Definizione monolingua

countenance

countenance (third-person singular simple present countenances, present participle countenancing, simple past and past participle countenanced)

1. (transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

   The cruel punishment was countenanced by the government, although it was not officially legal.

   • 1925, Franz Kafka, The Trial, Vintage Books (London), pg. 99:

     For the Defence was not actually countenanced by the Law, but only tolerated, and there were differences of opinion even on that point, whether the Law could be interpreted to admit such tolerances at all.

countenance (plural countenances)

1. Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version)^[1], Genesis 4:5

     But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Definizione dizionario countenance

andatura

apparenza

appoggiare

appoggio

approvare

approvazione

aria

aspetto

conservare

continuare

espressione

faccia

figura

fisionomia

forma

poggiare

sembianza

sostenere

tollerare

viso

volto

Altri significati:

tolerate, support, sanction

(transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

face

(outward) looks

Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.