Contenance in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Contenance in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.countenance [Brit ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns, Am ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns] N liter

countenance (face)

volto m

countenance (face)

viso m

countenance (expression)

espressione f del volto

II.countenance [Brit ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns, Am ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns] VB trans form (tolerate)

countenance misuse, slander

consentire, permettere

to countenance sb doing

permettere che qn faccia

III.countenance [Brit ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns, Am ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns]

to keep one's countenance

rimanere calmo or restare serio

to put sb out of countenance

mettere qn in imbarazzo

I.discountenance [Brit dɪsˈkaʊntɪnəns, Am ˌdɪsˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns] N

discountenance

disapprovazione f

II.discountenance [Brit dɪsˈkaʊntɪnəns, Am ˌdɪsˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns] VB trans

1. discountenance (humiliate):

discountenance

umiliare, far vergognare

2. discountenance (discourage):

discountenance

disapprovare

discountenance

scoraggiare

maintenance crew [ˈmeɪntənənskruː] N

maintenance crew

addetti mpl alla manutenzione

retail price maintenance [ˌriːteɪlˌpraɪsˈmeɪntənəns] N

retail price maintenance

= imposizione di un prezzo minimo al dettaglio

maintenance man <pl maintenance men> [ˈmeɪntənənsmæn] N

maintenance man

manutentore m

maintenance grant [ˈmeɪntənənsɡrɑːnt, -ɡrænt] N (for student)

maintenance grant

borsa f (di studio)

maintenance order [ˈmeɪntənənsˌɔdə(r)] N Brit

maintenance order

ingiunzione f di pagamento degli alimenti

maintenance fees [ˈmeɪntənənsfiːz] N npl

maintenance fees

canone m di manutenzione

maintenance [Brit ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns, ˈmeɪntɪnəns, Am ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns, ˈmeɪn(t)nəns] N

1. maintenance (upkeep):

maintenance (of machine, road, building)

manutenzione f (of di)

2. maintenance (of morale, standards etc.):

maintenance

mantenimento m (of di)

3. maintenance Brit LAW (alimony):

maintenance

alimenti mpl

to pay sb maintenance or to pay maintenance to sb

pagare gli alimenti a qn

track maintenance [ˈtrækˌmeɪntənəns] N RAIL

track maintenance

manutenzione f dei binari

Contenance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Contenance in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.countenance [ˈkaʊn·tə·nəns] N

1. countenance form (facial expression):

countenance

espressione f (del volto)

to be of noble countenance

avere tratti nobili

2. countenance (approval):

countenance

approvazione f

to give countenance to sth

approvare qc

II.countenance [ˈkaʊn·tə·nəns] VB trans form

countenance

approvare

maintenance [ˈmeɪn·tə·nəns] N

1. maintenance (repair work):

maintenance

manutenzione f

2. maintenance (keeping, preservation):

maintenance

mantenimento m

sustenance [ˈsʌst·nəns] N

sustenance

sostentamento m

to give sb sustenance

nutrire qu

health maintenance organization N

health maintenance organization

assicurazione f sanitaria di categoria

penance [ˈpe·nəns] N REL

penance

penitenza f

to do penance for sth

fare penitenza per qc

provenance [ˈprɑ:·və·nənts] N form

provenance

provenienza f

I.discontent [ˌdɪs·kən·ˈtent] N

discontent

malcontento m

II.discontent [ˌdɪs·kən·ˈtent] ADJ

discontent

scontento, -a

I.content² [kən·ˈtent] VB trans

content

soddisfare

to content oneself with sth

accontentarsi di qc

II.content² [kən·ˈtent] ADJ

content

contento, -a

to be content with sth

essere soddisfatto di qc

to be content to do sth

essere contento di fare qc

I.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB intr

1. contend (compete):

contend

competere

to contend for sth

contendere per qc

2. contend (struggle):

contend

lottare

to have sb/sth to contend with

dover lottare con qu/qc

to contend against sb/sth

lottare contro qu/qc

II.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB intr

to contend that …

sostenere che …

contented ADJ

contented

soddisfatto, -a