See save face on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "See lose face.",
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"text": "He tried to make reparations to those he had injured, partly to save face.",
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"To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour."
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"(idiomatic, intransitive) To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour."
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"word": "cut off one's nose to spite one's face"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥafiẓa māʔa l-wajhi",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wǎnhuí miànzi",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "挽回面子"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "zachránit tvář"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "savi la vizaĝon"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "au päästma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "pelastaa kasvonsa"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "sauver la face"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "das Gesicht wahren"
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{
"alt": "かおをたてる",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "kao o tateru",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "顔を立てる"
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"alt": "めんぼくをたもつ",
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"roman": "menboku o tamotsu",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "面目を保つ"
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"code": "km",
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"roman": "tukmukʼaoy",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "ទុកមុខអោយ"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "jaga air muka"
},
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"alt": "âb(e)ru-dâri kardan",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "آبروداری کردن"
},
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"tags": [
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"word": "zachowywać twarz"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
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"word": "zachować twarz"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "livrar a cara"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soxranítʹ licó",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
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"perfective"
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"word": "сохрани́ть лицо́"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "guardar apariencias"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "salvar apariencias"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "aparentar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "serenarse"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "rädda ansiktet"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "giữ thể diện"
}
]
}
],
"word": "save face"
}
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ḥafiẓa māʔa l-wajhi",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ"
},
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"roman": "wǎnhuí miànzi",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "挽回面子"
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "zachránit tvář"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "savi la vizaĝon"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "au päästma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "pelastaa kasvonsa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "sauver la face"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "das Gesicht wahren"
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"alt": "かおをたてる",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "kao o tateru",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "顔を立てる"
},
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"alt": "めんぼくをたもつ",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "menboku o tamotsu",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "面目を保つ"
},
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tukmukʼaoy",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "ទុកមុខអោយ"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "jaga air muka"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "آبروداری کردن"
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"tags": [
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"word": "zachowywać twarz"
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
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"word": "zachować twarz"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "livrar a cara"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "soxranítʹ licó",
"sense": "preserve reputation",
"tags": [
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"word": "сохрани́ть лицо́"
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "guardar apariencias"
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "salvar apariencias"
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "aparentar"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "serenarse"
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "rädda ansiktet"
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"sense": "preserve reputation",
"word": "giữ thể diện"
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"word": "save face"
}
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