anlächeln

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German

Etymology

From an +‎ lächeln.

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  • Hyphenation: an‧lä‧cheln

Verb

anlächeln (weak, third-person singular present lächelt an, past tense lächelte an, past participle angelächelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to smile at
    • 1918, Meinrad Lienert, ‘Das Goldene Tor’, Zürcher Sagen:
      Sie lächelte den erstaunten Knaben an und begann ihn mit dem goldenen Ring an ihrer Hand anzulocken und zu zänggeln.
      She smiled at the astonished boy, and began to taunt and provoke him with the golden ring on her hand.
    • 2017, Simone Meier, Fleisch, Kein & Aber, page 14:
      Anna versuchte, die Kellnerin anzulächeln.
      Anna tried to smile at the waitress.

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