save face

/seɪv feɪs/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. salvar las apariencias

    • He apologized just to save face.

      Se disculpó solo para salvar las apariencias.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa save face?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He apologized just to save ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a save face?

noun

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