Vocab Info
A3 Expressions, Suru verb (included)
目を細くするto smile with one's whole face, to squint
Dictionary Definition
Expressions, Suru verb (included)
1.
to close one's eyes partly, to squint
Expressions, Suru verb (included)
2.
to smile with one's whole face, to smile sweetly (at), to look fondly (at)
All Forms
目を細くする 【めをほそくする】
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久しぶりに孫の姿を見て目を細くする。
After seeing my grandchild for the first time in a while, I smiled with my whole face.
娘は目を細くして誕生日プレゼントを受け取った。
The daughter smiled with her whole face as she received her birthday present.
大好きな犬を見て、妻が目を細くしながら犬を見ている。
Seeing her favorite dog, my wife is looking at the dog while smiling with her whole face.
目(め)を細(ほそ)くしてくれるかと思ったら、子供が突然起こり始めました。
I thought they would smile with their whole face, but the child suddenly started to get angry.
長年ファンだった歌手のコンサートにくれば目を細めるのも当然です。
It's only natural to smile with one's whole face when attending a concert of a singer you've been a fan of for many years.
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