il sourit

smile, to favor someone

→ sourire
verb · present tense / past tense, 3rd-person singular Common #6,865
smile To make a smile with your face.
FR: Alice sourit.
EN: Alice smiles.
Conjugation of sourire
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First souris —
Second souris souriez
Third sourit sourient
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First souris —
Second souris —
Third sourit sourirent

Regardez, elle sourit !

Look, she's smiling!

— Battle Royale (2000)

Elle lui sourit d'un air gêné.

She gave him an awkward smile.

Tom ne sourit pas très souvent.

Tom doesn't smile very often.

Il sourit à Bill, et Bill regarda ses chaussettes.

He smiled at Bill, and Bill looked at his socks.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Eh bien, il ne sourit guère maintenant.

Well, he hardly smiles now.

— Starship Troopers (1997)

Tom sourit.

Tom smiled.

Tom sourit maladroitement.

Tom smiled awkwardly.

La fille de la photo sourit.

The girl in the photo is smiling.

Allez, je compte jusqu'à trois et tout le monde sourit.

Okay, I’ll count to three, and everyone smile.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Quand le dîner est bon, tout le monde sourit.

When the dinner is good, everyone smiles.

Sita sourit.

Sita smiled.

Passepartout sourit de son meilleur sourire.

Passepartout flashed his best smile.

Tout le monde sourit !

Everyone is smiling!

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Il sourit.

He smiled.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Il est toujours triste, donc il ne sourit jamais.

He is always sad, so he never smiles.

Elle me sourit.

She smiles at me.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Jenna Murphysdotr sourit.

Jenna Murphysdotr smiles.

Ma belle-mère ne sourit jamais.

My mother-in-law never smiles.

Elle sourit avec bonheur.

She smiled happily.

Ziri sourit.

Ziri smiled.

Nancy sourit rarement.

Nancy rarely smiles.

Il lui sourit avec un regard complice.

He smiled at her with a knowing look.

Tom sourit sans enthousiasme.

Tom smiled unenthusiastically.

Tom sourit sur la photographie.

Tom smiles in the photograph.

Elle lui sourit avec gêne.

She smiled at him sheepishly.

Tout le monde sourit.

Everyone smiles.

Harold me donna l’argent, sourit et me tourna le dos avant que je m’en aille.

Harold gave me the money, smiled, and turned his back on me before I left.

Chaque fois que je le vois, il sourit.

Every time I see him, he smiles.

Il me regarda et sourit.

He looked at me and smiled.

Tout le monde sourit sauf Tom.

Everyone smiles except Tom.

Elle tricote mais elle sourit plus.

She knits, but she doesn’t smile anymore.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Eh bien, il sourit.

Well, he smiles.

— Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)

On sourit !

Smile!

— Andhadhun (2018)

La fille sourit !

The girl smiled!

— Battle Royale (2000)

Marie sourit quand elle vit Tom.

Marie smiled when she saw Tom.

Doraemon sourit souvent.

Doraemon often smiles.

Alice sourit.

Alice smiled.

Le bébé me sourit.

The baby smiles at me.

Tom sourit finalement.

Tom finally smiled.

Il me sourit avec gratitude.

He smiled at me gratefully.

Tom sourit à Mary pour l'encourager.

Tom smiles at Mary to encourage her.

Le grand homme regarda Tom et sourit.

The tall man looked at Tom and smiled.

L'inspecteur sourit et ne répondit pas.

The inspector smiled and didn’t answer.

Tom sourit poliment.

Tom smiled politely.

Elle sourit.

She smiles.

Tom murmura quelque chose à l'oreille de Marie et elle sourit.

Tom whispered something in Marie’s ear, and she smiled.

Il sourit et partit.

He smiled and left.

Elle sourit toujours.

She always smiles.

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

Pourquoi ne sourit-il jamais ?

Why does he never smile?

Le vieux sourit en voyant les enfants jouer.

The old man smiled as he watched the children playing.

Elle sourit beaucoup.

She smiles a lot.

Elle lui sourit.

She smiled at him.

Tom ne sourit pas souvent.

Tom doesn't smile often.

Sami sourit.

Sami smiled.

Je lui demanderais pourquoi il sourit.

I would ask him why he is smiling.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Tout le monde sourit dans la même langue.

Everyone smiles in the same language.

Marie sourit gentiment.

Marie smiled kindly.

La fortune lui sourit.

Fortune smiled on him.

Mon idéal, c'est quand elle sourit.

My idea of perfection is when she smiles.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

La vieille dame sourit à sa petite-fille.

The old lady smiled at her granddaughter.

Elle lui sourit en retour.

She smiled back at him.

On sourit.

We smile.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Manque de bol, elle sourit plus.

Tough luck, she doesn't smile anymore.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Le maître du port sourit avec bienveillance.

The harbor master smiles kindly.

On dirait que Tom sourit en ce moment.

It looks like Tom is smiling right now.

Sholmès sourit.

Sholmes smiled.

La manière dont elle sourit me plait.

I like the way she smiles.

Elle sourit à son bébé.

She smiles at her baby.

Regarde maman, elle sourit.

Look, Mom, she's smiling.

— Mon voisin Totoro (1988)

Regarde, il sourit.

Look, he's smiling.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

verb · present tense / past tense, 3rd-person singular Rare #36,138
to favor someone Used figuratively of luck or fortune being on someone’s side.
FR: La chance nous sourit.
EN: Luck is on our side.
Conjugation of sourire
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First souris —
Second souris souriez
Third sourit sourient
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First souris —
Second souris —
Third sourit sourirent

D'après Tante Lucy, si on est poli, le monde nous sourit.

According to Aunt Lucy, if we're polite, the world smiles upon us.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

J'espère que la vie vous sourit.

I hope life is treating you well.

— Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994)

La chance sourit à ceux qui sont prêts.

Luck favors those who are prepared.

Vous voyez, M. Frodon, la chance nous sourit enfin.

You see, Mr. Frodo, luck is finally smiling on us.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

La fortune sourit au brave et crache sur le lâche.

Fortune smiles on the brave and spits on the coward.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

La chance sourit aux audacieux.

Fortune favors the bold.

Mon frère, la chance te sourit, on dirait.

My brother, looks like luck is on your side.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

La fortune lui sourit aussi.

Fortune smiles on him too.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

La chance nous sourit.

Luck is smiling on us.