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froncer les sourcils — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • frown noun A facial expression made by lowering the eyebrows, usually showing displeasure, worry, or concentration.
  • scowl noun An angry or sullen frown.

Senses

froncer les sourcils is used for these senses in English:

  • frown (intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.
  • knit one's brows (idiomatic) To scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement.
  • scowl (intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.

frown — full definition

  1. noun A facial expression made by lowering the eyebrows, usually showing displeasure, worry, or concentration.
  2. verb To make this expression, especially to show disapproval or unhappiness.
  3. verb To disapprove of something (usually as "frown on/upon").

scowl — full definition

  1. noun An angry or sullen frown.
  2. verb To frown in an angry, displeased, or threatening way.

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