smile.
"She wore a smirk on her face after winning the argument."
- 1
To smile in a smug or self-satisfied way.
"He couldn't help but smirk when he heard the news."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'smeorcian', meaning to smile, which traces back to Proto-Germanic roots denoting a troubled or affected smile. Over centuries, the meaning narrowed from a general smile to specifically denote a conceited, smug, or mischievous expression.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smirk" is said worldwide
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sourire narquois
Transliteration: sourire narquois
"Il avait un sourire narquois après avoir gagné."
schmieren
Transliteration: schmieren
"Er hatte ein schmierendes Lächeln auf dem Gesicht."
sorriso compiaciuto
Transliteration: sorriso compiaciuto
"Aveva un sorriso compiaciuto dopo aver vinto."
sonrisa burlona
Transliteration: sonrisa burlona
"Tenía una sonrisa burlona después de la victoria."
sorriso presunçoso
Transliteration: sorriso presunçoso
"Ele tinha um sorriso presunçoso após a vitória."
व्यंग्यात्मक मुस्कान
Transliteration: vyangyātmak muskaan
"उसके चेहरे पर व्यंग्यात्मक मुस्कान थी।"
得意的微笑
Transliteration: déyì de wēixiào
"他得意的微笑让人感到不快。"
자기만족의 미소
Transliteration: jagiman-jog-ui miso
"그는 자기만족의 미소를 지었다."
得意げな笑み
Transliteration: tokuge na emi
"彼は得意げな笑みを浮かべていた。"
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