"saving grace" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈseɪ.vɪŋ ˈɡɹeɪs\ Forms: saving graces [plural]
  1. Qualité qui compense un ou plusieurs autre(s) défaut(s).
    Sense id: fr-saving_grace-en-noun---tZDY99 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
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      "name": "Locutions nominales en anglais",
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    },
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    "(Date à préciser) De saving et grace, soit littéralement « grâce qui sauve »."
  ],
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      "form": "saving graces",
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        "\\ˈseɪ.vɪŋ ˈɡɹeɪsɪz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              41,
              53
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The actor’s good performance is the only saving grace of this film.",
          "translation": "La bonne interprétation de l’acteur est la seule chose qui rachète ce film."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Qualité qui compense un ou plusieurs autre(s) défaut(s)."
      ],
      "id": "fr-saving_grace-en-noun---tZDY99"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "\\ˈseɪ.vɪŋ ˈɡɹeɪs\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saving grace"
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    "Locutions nominales en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(Date à préciser) De saving et grace, soit littéralement « grâce qui sauve »."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
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      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈseɪ.vɪŋ ˈɡɹeɪsɪz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
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              41,
              53
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          ],
          "text": "The actor’s good performance is the only saving grace of this film.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Qualité qui compense un ou plusieurs autre(s) défaut(s)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈseɪ.vɪŋ ˈɡɹeɪs\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saving grace"
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