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frown  (froun)

v. frowned, frown·ing, frowns

v.intr.

1. To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.

2. To regard something with disapproval or distaste: frowned on the use of so much salt in the food.

v.tr.

To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.

n.

A wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure; a scowl.

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[Middle English frounen, from Old French froigner, to turn up one's nose, from frogne, grimace, of Celtic origin.]

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frowner n.

frowning·ly adv.

Synonyms: frown, glower, lower¹, scowl
These verbs mean to contract the brows in displeasure: frowns when he is annoyed; glowered upon being interrupted; lowering at the noisy child; scowled at my suggestion.

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frown

Verb

1. to wrinkle one's brows in worry, anger, or concentration

2. frown on to disapprove of: smoking at work is frowned on

Noun

1. the act of frowning

2. a look of disapproval or displeasure [Old French froigner]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frown - a facial expression of dislike or displeasure scowl facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
Verb	1.	frown - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval glower, lour, lower scowl - frown with displeasure grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

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frown

verb 1. glare, scowl, glower, make a face, look daggers, knit your brows, give a dirty look, lour or lower

frown on disapprove of, dislike, discourage, take a dim view of, look askance at, discountenance, view with disfavour, not take kindly to, show disapproval or displeasure

noun 1. scowl, glare, glower, dirty look

Translations

frown [fraun] vi → fruncir el ceño

n with a frown → frunciendo el entrecejo

frown on vt fus → desaprobar

frown [fraun] n → froncement m de sourcils

vi → froncer les sourcils

frown on vt (fig) → désapprouver

frown [fraun] n → Stirnrunzeln nt

vi → die Stirn runzeln

frown on frown vt fus → missbilligen

frown [fraun] n → cipiglio

vi → accigliarsi

frown on vt fus (fig) → disapprovare

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frown

v frown [fraun]

to make the forehead wrinkle and the eyebrows move down (as a sign of worry, disapproval, deep thought etc) He frowned at her bad behaviour. frons يَعْبِس، يُقَطِّب حاجِبيه мръщя се (za)mračit se rynke panden die Stirn runzeln συνοφρυώνομαι, δυσανασχετώ fruncir el ceño kulmu kortsutama اخم کردن kurtistaa kulmiaan froncer les sourcils לְקַמֵט אֶת הַמֵצָח त्यौरी चढा़ना mrgoditi se, mrštiti se szemöldököt ráncol mengerutkan muka hleypa brúnum, yggla sig accigliarsi, aggrottare le ciglia/sopracciglia まゆをひそめる 눈살을 찌푸리다, 얼굴을 찡그리다, 싫은 얼굴을 하다 susiraukti raukt pieri mengerutkan muka fronsen rynke pannen, skule, se morskt på marszczyć brwi franzir a testa a se încrunta хмуриться mračiť sa namrščiti obrvi mrgoditi se rynka pannan ย่นหน้าผาก kaşlarını çatmak 皺眉 насуплювати брови تیوری چڑھانا cau mày; nhăn mặt 皱眉

n

such a movement of the forehead and eyebrows a frown of disapproval. frons عُبوس، تَقْطيب الحاجبين намръщване zamračený pohled/výraz panderynken das Stirnrunzeln συνοφρύωμα ceño kulmukortsutus اخم kulmien kurtistus froncement de sourcils מַבָּט זוֹעֵף त्यौरी mrštenje, mrgođenje szemöldökráncolás kerutan muka gretta, ygglibrún cipiglio しかめ面 찡그림 susiraukimas saraukta piere kerutan muka frons rynket panne, morskt/skulende blikk zmarszczenie brwi carranca încruntă­tură хмурый взгляд zamračený výraz mrščenje obrvi mrgođenje rynkad panna, bister uppsyn การย่นหน้าผาก kaş çatma 皺眉 насуплені брови تیوری چڑھانا sự cau mày 皱眉

frown on/upon

to disapprove of (something) My family frowns (up) on smoking and drinking. frons لا يُحِب، يَرْفُض не одобрявам odsuzovat se skævt til mißbilligen αποδοκιμάζω desaprobar pahaks panema ناپسند شمردن paheksua désapprouver לא לִראוֹת בְּעַיִן יָפָה असहमति व्यक्त करना ne odobravati elítél vmit tidak menyukai líta á með vanþóknun disapprovare ～に不賛成である 찬성하지 않다 smerkti, nepritarti nosodoši izturēties tidak membenarkan afkeuren se skjevt til, se på med ublide øyne krzywo patrzeć na desaprovar a dezaproba относиться с неодобрением odsudzovať ne odobravati negodovati se ogillande på, ogilla ไม่ยอมรับ hoş karşılamamak, uygun görmemek 不贊成 дивитися несхвально ناراضگی ، نا موافقت کا اظہار کرنا không đồng ý 不赞成