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Meanings of countenance in inglés

portugués
face
catalán
semblant
español
rostro
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The human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

      rostro
      portugués
      autorização
      catalán
      consentiment
      español
      aprobación

      Formal and explicit approval.

            aprobación
            portugués
            deixar
            catalán
            permetre
            español
            permitir

            Consent to, give permission.

                permitir
                Usage of countenance in inglés
                1
                However, Mr Ford today stated his unwillingness to even countenance the suggestion.
                The Irish Times
                2
                In his countenance there was no beauty; in his bearing no elegance.
                Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 04
                3
                In a few minutes Lincoln came back down with a different countenance.
                A. lincoln: a biography
                4
                Angry lines appeared on the countenance of the representative of social decorum.
                The Best Short Stories of 1919, and the Yearbook of the American...
                5
                Her countenance was calm without being grave; she smiled with her eyes.
                Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
                6
                It's not a line, however, which the coach is willing to countenance.
                The Irish Times
                7
                A wonderful change had taken place in the countenance of the latter.
                On the Banks of the Amazon
                8
                They did not in the least diminish the freshness of my countenance.
                The Autobiography of Madame Guyon
                9
                The beam of hilarity left the countenance of the President at once.
                Lincoln's Yarns and Stories / A Complete Collection of the Funny...
                10
                Elsie read grave displeasure in his countenance before he opened his lips.
                Grandmother Elsie
                11
                Adolay looked up earnestly into the grave countenance of the young man.
                The Walrus Hunters: A Romance of the Realms of Ice
                12
                When his voice ceased, his countenance, every line moving, continued to speak.
                The open door and The portrait
                13
                The terror in her countenance as she asked that question froze Denzil.
                London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
                14
                Mar met him with a countenance, the herald of a dreadful matter.
                The Scottish Chiefs
                15
                In spite of his inclination to laugh, Will kept a grave countenance.
                Will Warburton
                16
                The moon shone; not a cloud darkened her serene and lovely countenance.
                Hearts and Masks
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                Translations for countenance
                Countenance through the time
                Countenance across language varieties
                United Kingdom
                Common
                United States of America
                Rare
                Ireland
                Rare