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PRONUNCIATION OF FACE-SAVING

face-saving play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FACE-SAVING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Face-Saving is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FACE-SAVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of face-saving in the English dictionary

The definition of face-saving in the dictionary is maintaining dignity or prestige.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FACE-SAVING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FACE-SAVING

caving
craving
driving
energy saving
energy-saving
engraving
flag-waving
fuel-saving
leaving
life-saving
line-engraving
paving
photoengraving
raving
saving
school-leaving
shaving
space-saving
steel engraving
time-saving
weaving

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «face-saving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FACE-SAVING

Find out the translation of face-saving to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of face-saving 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-saving» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

面子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

para salvar la cara
570 millions of speakers

English

face-saving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चेहरे की बचत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لحفظ ماء الوجه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сохранить лицо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para salvar a face
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখ রক্ষা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sauver la face
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjimatkan wang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gesicht wahren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

顔を立てる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

체면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nylametake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt tiết kiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முகம் சேமிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेहरा-बचत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

durumu kurtaran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per salvare la faccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oszczędność twarzy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зберегти обличчя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de economisire față
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόσωπο εξοικονόμησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesig te red
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rädda ansiktet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ansikt-lagring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of face-saving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FACE-SAVING»

The term «face-saving» is regularly used and occupies the 71.711 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FACE-SAVING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACE-SAVING»

Discover the use of face-saving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to face-saving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Study of Language
... of social power. You're only asking if it's possible. This makes your request less threatening to the other person's face. Whenever you say something that lessens the possible threat to another's face, it can be described as a face-saving act.
George Yule, 2010
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Acquisition in Interlanguage Pragmatics: Learning how to Do ...
2.4.2 Face-saving view Brown/Levinson's (1978, 1987) theory remains the most well-known and influential politeness theory proposed to date. Similar to the conversational-maxim view, it is assumed here that conversationalists are rational ...
Anne Barron, 2001
3
Power and Politeness in Action: Disagreements in Oral ...
Brown and Levinson's "face-saving" politeness theory The face-saving view of politeness by Brown and Levinson (1978, republished 1987) is based on Goffman's (1967) notion of face. They start from the idea of model persons, who are ...
Miriam A. Locher, 2004
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Theorizing About Intercultural Communication
Intercultural face-saving strategies can also span the range of dominating (e.g., defending and aggressive behaviors), avoiding (e.g., avoiding, giving in, seeking third-party help, and pretending), and integrating (e.g., apologizing, ...
William B. Gudykunst, 2005
5
Miss Craig's Face-Saving Exercises; A 6-Day Plan Which ...
Provides a completely-illustrated course designed to help individuals maintain youthful facial muscles
Marjorie Craig, 1970
6
Interlanguage Pragmatics: Requests, Complaints, and Apologies
This is the more constrained notion of remedial work which includes apologies and accounts as remedial acts, but excludes requests which are part of Goffman's broader definition of remedial acts.129 14.1 .2 The apology as a face-saving act ...
Anna Trosborg, 1995
7
Getting Over Getting Mad: Positive Ways to Manage Anger in ...
Take. Five. Steps. to. a. Face-Saving. Dialogue. For your child to maintain her self -respect, it's important for her to be able to save face. If you're mad at your child about something, shaming him magnifies the problem. Not only will he feel bad ...
Judy Ford, 2001
8
Managing Intercultural Conflict Effectively
Ting-Toomey (1988) observes that face loss is often recouped by diverse face- saving communication behaviors. For example, individuals can engage in either self-oriented face-saving behaviors or other-oriented face-saving behaviors.
Stella Ting-Toomey, John G. Oetzel, 2001
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Collaborative Approaches to Resolving Conflict
Face Saving Frequently, parties unknowingly fuel destructive spirals by inciting defensive, image-protecting behaviors called face saving. Face saving occurs when parties perceive threats to their social identities. Cupach and Canary (1997 ) ...
Myra Warren Isenhart, Michael L. Spangle, 2000
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The ABA Guide to International Business Negotiations: A ...
Face-saving may be defined as the act of preserving one's prestige or outward dignity. Face-saving — like contexting — varies drastically from culture to culture. In cultures with a strong face-saving element, negotiations may end if one party or ...
James R. Silkenat, Jeffrey M. Aresty, Jacqueline Klosek, 2009

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term face-saving is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Debt Deal to Keep Greece in the Eurozone?
... it is hard to assess the chances of a face-saving deal that would keep the country in the eurozone. The outlines of a possible compromise are ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
2
Highrise construction site in Taiyuan in north China's Shanxi …
While the government engineered a face-saving rally on Thursday and Friday, after imposing emergence measures to boost stock purchases ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
3
Flag Fight Leaves a House Divided
But the face-saving strategy backfired. As word of the content of the Huffman amendment started spreading, members from Southern states, ... «National Journal, Jul 15»
4
Know Comment: Sham smiles all around
... to “lessen the chances for war through reinvigorated diplomacy that offers Iran a realistic and face-saving way out of the nuclear standoff. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
5
Lakers News & Rumors: Roy Hibbert Makes 'Twitter Update' to Tell …
... which is expected to push through today according to Jeff Zigglist of USA Today, will not only serve as a face-saving move after striking out ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
6
Who owns what in the SCS?
... day can probably only be accomplished peacefully if states in the region bend over backwards to give each other face-saving concessions. «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
7
Morse: Don't send Western ground troops to fight ISIL
As seen in Tikrit, those two forces do not play well together, face-saving devices to the contrary notwithstanding. But there's a far worse problem ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
8
AirAsia out of turbulence, climbs in active trade
“The wording suggests that the Ministry of Transport (MOT) has performed a gentle face-saving U-turn and the airlines' licences will not be at ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
9
Unleashing the Patriotic Dragon
... seek to aggressively assert its claim over the Senkaku island chain, thereby prompting a strong (and face-saving) response from Beijing? «Foreign Policy Blogs, Jul 15»
10
NBA Summer League 2015: Top Takeaways from Wednesday
It would have been a face-saving move straight out of the basic twin playbook. Unfortunately, brother Andrew is currently playing for the ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Face-Saving [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/face-saving>. May 2024 ».
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