Definitions for face-saving
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Princeton's WordNet
face saver, face saving(adj)
an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
face-saving(adj)
maintaining dignity or prestige
"a face-saving compromise"
Translations for face-saving
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
face-saving(adjective)
of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in
He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.
- aansienreddendeAfrikaans

- مُنْقِذ لماء الوَجْه، مُحافِظ على الكَرامَهArabic

- запазващ репутациятаBulgarian

- para salvar as aparênciasPortuguese (BR)

- kamuflážní, zachraňujícíCzech

- den Schein wahrendGerman

- som forhindrer en i at tabe ansigtDanish

- για τη διάσωση του γοήτρουGreek

- para salvar las aparienciasSpanish

- prestiiþi päästevEstonian

- حفظ ظاهر؛ آبرو نگهدارFarsi

- kasvot pelastavaFinnish

- qui sauve la faceFrench

- לְהָצִיל אֶת כְּבוֹדוֹHebrew

- अपनी खाल बचाने के लिए की जाने वाली कार्रवाईHindi

- da se izbjegne blamaža, (spasi forma)Croatian

- presztízsmentőHungarian

- menyelamatkan mukaIndonesian

- e-ð sem forðar manni frá skömm/álitshnekkiIcelandic

- (che salva la faccia)Italian

- 顔を立てるJapanese

- 체면을 세워주는Korean

- gelbėjantis prestižą/reputacijąLithuanian

- [] glābšanaLatvian

- menyelamatkan mukaMalay

- om zijn gezicht te reddenDutch

- som skal redde ansiktet/bevare maskaNorwegian

- pozwalający zachować twarzPolish

- حفظ ظاهر؛ آبرو نگهدارPersian

- عزت او آبرو حفظ کولPashto

- /para salvar as aparênciasPortuguese

- care salvează reputaţiaRomanian

- спасающий престижRussian

- kompromisnýSlovak

- ki ohrani ugledSlovenian

- koji spašava obrazSerbian

- som räddar ansiktet (skenet)Swedish

- เกี่ยวกับการรักษาหน้าThai

- durum kurtaranTurkish

- 保全面子的Chinese (Trad.)

- такий, що рятує добре ім'яUkrainian

- آبرو کا پاس یا بھرم رکھتے ہوئےUrdu

- có tính cách giữ thể diệnVietnamese

- 保全面子的Chinese (Simp.)

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