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face saving
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face saving
preserving one's honor or prestige;act made so that other people will go on respecting you; maintaining a person's reputation and dignity
face-saving
preserving one's honor or prestige
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Face (sociological concept)
Face, idiomatically meaning dignity/, is a fundamental concept in the fields of sociology, sociolinguistics, semantics, politeness theory, psychology, political science, communication, and Face Negotiation Theory.
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face saving
Noun
1. an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
(synonym) face saver
(hypernym) accomplishment, achievement
face-saving
Adjective
1. maintaining dignity or prestige; "a face-saving compromise"
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face-saving
příd.jm.
mající zabránit ostudě
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face-saving
Przym.
dla zachowania twarzy
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