засмея

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈsmɛjɐ]

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Verb

засме́я • (zasméja) first-singular present indicative (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”)