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1 countenance
I ['kaʊntənəns]nome lett. espressione f. del volto••II ['kaʊntənəns]to keep one's countenance — rimanere calmo, restare serio
verbo transitivo form. consentire, permettereto countenance sb. doing — permettere che qcn. faccia
* * *1. noun((expression on) the face.) espressione2. verb(to encourage, support or accept: We can't possibly countenance the spending of so much money.) approvare* * *countenance /ˈkaʊntənəns/n.2 [u] approvazione; incoraggiamento; appoggio; sostegno: to give (o to lend) countenance to, dare il proprio appoggio a● to change countenance, cambiare espressione; alterarsi in viso □ to keep one's countenance, rimanere composto, calmo; restare serio (spec. trattenendo il riso) □ to keep sb. in countenance, incoraggiare q. ( dandogli segno che lo si approva o sostiene) □ to lose one's countenance, perdere il dominio di sé; tradirsi ( mutando espressione) □ to put sb. out of countenance, mettere q. in imbarazzo; sconcertare q. □ to stare sb. out of countenance, sconcertare q. fissandolo a lungo.(to) countenance /ˈkaʊntənəns/v. t.2 consentire; permettere; tollerare.* * *I ['kaʊntənəns]nome lett. espressione f. del volto••II ['kaʊntənəns]to keep one's countenance — rimanere calmo, restare serio
verbo transitivo form. consentire, permettereto countenance sb. doing — permettere che qcn. faccia
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