засмея

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ смея (smeja, to laugh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈsmɛjɐ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjɐ
  • Syllabification(key): за‧сме‧я
  • Hyphenation(key): зас‧мея

Verb

засме́я • (zasméja) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective засми́вам)

  1. (transitive) to make laugh, to cheer up
  2. (reflexive with се) to burst out laughing, to begin laughing at something
  3. (reflexive with се) to cheer up, to smile

See also

  • засмея се под платно (zasmeja se pod platno, to die, literally to laugh beneath a cloth)
  • засмея се на попа в петите (zasmeja se na popa v petite, to die, literally to laugh before the priest's feet)
  • засмея се до ушите (zasmeja se do ušite, to grin from ear to ear)
  • засмея се под мустак (zasmeja se pod mustak, to smile wryly, literally to smile under one's mustache)