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 indicative, pf (imperfective засми́вам)
- (transitive) to make laugh, to cheer up
- (reflexive with се) to burst out laughing, to begin laughing at something
- (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”)