frown in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for frown in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.frown [Brit fraʊn, Am fraʊn] N

frown

cipiglio m

a worried frown

un'espressione preoccupata

to reply, say with a frown

rispondere, dire aggrottando le sopracciglia

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

frown

aggrottare le sopracciglia, accigliarsi

to frown at sb

guardare male qn

he frowned at the bad news, interruption

accolse la cattiva notizia, l'interruzione con un viso corrucciato

frown on VB [fraʊn -] VB [fraʊn -] (frown on or upon [sth])

frown on behaviour, activity, attitude:

frown on frown upon

disapprovare

to be frowned upon behaviour, dress:

essere criticato

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forbiddingly scowl, frown

in modo arcigno, torvamente

dourly frown

con espressione arcigna

Translations for frown in the Italian»English Dictionary

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cipiglio

frown

guardare qn con cipiglio

to frown at sb

guardare malamente qn

to frown at sb

accigliarsi

to frown

aggrottare la fronte

to frown

avere il viso accigliato

to have a frown on one's face

corrucciarsi

to frown

frown in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for frown in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.frown [fraʊn] VB intr

1. frown:

frown

aggrottare le sopracciglia

to frown at sb/sth

guardare qu/qc in cagnesco

2. frown fig (disapprove of):

to frown on sth

non veder di buon occhio qc

II.frown [fraʊn] N

frown

cipiglio m

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forbidding (disapproving) frown, look

severo, -a

to put on a frown

fare una smorfia

Translations for frown in the Italian»English Dictionary

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accigliarsi

to frown

corrugare le sopracciglia

to frown

aggrottare la fronte

to frown

frown Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to frown at sb/sth

guardare qu/qc in cagnesco

to frown on sth

non veder di buon occhio qc

to put on a frown

fare una smorfia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the time, however, the mere suggestion of male nudity was not only frowned upon, but also illegal.

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The concept of re-gifting is has traditionally been frowned upon.

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The events remained, albeit frowned upon by the state.

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However, this practice (sometimes called vertical justification) is frowned upon in quality typography, as it destroys the fabric of the text.

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Smoking was considered a dirty habit and smoking by women was seriously frowned upon by society.

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He was to encourage the enemies of the people and frown upon their friends, and he was to rekindle the dying fires of sectarian hate.

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Until the game was over, the man never did anything but frown.

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Reneging at the end of this stage is frowned upon but is acceptable.

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Drinking wine in excess was frowned upon and those who imbibed heavily were considered dangerous to society.

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This is frowned upon by rating agencies and the government.

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