Engelsk navneord: countenance | |||
1. | countenance (om egenskab) the appearance conveyed by a person's face | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A pleasant countenance. A stern visage. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | visage | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | appearance, visual aspect | ||
Mere specifikke termer | aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look, poker face | ||
2. | countenance (om kommunikation) formal and explicit approval | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | approval, commendation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | nihil obstat, O.K., OK, okay, okeh, okey, visa | ||
3. | countenance (i anatomi) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | face, human face | ||
Mere specifikke termer | pudding face, pudding-face | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | human head | ||
Overordnet (geografisk) region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: countenance | |||
1. | countenance (om kommunikation) consent to, give permission | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband. I won't let the police search her basement. I cannot allow you to see your exam. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | allow, let, permit | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | accept, consent, go for | ||
Mere specifikke termer | abide, admit, admit, allow, allow in, authorise, authorize, bear, brook, clear, decriminalise, decriminalize, digest, endure, favor, favour, furlough, give, include, intromit, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, let in, let in, pass, permit, privilege, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, tolerate, trust | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | allow, grant | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, proscribe, interdict, veto | ||