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I . countenance [ˈkaʊntɪnəns, Am -tənəns] N no pl

1. countenance form (facial expression):

countenance

выраже́ние nt лица́

to be of noble countenance

име́ть благоро́дные черты́ лица́

2. countenance (approval):

countenance

мора́льная подде́ржка f

countenance

одобре́ние nt

to give countenance to sth

оказа́ть мора́льную подде́ржку в чём-ли́бо

3. countenance (composure):

countenance

хладнокро́вие nt

to keep one's countenance form

не пока́зывать ви́да

to keep one's countenance form

сохрани́ть самооблада́ние

II . countenance [ˈkaʊntɪnəns, Am -tənəns] VB trans form

countenance

одобря́ть

countenance

поощря́ть

Usage examples with countenance

to keep one's countenance form

не пока́зывать ви́да

to be of noble countenance

име́ть благоро́дные черты́ лица́

to give countenance to sth

оказа́ть мора́льную подде́ржку в чём-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was a powerfully built man with a benevolent and lively countenance. en.wikipedia.org

The law does not countenance either of the ideas. en.wikipedia.org

I saw a company who stood well guarded and firm, giving no countenance to those who would unsettle the established faith of the body. en.wikipedia.org

She was a tall, lean woman, with an upright carriage, a strong, intelligent countenance, bright eyes, a very good expression, and a rather winning voice. en.wikipedia.org

He has built a sturdy physique, nice dance moves, expressive body language and above all, a voice and facial countenance that reminds his father. en.wikipedia.org

Wildness and terror were pictured in every countenance. en.wikipedia.org

Nature had in the most legible characters stamped honesty on his countenance. en.wikipedia.org

The court did not countenance any aboriginal rights to hunt and fish commercially. en.wikipedia.org

A colleague remembered him as tall, with a countenance that showed the passion of the loftiness of his thought, and with a very gentle manner. en.wikipedia.org

In the zero condition the original countenance of the soul reveals itself. en.wikipedia.org

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