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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 [fraʊn]

vb

1. (intr) to draw the brows together and wrinkle the forehead, esp in worry, anger, or concentration

2. (intr; foll by on or upon) to have a dislike (of); look disapprovingly (upon) the club frowned upon political activity by its members

3. (tr) to express (worry, etc.) by frowning

4. (tr; often foll by down) to force, silence, etc., by a frowning look

n

1. the act of frowning

2. a show of dislike or displeasure

[from Old French froigner, of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ffroen nostril, Middle Breton froan]

frowner  n

frowningly  adv

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

glare, scowl, glower, make a face, look daggers, knit your brows, give a dirty look, lour or lower He frowned at her anxiously.

noun

scowl, glare, glower, dirty look a deep frown on the boy's face

frown on upon something disapprove of, dislike, discourage, take a dim view of, look askance at, discountenance, view with disfavour, not take kindly to, show disapproval or displeasure This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful.

Translations

frown [fraʊn]

A. N → ceño m
he said with a frown → dijo frunciendo el ceño or entrecejo

B. VI → fruncir el ceño, fruncir el entrecejo
to frown at → mirar con el ceño fruncido

frown on frown upon VI + PREP (fig) → desaprobar

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frown [ˈfraʊn]

n → froncement m de sourcils

vi → froncer les sourcils
He frowned → Il a froncé les sourcils.
to frown at sb → regarder qn en fronçant les sourcils

frown on

vt (fig) (= disapprove of) → désapprouver
to be frowned on → être désapprouvé(e)

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frown

n → Stirnrunzeln nt no pl; to give a frown → die Stirn(e) runzeln; … he said with a deep frown → … sagte er mit einem ausgeprägten Stirnrunzeln; angry frown → finsterer Blick; worried/puzzled frown → sorgenvoller/verdutzter Gesichtsausdruck, sorgenvolles/verdutztes Gesicht; a worried frown crossed his face → ein sorgenvoller Ausdruck huschte über sein Gesicht

vi (lit, fig) → die Stirn(e) runzeln (→ at über +acc)

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frown [fraʊn]

1. n he gave me a worried frown → mi ha guardato con aria preoccupata
he gave me a frown of disapproval → mi ha lanciato un'occhiata di disapprovazione

2. vi → aggrottare le sopracciglia
to frown at sth/sb → guardare qc/qn con cipiglio

frown upon frown on vi + prep (fig) → disapprovare

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frown [fraʊn]

1. n he gave me a worried frown → mi ha guardato con aria preoccupata
he gave me a frown of disapproval → mi ha lanciato un'occhiata di disapprovazione

2. vi → aggrottare le sopracciglia
to frown at sth/sb → guardare qc/qn con cipiglio

frown upon frown on vi + prep (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 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 눈살을 찌푸림 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 반대하다 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

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frown → يَعْبَس zamračit (se) rynke panden die Stirn runzeln κατσουφιάζω fruncir el ceño rypistää otsaansa froncer les sourcils mrštiti se disapprovare まゆをひそめる 눈살을 찌푸리다 fronsen rynke pannen zmarszczyć brwi franzir as sobrancelhas, franzir o sobrolho хмурить брови ogilla ทำหน้าบึ้ง kaşlarını çatmak nhíu mày 皱眉