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Old April 17, 2025, 07:14 PM
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sonrisa compradora

Today I was remembering the late Jon-Erik Hexum and I though "tenía una sonrisa compradora", that kind of smile that instantly makes others to trust or have a favourable predisposition towards the person.

I was looking for the English equivalent, taking into account that there are other stronger expressions like

sonrisa ganadora
sonrisa seductora
sonrisa arrolladora
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You may say an alluring smile.
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Thank you, poli!

I think alluring is kind of an average and also all the kinds of sonrisas I mentioned.

Una sonrisa compradora is deffinitely attractive, it may be a little bit charming or enticing (qualities of una sonrisa ganadora), deffinitely not even traces of a seducting or captivating one (proper of sonrisas seductoras o cautivadoras) and definitely not at all una sonrisa arrolladora which is all in one plus "alpha".

Una sonrisa compradora leaves you thinking "pretty smile, what a nice person"
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Wouldn't that be more of a sonrisa vendedora?

For what I found elsewhere, it seems a winning smile encompasses both una sonrisa compradora and una sonrisa ganadora.

compradora= it seems authentic and genuine and suggests a friendly and approachable personality. A smidge less naïve or childlike than a winsome smile

ganadora= charming and engaging, it attracts people and leaves a favourable and lasting first impression that draws people to the individual.
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