countenance
/ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns/
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American sound/ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns/
countenance
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coun - te - nance -> countenance
Myanmar meaning
(n) မျက်နှာရိပ်မျက်နှာကဲ။ မျက်နှာထား။ ထောက်ခံခြင်း။ သဘောတူခြင်း။ (v) သဘောတူသည်။ လက်သင့်ခံသည်။
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countenance /'kaƱntǝnǝns/ n (fml )
၁။ [C] မျက်နှာရိပ်မျက်နှာကဲ။ မျက်နှာထား။ his troubled/ impassive/ warlike countenance.
၂။ [U] ထောက်ခံခြင်း။ သဘောတူခြင်း။ I would not give/ lend countenance to such a plan.
v (fml ) သဘောတူသည်။ လက်သင့်ခံသည်။ Such behaviour will not be countenanced. ❍ They refused to countenance supplying inferior equipment. ❍ He wouldn't countenance our staying out after 11 pm.
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tolerate, stand for, put up with, allow, approve of, stomach, abet, accept, advocate, aid, appearance, applaud, approbate, approve, aspect, back, bear with, biscuit, calmness, cast, champion, commend, composure, condone, confirm, cope, demeanor, encourage, endorse, expression, face, favor, features, get behind, gills, give green light, give stamp of approval, give the nod, go along with, go for, grin and bear it, handle, help, hold with, invite, kisser, live with, look, looks, map, mask, mien, mug, nod at, okay, phizog, physiognomy, poker face, potato, presence of mind, puss, put John Hancock on, sanction, self-composure, self-control, sign off on, sit still for, smile on, stomach something, support, swallow, thumbs up, uphold, visage
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