Usage Note
Sourire works as both a verb ('to smile') and a masculine noun (un sourire, 'a smile'). The expression garder le sourire ('to keep smiling') is used to mean staying positive despite difficulty. As a verb it is intransitive and does not take a direct object.
Examples
"Elle lui sourit tendrement."
Natural Translation
She smiled at him tenderly.
Literal Translation
She to-him smiles tenderly

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