The phrase I frown upon something.
So I was reading and I came across the phrase "I frown upon". This is a new phrase for me and now that I looked up the meaning I would like to know how to use this phrase properly, like, can you guys give me some examples? I came up with this, for example: I frown upon that idea. Is that something you would say?
I have another question. What does "tho" mean? I hear it all the time.
Feel free to correct my English, thanks.
7 Answers
'To frown upon' can translate to 'desaprobar'.
The use of multiple tests is sometimes called "fishing for results," and it is frowned upon. // El uso de múltiples pruebas a veces es llamado "pesca de resultados," y es desaprobado.
(From Linguee)
To me, it is a phrase I either use impersonally eg in many Catholic countries going to Mass without your head covered is frowned upon or use it to describe informally someone else's attitude eg Mary frowns upon the way people shout on their phones on trains, I just tell her to buy ear plugs or chill out. If I was refering to my own view I would use dislike or more formally disapprove. I could also say, cannot stand or it annoys or irritates me, to me it would seem odd evn pompous to say I frowned upon something. NB I am from the UK there may be a slightly different approach in the States. Does anyone else feel odd using the phrase for your own stance?
frown upon = disapprove of
My dictionary shows this
Frown - sustantivo, verbo
to give a frown - fruncir el ceño
to frown at sb / mirar a algn con mala cara
It refers to a facial expression showing disapproval or confusion.
Se refiere a una expresión facial que muestra la desaprobación o la confusión.
Coming to work in casual attire is frowned upon, however, shorts and flip-flops will not be tolerated.
desaprobar
It is probably used more often in the third person. IE: it was frowned upon, or he/she frowned upon it, or maybe something like, the school frowned upon their behaviour.
Used in the first person it's very formal for everyday language.
Yo creo de todos modes.
