countenance

Etymology
From, , from and , from the present participle of , or from , and therefore a.

Noun

 * 1) Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
 * 2) Favour; support; encouragement.
 * 3)  Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
 * 4) Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
 * 1) Favour; support; encouragement.
 * 2)  Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
 * 3) Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
 * 1)  Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
 * 2) Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
 * 1)  Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
 * 2) Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
 * 1) Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
 * 1) Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.

Synonyms

 * see also Thesaurus:countenance

Translations

 * Afrikaans: gesigsuitdrukking
 * Arabic: مَلَامِح
 * Armenian:, դեմքի արտահայտություն
 * Bulgarian: изражение на лицето
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, kasvonpiirteet
 * French:
 * Galician: cariz
 * Georgian: სახის გამომეტყველება
 * German:, ,
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌹
 * Greek:, , ,
 * Haitian Creole: figi
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: gnúis
 * Italian:, ,
 * Macedonian: лик
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: aogas
 * Serbo-Croatian: лик,
 * Spanish:, , , ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish: ,


 * Czech: ,
 * German:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:


 * Spanish: ,


 * Czech: vyrovnanost,
 * German:, , , Beherrschtheit,
 * Turkish:

Verb

 * 1)  To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.
 * 2) * 1937, and  (translators), , (Der Prozess 1925, ), Vintage Books (London), pg. 99
 * For the Defence was not actually countenanced by the Law, but only tolerated, and there were differences of opinion even on that point, whether the Law could be interpreted to admit such tolerances at all.
 * 1) * 1937, and  (translators), , (Der Prozess 1925, ), Vintage Books (London), pg. 99
 * For the Defence was not actually countenanced by the Law, but only tolerated, and there were differences of opinion even on that point, whether the Law could be interpreted to admit such tolerances at all.

Translations

 * Armenian:, , ,
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: billige, støtte, tolerere
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient Greek: ἐπαινέω
 * Icelandic: láta viðgangast
 * Latin: faveō
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: billige,, tolerere
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: терпеть, одобрять, разрешать; давать санкцию (на совершение чего-л.)
 * Spanish:, , ; , ; , ,

Etymology
From, the present participle of , with the suffix , corresponding to. See also.

Noun

 * 1)  appearance;
 * 2) * e moustre par contenance q'il ad honte de ceo q'il ad fet
 * And he showed by his appearance that he was ashamed of what he had done.