"sauver les meubles" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /so.ve le mœbl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-sauver les meubles.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to save the furniture”. Cognate with Spanish salvar los muebles; compare also English save the furniture. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to save the furniture}} “to save the furniture”, {{lit|to save the furniture}} Literally, “to save the furniture”, {{cog|es|salvar los muebles}} Spanish salvar los muebles, {{cog|en|save the furniture}} English save the furniture Head templates: {{fr-verb}} sauver les meubles
  1. (figuratively, informal) to salvage what can be salvaged, to save as much as possible, to do damage control, to cut one's losses, to minimize one's losses Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: limiter les dégâts, arrêter les frais Related terms: sauver la face, sauver les apparences, sauver la mise, faire la part du feu
    Sense id: en-sauver_les_meubles-fr-verb-7dJJbyqq Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "de meubels redden",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: de meubels redden (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: de meubels redden (calque)"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "to save the furniture"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to save the furniture"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to save the furniture”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "salvar los muebles"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish salvar los muebles",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "save the furniture"
      },
      "expansion": "English save the furniture",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to save the furniture”. Cognate with Spanish salvar los muebles; compare also English save the furniture.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sauver les meubles",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2024 July 7, “Législatives : dans la commune de Cassis (9e circo), le front républicain a-t-il fonctionné ?”, in La Provence:",
          "text": "\"Un vote par dépit, sans grande conviction politique, mais pour essayer de sauver les meubles\", confie-t-il.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "to salvage what can be salvaged, to save as much as possible, to do damage control, to cut one's losses, to minimize one's losses"
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        [
          "salvage",
          "salvage"
        ],
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ],
        [
          "damage control",
          "damage control"
        ],
        [
          "cut one's losses",
          "cut one's losses"
        ],
        [
          "minimize",
          "minimize"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, informal) to salvage what can be salvaged, to save as much as possible, to do damage control, to cut one's losses, to minimize one's losses"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sauver la face"
        },
        {
          "word": "sauver les apparences"
        },
        {
          "word": "sauver la mise"
        },
        {
          "word": "faire la part du feu"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "limiter les dégâts"
        },
        {
          "word": "arrêter les frais"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: de meubels redden (calque)"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "to save the furniture"
      },
      "expansion": "“to save the furniture”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to save the furniture"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to save the furniture”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "salvar los muebles"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish salvar los muebles",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "save the furniture"
      },
      "expansion": "English save the furniture",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
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      "expansion": "sauver les meubles",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "sauver la face"
    },
    {
      "word": "sauver les apparences"
    },
    {
      "word": "sauver la mise"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire la part du feu"
    }
  ],
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        "French informal terms",
        "French lemmas",
        "French multiword terms",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of French quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2024 July 7, “Législatives : dans la commune de Cassis (9e circo), le front républicain a-t-il fonctionné ?”, in La Provence:",
          "text": "\"Un vote par dépit, sans grande conviction politique, mais pour essayer de sauver les meubles\", confie-t-il.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "to salvage what can be salvaged, to save as much as possible, to do damage control, to cut one's losses, to minimize one's losses"
      ],
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        [
          "salvage",
          "salvage"
        ],
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ],
        [
          "damage control",
          "damage control"
        ],
        [
          "cut one's losses",
          "cut one's losses"
        ],
        [
          "minimize",
          "minimize"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "limiter les dégâts"
        },
        {
          "word": "arrêter les frais"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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