smiley
BrE /ˈsmʌɪli/ AmE /ˈsmaɪli/
noun en → es
a symbol used in electronic communication to represent a smiling face, often consisting of the colon and right parenthesis characters :)
emoticon, carita feliz
- smiley for happiness
Collocations send a smiley · put a smiley in your message
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She sent me a smiley to show she was happy.
Ella me envió un emoticon para mostrar que estaba feliz.
a person who is cheerful and friendly, often described as having a smiley face or disposition
persona amigable, sonriente
- smiley for friendliness
Collocations be a smiley person · describe someone as smiley
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He's such a smiley person, always cheerful.
Es una persona tan amigable y sonriente, siempre de buen humor.