La Palabra Del Día "risueño"
risueño ( rree-sweh'-nyoh )
adjective ( smiling, cheerful, promising )
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Examples:
1: Las caras risueñas de los niños llenaron la casa de alegría.
The children's smiling faces filled the house with joy.
2: "Hoy voy a conocer a Papá Noel," dijo la niña con voz risueña.
"Today I'm going to meet Santa Claus," said the girl in a cheerful voice.
Feliz Navidad
9 Answers
It is best to have a big smile on your face when asking someone for a favour.
Lo mejor es tener una cara muy risueña al pedirle a alguien un favor.
Una cara risueño puede ganar su corazón más rápido que un ceño fruncido
A smiling face can win your heart faster than a frown.
En Roma podemos ver esta pareja etrusca ,desde 530-520 con caras risueños abrazándose mutuamente en el sofá de dos metros de largo sarcófago. ¡2500 años! Hay eternidad delante de nuestros ojos!
In Rome we can see this Etruscan couple, since 530-520 smiles on their faces, hugging each other on the two meter long sarcophagus-shaped couch. 2500 years! there is eternity in front of our eyes!
Para mantener su temperamento risueño, Papá Noel tiene que pasar gran parte del verano de vacaciones en un lugar tropical.
In order to keep his jolly temperament, Santa Claus has to spend a good part of the summer on vacation in a tropical location.
Es un hombre risueño, nada lo deprime.
He's a cheerful man, nothing gets him down.
Recuerdo con añoranza las navidades pasadas cuando nuestros hijos risueños no podían esperar para abrir los regalos. Tan pronto como los recibían quitaban rápidamente los envoltorios.
I remember with nostalgia christmases past when our smiling children couldn’t wait to open their presents. As soon as they received them they rapidly tore off the wrapping.
A principios de este año, leí una cita que realmente me pegó: "Puedes comportarte como una emoción." Desde entonces, he hecho un esfuerzo para actuar risueo incluso si no me siento tan.
Earlier this year, I heard a quote that really stuck with me: "You can behave your way into an emotion." Since then, I have made an effort to act cheerful even if I may not feel so.
No es complicado... cuando una persona en una foto está risueña, generalmente está feliz en la vida real.
It´s not complicated... when a person is smiling in a photo, generally that person is happy in real life.
Cuando alguien con expresión risueña te mira así, es cierto que te va a pedir un favor.
When someone with a smiley expression looks at you like this, it certain that he is going to ask a favor of you.
