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1 підтримувати
= підтримати1) тк. недок. ( підпирати) to support, to bear, to carry, to hold up, to prop up2) ( не давати впасти) to support3) ( не давати припинятися) to maintain, to keep up, to sustainпідтримувати вогонь — to feed ( to keep up) the fire, to keep the fire up ( alive); to mend the fire
підтримувати життя — to support ( to sustain) life; to subsist
підтримувати листування — to keep up (to maintain, to entertain) a correspondence
підтримувати надію — to keep up ( to sustain) hope
підтримувати розмову — to keep the conversation from flagging, to keep up the conversation
4) ( схвалювати) to support; (кандидатуру, думку тж.) to back up, to second, to advocate, to uphold, to countenance, to give countenance (to); (вчення, справу) to espouseпідтримувати пропозицію — to second (to back up, to give one's support to) a proposal
підтримувати чиюсь ініціативу — to back up someone's initiative; to return someone's lead
5) ( допомагати) to help, to supportпідтримувати — сім'ю to maintain ( to support) a family
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2 розгубитися
to lose one's head; to be at a loss, to be disconcerted ( embarrassed); to lose countenance
См. также в других словарях:
countenance — ► NOUN 1) a person s face or facial expression. 2) formal support or approval. ► VERB ▪ admit as acceptable or possible. ● keep one s countenance Cf. ↑keep one s countenance ● … English terms dictionary
Countenance — Coun te*nance (koun t[ e]*nans), n. [OE. contenance, countenaunce, demeanor, composure, F. contenance demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor, fr. L. continere to hold together, repress, contain. See {Contain}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep one's countenance — ► keep one s countenance maintain one s composure. Main Entry: ↑countenance … English terms dictionary
keep one's countenance — To avoid showing one s emotions • • • Main Entry: ↑keep * * * maintain one s composure, esp. by refraining from laughter … Useful english dictionary
keep in countenance — index coax Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep one's countenance — index bear (tolerate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … 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
keep someone in countenance — help someone to remain calm and confident to keep herself in countenance she opened her notebook … Useful english dictionary
countenance — Synonyms and related words: Buddha like composure, OK, Oriental calm, abet, abetment, accept, acceptance, adherence, admiration, admire, advocacy, advocate, aegis, aid and abet, air, applaud, approbation, approval, approve, approve of, ask for,… … Moby Thesaurus
countenance — [ kaʊnt(ə)nəns, tɪn ] noun 1》 a person s face or facial expression. 2》 formal support or approval. verb admit as acceptable or possible. Phrases keep one s countenance maintain one s composure. out of countenance disconcerted or unpleasantly… … English new terms dictionary
keep one's countenance — maintain one s composure. → countenance … English new terms dictionary
