face-saving - significado y definición. Qué es face-saving
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Qué (quién) es face-saving - definición

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Saving face (disambiguation); Saving Face (film); Saving face; Saving Face (disambiguation)

face-saving      
¦ adjective preserving one's reputation or dignity.
Derivatives
face-saver noun
face-saving      
A face-saving action is one which prevents damage to your reputation or the loss of people's respect for you.
The decision appears to be a face-saving compromise which will allow the government to remain in office.
ADJ: ADJ n
Face (mining)         
MINING TERM FOR THE SURFACE WHERE THE MINING WORK IS ADVANCING
Coal face; Mine face; Pit face
In mining, the face is the surface where the mining work is advancing. In surface mining it is commonly called pit face, in underground mining a common term is mine face.

Wikipedia

Saving Face

"Saving face" is an idiom for preserving one's honor or prestige

Saving Face may refer to:

  • Saving Face (2004 film), a 2004 American romantic comedy drama, named in reference to the sociological concept.
  • Saving Face (2012 film), a 2012 documentary short film
  • "Saving Face" (The Closer), an episode of The Closer
  • "Saving Face" (Kappa Mikey), an episode of Kappa Mikey
  • "Saving Face" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Saving Face, a book by Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin
  • "Saving Faces", a song by Orgy from Vapor Transmission
Ejemplos de uso de face-saving
1. There are face–saving measures available for both sides.
2. It looked like a classic bit of face–saving bargaining.
3. "At a little under 60billion, this must be the most expensive face–saving operation in history.
4. We can‘t fool our own people." Most of all, NATO‘s face–saving formulas won‘t fool Russia.
5. Most commentators agree that her move was a face–saving exercise.