14:33 Nov 11, 2002 |
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Drama | ||||
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5 +1 | subridere/surridere |
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4 +1 | to smile |
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4 +1 | renidere |
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to smile Explanation: subrideo subrisi subrisum : to smile. surrideo : to smile. I searched and searched, but found no "fear of smiling" like smile-ophobia or anything. Hope it helps... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-11-11 15:08:12 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Apparently this fear goes under the heading SP (Social Phobia). http://www.eita.uji.es/english/research/fobia_social/social_... |
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renidere Explanation: This has the basic meaning "to shine", but was used in classical times with the sense of "to shine or beam for joy, to be glad, cheerful", "to shine or beam for joy, to be glad, cheerful". Reference: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/lexindex?lookup=renideo... |
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subridere/surridere Explanation: The former spelling is slightly the more classical. Since it is an intransitive verb, the person or thing smiled at requires the dative case, e.g., 'tibi subrideo' = 'I'm smiling at you". The sentence 'I have a fear of smiling' is most naturally rendered by a subjunctive clause of fearing introduced by 'ne' ('timeo ne subrideam' = lit., 'I fear lest I smile'); alternatively, you could use a more colloquial expression like 'timorem subridendi habeo' (lit. = 'I have a fear of smiling'), with a gerund in the objective genitive depending on 'timorem'. |
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