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Meaning of "face-saver" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FACE-SAVER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FACE-SAVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Face-Saver is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FACE-SAVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of face-saver in the English dictionary

The definition of face-saver in the dictionary is something that serves to maintain the dignity or prestige of someone or something.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FACE-SAVER

face to face
face up to
face validity
face value
face-ache
face-centred
face-harden
face-lift
face-off
face-plant
face-saving
face-to-face
faceable
facebar
Facebook
facecloth
facedown
faceless
facelessness
facemail

WORDS THAT END LIKE FACE-SAVER

aver
beaver
cadaver
cleaver
engraver
graver
haver
laver
life-saver
misaver
paver
raver
reaver
saver
screensaver
shaver
supersaver
time-saver
waver
weaver

Synonyms and antonyms of face-saver in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «face-saver» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FACE-SAVER

Find out the translation of face-saver to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of face-saver from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «face-saver» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

面对金丹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cara protector
570 millions of speakers

English

face-saver
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चेहरा बचाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وجها التوقف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лицом заставки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

face- saver
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামনা সেভার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

face- saver
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjaga muka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gesicht wahren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

顔セーバー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼굴 보호기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Face-saver
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt tiết kiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முகம் மிச்சப்படுத்துவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेहरा-सेव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüz koruyucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

face -saver
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszczędność twarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

особою заставки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

față - saver
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόσωπο - saver
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aangesig -saver
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

face - sparare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ansikt- saver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of face-saver

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FACE-SAVER»

The term «face-saver» is normally little used and occupies the 136.751 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FACE-SAVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «face-saver» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «face-saver» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about face-saver

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACE-SAVER»

Discover the use of face-saver in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to face-saver and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Strategic Leadership Across Cultures
German CEOs (Figure 7.2f) are far more bureaucratic and face-saver and more humane than desired. They are also more autocratic and less participative than expected. • Greek CEOs (Figure 7.2g) behave close to their country's expectations.
Robert J. House, Peter W. Dorfman, Mary F. Sully de Luque, 2013
2
Ways to Trade:
Luisa's order Exercise 2 Make sentences using should/ shouldn't have + 3rd form to describe the mistakes in the following way: Either: • You've sent us 10 black " Face-saver" helmets. You shouldn't have sent us 10. You should have sent us 25  ...
Michael Benford, 2002
3
Ebony
Gillette Techmatic® razor with sample adjustable band cartridge. Trial size Gillette Foamy Face Saver® shave cream. Three Good-Bye Nick posters. NickKit k L V * First a Gillette Techmatic® razor and a cartridge with two shaving edges.
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Ebony
Trial size Gillette Foamy Face Saver® shave cream. Three Good-Bye Nick posters. NickKit L L V * First a Gillette Techmatic® razor and a cartridge with two shaving edges. The Techmatic razor's continuous razor band means there are no  ...
5
Cambridge Business English Dictionary
... cover 'face 'saver noun [C] (also face-saver) something someone does in order to prevent another person from feeling embarrassed or having to admit that they are wrong: He realized he was being ofi'ered a face saver face-saving adjective ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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Culture and Leadership Across the World: The GLOBE Book of ...
... Status-Conscious Team Integrator Inspirational Procedural Status-Conscious Self-Protective (Second Order) Modesty Autocratic Self-Centered Malevolent Autonomous (Second Order) Face Saver Procedural +56 +51 +51 +.49 +53 +51 +.41 ...
Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Felix C. Brodbeck, Robert J. House, 2013
7
AUUGN
The face saver application grabbed each image from the live video window, associated it with information entered on a form and stored the results on disk. I found gzip to be quite useful as a lossless compresser (the images were reduced  ...
8
Modern Mummies: The Preservation of the Human Body in the ...
There are said to be several signs of progressing decay: fungus has started to grow along the neck and behind the head, the skin around the ears is turning blue, and dark spots are now visible on the pads of the fingers (“Lenin's Face- Saver ...
Christine Quigley, 1998
9
Cycle World Magazine
MAKE THEM SEE YOU PARTS TRIUMPH Casler Performance Products prcsc the Face Saver for rugged competiti protection. The Casler Face Saver is lightweig for wearing comfort. It is constructed tough, shatterproof copolymer plus to shield ...
10
The Joy of Sexus: Lust, Love, and Longing in the Ancient World
face-saver? Roman and Greek males of yore thought of themselves as raging bulls of desire, whose drive at times might be overwhelming. Their wives, lovers, concubines, and household slaves, male and female, no doubt agreed, but for ...
Vicki León, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FACE-SAVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term face-saver is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shivraj's decision comes in view of SC hearing | Bhopal NYOOOZ
By recommending a CBI probe, Shivraj sought a face-saver. Congress had earlier alleged complicity of the chief minister in saving Governor ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
2
Five reasons why Capt Amarinder Singh remains the best bet for …
Amarinder has silenced his critics by giving his party the only face-saver in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by defeating BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley in ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
Wikki Tourists Stun FC Ifeanyiubah to Claim Top Spot
It was a face-saver for Sharks, only bailed out from their financial hassles midweek by the new administration in the state. Gbolahan Salami ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
4
Inspiring spot-fix solutions
This powerful artistic intervention, deliberately designed to send a message, had the BBMP scurrying for a face-saver. But a spot fix solution ... «Deccan Herald, Jun 15»
5
Comprehensive defeat
Even if the Indian team is able to manage a win, it will be a face-saver at best, as the series has already been lost. Sure, wins and losses are ... «The Northlines, Jun 15»
6
Arun Jaitley hints at a special package by Centre for poll-bound …
Political parties have started to react to the development calling the Centre's proposed move just a face-saver ahead of the Bihar assembly ... «IBNLive, Jun 15»
7
MCI denies permission to start medical colleges
Meanwhile, in a major face-saver, the Union Health Ministry has given a conditional order to the State to go ahead with the MBBS admissions ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
8
Trapped in his own propaganda
... government sources say, honoring Kalia with a gallantry award, which he was denied in 1999, posthumously is the only available face-saver. «Arab News, Jun 15»
9
Land policy and syndicate hit projects
... has decided against granting exemption under Section 14Y for the township projects, it has proposed an alternative as a face-saver. «Calcutta Telegraph, Jun 15»
10
On Governance: Beaconsfield needs a fresh start
making the news release appear a mere face-saver. On the 28th, the mayor talked to Andrew Carter on CJAD, having brushed off Aaron Rand's ... «The Suburban Newspaper, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Face-Saver [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/face-saver>. Apr 2024 ».
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