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1 countenance
/'kauntinəns/ * danh từ - sắc mặt; vẻ mặt =to change one's countenance+ đổi sắc mặt - sự tán thành, sự đồng tình ủng hộ, sự khuyến khích =to give a countenance to a plan+ tán thành một bản kế hoạch - vẻ nghiêm trang, thái độ nghiêm chỉnh; vẻ bình tĩnh =to lose one's countenance+ mất bình tĩnh =to keep one's countenance+ giữ bình tình, giữ vẻ nghiêm trang !to keep (put) somebody in countenance !to lead (give) countenance to somebody - ủng hộ ai, động viên ai, khuyến khích ai !to make [a] countenance - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) làm ra vẻ !one's countenance falls - mặt xịu xuống !to put out of countenance - (xem) put !to stave someone out of countenance - (xem) state * ngoại động từ - ủng hộ, khuyến khích - ưng thuận, cho phép
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give one's blessing — index countenance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
countenance — I verb abet, accede to, accredit, acquiesce in, adjust oneself to, advocate, affirm, agree to, aid, allow, approbare, approbate, approve, approve of, assent to, assist, back, be in favor of, charter, commend, concur in, confirm, consent to,… … Law dictionary
countenance — n. & v. n. 1 a the face. b the facial expression. 2 composure. 3 moral support. v.tr. 1 give approval to (an act etc.) (cannot countenance this breach of the rules). 2 (often foll. by in) encourage (a person or a practice). Phrases and idioms:… … Useful english dictionary
countenance — 1. noun his strikingly handsome countenance Syn: face, features, physiognomy, profile; (facial) expression, look, appearance, aspect, mien; informal mug, puss; literary visage, lineaments 2. verb he would not countenance the use of force Syn:… … Thesaurus of popular words
countenance — [kount′ n əns] n. [ME & OFr contenance, bearing, conduct < L continentia, lit., way one holds oneself, restraint < continere: see CONTAIN] 1. the look on a person s face that shows one s nature or feelings 2. the face; facial features;… … English World dictionary
To set one's cap for — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set one's self against — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set one's teeth — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
By one's favor — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
With one's favor — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To fall into one's hands — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
