What does “Save face” mean?

Save face

Meaning: To avoid embarrassment or maintain your dignity in a difficult situation.

Salvar las apariencias

Significado: Evitar la vergüenza o mantener la dignidad en una situación difícil.

Salvar as aparências

Significado: Evitar constrangimento ou manter a dignidade numa situação difícil.

Sauver la face

Signification: Éviter l'embarras ou garder sa dignité dans une situation difficile.

Das Gesicht wahren

Bedeutung: Peinlichkeiten vermeiden oder seine Würde in einer schwierigen Situation bewahren.

Salvare la faccia

Significato: Evitare l'imbarazzo o mantenere la dignità in una situazione difficile.

İtibarını kurtarmak

Anlam: Zor bir durumda utançtan kaçınmak veya onurunu korumak.

保全面子

意思: 避免尴尬或在困难的情况下保持尊严。

面目を保つ

意味: 恥をかかないようにする。

체면을 세우다

의미: 어려운 상황에서 창피함을 피하거나 체면을 유지하다.

Dialogue

14:30:10 - The report was full of errors, but the manager blamed the intern for it.

14:30:13 - He's just trying to save face in front of the director. Everyone knows it was his mistake.

14:30:16 - That's not fair to the intern.

14:30:19 - I know. But he'd rather blame someone else than admit he messed up.

21:10:22 - He told everyone he broke up with her, but she actually left him.

21:10:25 - He's just saving face. He doesn't want people to know he was the one who got dumped.

21:10:28 - That's sad. He should just be honest about it.

21:10:31 - I agree. The truth always comes out anyway.