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Translate countenance from English to French

Summary

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countenance:
- face; visage; vision; figure; visibilité; spectacle; physionomie; vue
Wiktionary:
- countenance → visage, air, allure
- countenance → approuver, appuyer, maintenir
- countenance → air, mine, visage, face

English

Detailed Translations for countenance from English to French

countenance:

countenance [the ~] noun

the countenance (face; sight; pinnule)
la face; le visage; la vision; la figure; la visibilité; le spectacle; la physionomie; la vue
- face [la ~] noun
- visage [le ~] noun
- vision [la ~] noun
- figure [la ~] noun
- visibilité [la ~] noun
- spectacle [le ~] noun
- physionomie [la ~] noun
- vue [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for countenance:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
face	countenance; face; pinnule; sight
figure	countenance; face; pinnule; sight	appearance; build; character; exterior; figure; ghost; look; looks; shadow; shape; silhouette; stature
physionomie	countenance; face; pinnule; sight	expression; facial expression; look
spectacle	countenance; face; pinnule; sight	appearance; ceremony; comedy; exhibition; performance; play; playlet; production; show; showing; showpiece; sight; spectacle; spectacular play; stage play; stand-up comedy; theatrical performance
visage	countenance; face; pinnule; sight
visibilité	countenance; face; pinnule; sight	visibility
vision	countenance; face; pinnule; sight	angle; apparition; appearance; aspect; attitude; bogey; conception; delusion; fallacy; false hopes; fantasm; fantasy; ghost; ghostly apparition; glance; hallucination; idea; illusion; imaginair bogey; insight; interpretation; notion; opinion; outlook; panorama; perception; perspective; phantasm; phantasy; phantom; point of view; reading; sight; specter; spectre; spook; stand; version; view; vision; way of thinking; wrong notion
vue	countenance; face; pinnule; sight	appearance; discernment; eyesight; glance; insight; look; panorama; sharp-eyedness; sight; snapshot; spectacle; view; viewing hole; vision; vista; visual faculty; visual image
-	endorsement; imprimatur; indorsement; kisser; mug; phiz; physiognomy; sanction; smiler; visage; warrant
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	allow; let; permit
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
vue		view

Related Words for "countenance":

discountenance, countenances

Synonyms for "countenance":

visage; appearance; visual aspect
sanction; endorsement; indorsement; warrant; imprimatur; approval; commendation
physiognomy; phiz; kisser; smiler; mug; face; human face
permit; allow; let; accept; consent; go for

Antonyms for "countenance":

disallow; forbid

Related Definitions for "countenance":

the appearance conveyed by a person's face¹
- a pleasant countenance¹
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)¹
formal and explicit approval¹
consent to, give permission¹

Wiktionary Translations for countenance:

countenance

noun

face
- countenance → visage

countenance

noun

apparence ; comportement. — note Ne s’emploie que dans certaines constructions dans lesquelles ce mot est suivi d'un qualificatif.
- air → air; appearance; look; semblance; expression; mien; aspect; countenance
façon d’aller, de marcher.
- allure → speed; pace; velocity; appearance; aspect; look; sight; view; countenance; guise; respect
Face humaine
- visage → face; countenance; mug

verb

tenir pour acceptable.
- approuver → approve; countenance; endorse; sanction; authorize
placer contre quelque chose.
- appuyer → support; sustain; countenance; espouse; maintain; uphold; second; back; stand by; lean; bolster; buttress; prop; underpin; rest
tenir ferme et fixe.
- maintenir → maintain; support; sustain; countenance; espouse; uphold; second; back; stand by; conserve; keep; preserve; cache; save; store; continue; go on; proceed with

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• countenance	→ air; mine	↔ Miene — äußere Erscheinung, mit besonderer Betonung des Gesichts
• countenance	→ air; mine	↔ Miene — Gesichtszüge als situativer Wesens- bzw. Gemütsausdruck
• countenance	→ visage; face	↔ Antlitz — gehoben: vordere Teil des Kopfes bei Menschen und Säugetieren

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