frown upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for frown upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.frown [Am fraʊn, Brit fraʊn] VB intr

frown

fruncir el ceño

frown

fruncir el entrecejo

to frown at sb

ponerle cara de pocos amigos a alguien

to frown at sb

mirar a alguien con el ceño fruncido

to frown at sth

torcer el gesto por algo

II.frown [Am fraʊn, Brit fraʊn] N

frown

ceño m fruncido

…, she said, with a frown

… —dijo, frunciendo el ceño or el entrecejo

he wore a frown liter

tenía el ceño fruncido

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

frown upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for frown upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.frown [fraʊn] VB intr

frown

fruncir el ceño

to frown at sb/sth

mirar con el ceño fruncido a alguien/algo

II.frown [fraʊn] N

frown

ceño m fruncido

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Enthusiasm can quickly turn into social media addiction, which we do not frown upon here.

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Society might frown upon your charismatic, noncommittal ways, but there is no one way to be in this world.

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The unimaginative level design, pedestrian plot and poor combat would only be that much easier to quantify and frown upon.

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Despite the excellent logic behind this right, most men frown upon it.

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Certain sectors may frown upon the jukebox musical for charges of unoriginality, if not laziness.

lifestyle.inquirer.net

The country's traditionalists generally frown upon man's best friend, which they regard as unclean and a mark of western decadence.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

Many gyms frown upon no-shows or even charge a penalty - how's that for tough love!

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It's the kind of thing your boss may frown upon.

entertainment.ie

Many frown upon the modern dependence on artificial soil enrichment.

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It eventually grew into something far more tame as the administration began to frown upon actual hazing.

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