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"Smiling" is an adjective which is often translated as "sonriente", and "smiley" is an adjective which is also often translated as "sonriente". Learn more about the difference between "smiling" and "smiley" below.
smiling(
smay
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lihng
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (of a smile)
a. sonriente
Let me see your smiling faces. Say cheese!Muestren sus caras sonrientes. ¡Digan güisqui!
smiley(
smay
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li
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (emoticon)
a. el smiley (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Everyone in Spain seems to send many smileys in their messages!¡Parece que todos los españoles envían muchos smileys en sus mensajes!
