countenance

yüz
definition
verb
he was reluctant to countenance the use of force
admit as acceptable or possible.
noun
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away
a person's face or facial expression.
she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion
support.
translation of 'countenance'
verb
onamak,
uygun bulmak,
teşvik etmek,
yüz vermek,
desteklemek
noun
kontrol,
yüz,
surat,
denge,
onama,
destek,
teşvik,
yüz ifadesi
example
he was reluctant to 'countenance' the use of force
she was giving her specific 'countenance' to the occasion
No judicial 'countenance' can or ought to be given in matters of taxation to any system of extra-legal concessions.
Is there any parent who would argue for, or 'countenance' , the early evacuation of one sick child from an Intensive Care Unit bed in favour of their own child?
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable 'countenance' give little away
The man, appropriately, shone his 'countenance' approvingly upon her.
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable 'countenance' give little away
she was giving her specific 'countenance' to the occasion
he was reluctant to 'countenance' the use of force
We all know the ABC would never give 'countenance' to the perverted influence of base and vulgar advertising.
Moyes cannot help but 'countenance' going the same way.
This was an insult he could no longer 'countenance' , and so he had decided that all high-risk surgeries would be transferred to another hospital.
He inwardly grinned along with Elizabeth, but both of them kept impassive 'countenances' in front of their son.
Some friends say she is already 'countenancing' life outside of Downing Street.
My mother was responsible, solely because in deference to his manic passion for rock 'n' roll music my father wanted to call me Elvisa and had to be 'countenanced' at all costs.
The Chairman said although it sounded funny, that sort of thing must not be 'countenanced' , and the Surveyor was instructed to notify the police and take proceedings against any future offenders.
It was the perfect damsel-in-distress expression, she'd seen executed on the 'countenances' of several ladies.
But, when you do notice the facial features, it is as though your pupils have adjusted to the darkness, and beautiful and strangely familiar 'countenances' reveal themselves.
A monk gazes upward through a dark chapel towards a shining stained-glass triptych; a nun gazes across a black expanse at a candle flame; wizened, benevolent 'countenances' are upturned, and the light of faith shines down upon them.
Several portraits feature beautiful faces, some with deeply lined, wizened 'countenances' .
A quick glance at some of the figures, ironically, and several of the figures seem to resemble one another, with their pointed headdresses and bug-eyed 'countenances' .
The Greenheads are humanoid - human like - but their 'countenances' and outlines are conspicuously similar to the Grays, the archetypal aliens who appear in abduction stories in popular culture.
Capital punishment has been outlawed most places, and even where it is allowed, brutality of that kind would not be 'countenanced' .
We think 'countenancing' any other position would totally undermine our members going about their duty and put them at phenomenal risk.
‘It is discriminatory and cannot be 'countenanced' ,’ she said.
Racist behaviour is criminal, and cannot be 'countenanced' .
Engineering is 'countenanced' only as a desperate last-ditch response to climatic catastrophe.
Perhaps in reaction to the comments of their unseen interlocutors, their 'countenances' are frozen in exasperation - one man leans forward, preparing to lunge in protest, while the other agitatedly wags his pencil.
Jean just let a small smile escape her visage, and then turned her 'countenances' back in to a frustrated manner.
Defeat from Wales in London on Saturday cannot be 'countenanced' by a nation who continually boast of their strength in depth and competition for places, but who suddenly look bereft in key areas.
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