Translation of "miene" to English

Select source language

Source text

5 / 999

Select target language

Translation results

Your text has been partially translated.
You can translate a maximum of 999 characters at a time.
Login or register for free on PROMT.One and translate even more!

Advert

Dictionary translations for "miene"

die Miene f noun Declension

pl. Mienen

face [feɪs] (Gesicht)

Er macht gute Miene zum bösen Spiel

He puts a good face on the matter

look [luk]

Im schlimmsten Fall machen wir eben gute Miene zum bösen Spiel.

In the worst case scenario we'll just have to look as happy as we can.

Phrases with "miene" (10)

Amtsmiene - solemn look
Armesündermiene - hangdog look
Duldermiene - martyred expression
Engelsmiene - innocent look
Leichenbittermiene - funeral expression
Leidensmiene - woeful look
Mienenspiel - play of features
Trauermiene - long face
Unschuldsmiene - air of innocence
Verschwörermiene - look of complicity

Contexts with "miene"

Er macht gute Miene zum bösen Spiel He puts a good face on the matter

Im schlimmsten Fall machen wir eben gute Miene zum bösen Spiel. In the worst case scenario we'll just have to look as happy as we can.

Ohne eine Miene zu verziehen, erzählt er eine lächerliche Geschichte. He keeps a straight face while telling a ridiculous story.

Gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen to grin and bear it

Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.