par contenance

paʁ kɔ̃tənɑ̃s

Definition

Definition of par contenance - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

apparencepour garder une attitude digne dans une situation gênante

Il sourit par contenance devant les critiques de son patron.

Adjective

image sociale

Rare

qui est fait pour garder les apparences dans l’embarras

Rare

Son excuse par contenance a gêné tout le monde.

impassible

posé

retenu

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Expressions with contenance

donner contenance

apporter de la confiance et de l'assurance à quelqu'un

Ses encouragements lui donnent contenance avant l'entretien.

faire bonne contenance

garder une attitude digne malgré une situation embarrassante

Malgré l'humiliation, elle a réussi à faire bonne contenance.

perdre contenance

perdre son calme et son assurance face à une situation embarrassante

Il a perdu contenance quand on lui a posé cette question difficile.

se donner une contenance

faire semblant d'être calme pour cacher son trouble ou embarras

Quand le professeur l'a interrogé, il s'est donné une contenance.

Examples of par contenance in a sentence

Il accepta le cadeau par contenance, sans enthousiasme.
Il a lâché un rire par contenance pour détendre l’atmosphère.
Elle a accepté l’invitation par contenance, sans réelle envie d’y aller.

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English:for appearances' sake, face-saving, ...
German:der Form halber, gesichtswahrend, ...
Italian:per salvare la faccia, per salvare le apparenze, ...
Spanish:por apariencia, aparente, ...
Portuguese:por aparência, de aparências, ...
Chinese:装作若无其事地, 为维持体面的, ...
Japanese:平静を装って, 体裁を保つための, ...
Arabic:حفاظاً على المظهر, لِحِفْظِ المَظَاهِر, ...
Hebrew:לְמַרְאִית עַיִן, שׁוֹמֵר הוֹפָעָה, ...
Russian:для вида, сохраняющий видимость, ...
Ukrainian:заради пристойності, для збереження зовнішнього вигляду, ...
Catalan:per dissimular, de cara a la galeria, ...
Danish:for syns skyld, forlegen, ...
Dutch:met gepaste kalmte, om de schijn te bewaren, ...
Greek:με αξιοπρέπεια, για τα προσχήματα, ...
Khmer:ដើម្បីរក្សាមុខ, ដើម្បីរក្សាមុខមាត់, ...
Korean:체면을 지키려고, 체면을 위한, ...
Polish:dla zachowania pozorów, pozorowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):por aparência, de fachada, ...
Romanian:cu aparență de calm, de fațadă, ...
Swedish:för syns skull, som görs för syns skull, ...
Thai:เพื่อรักษาหน้าตา, ที่ทำเพื่อรักษาภาพลักษณ์, ...
Turkish:kendini tutarak, itibar koruyucu, ...
Vietnamese:một cách giữ thể diện, để giữ thể diện, ...

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