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1 frown
1. verb(to make the forehead wrinkle and the eyebrows move down (as a sign of worry, disapproval, deep thought etc): He frowned at her bad behaviour.) raukt pieri2. noun(such a movement of the forehead and eyebrows: a frown of disapproval.) saraukta piere* * *saraukta piere, drūms skatiens; saraukt pieri -
2 frown on/upon
(to disapprove of (something): My family frowns (up) on smoking and drinking.) nosodoši izturēties
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frown upon — index denounce (condemn), disparage, remonstrate, reproach, spurn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
frown upon — phrasal verb frown on or frown upon [transitive] Word forms frown on : present tense I/you/we/they frown on he/she/it frowns on present participle frowning on past tense frowned on past participle frowned on frown on someone/something to not… … English dictionary
frown upon — frown (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To have or express an unfavorable opinion of: deprecate, disapprove, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, object. Idioms: hold no brief for, not go for, take a dim view of, take exception to. See LIKE … English dictionary for students
frown upon — verb look disapprovingly upon (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑frown on • Hypernyms: ↑disapprove • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈfrown ˌ … Useful english dictionary
frown upon — or frown on PHRASAL VERB If something is frowned upon or is frowned on people disapprove of it. [be V ed P] This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful... [V P n (not pron)] Many teachers frown on such practices … English dictionary
frown upon — verb To disapprove (of). Baiting fish is not illegal in this state, but strongly frowned upon. Syn: frown on, frown at … Wiktionary
frown upon — {v. phr.} To look with disfavor upon somebody or something. * /Everybody in her family frowns upon her attachment to him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
frown upon — {v. phr.} To look with disfavor upon somebody or something. * /Everybody in her family frowns upon her attachment to him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
frown\ upon — v. phr. To look with disfavor upon somebody or something. Everybody in her family frowns upon her attachment to him … Словарь американских идиом
frown upon somebody — ˈfrown on/upon sb/sth derived to disapprove of sb/sth • In her family, any expression of feeling was frowned upon. Main entry: ↑frownderived … Useful english dictionary
frown upon something — ˈfrown on/upon sb/sth derived to disapprove of sb/sth • In her family, any expression of feeling was frowned upon. Main entry: ↑frownderived … Useful english dictionary
