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save face in Arabic

حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ ḥafiẓa māʔa l-wajhi

save face in Arabic: حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ (ḥafiẓa māʔa l-wajhi). In English, save face means to take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.

Arabic words for save face

preserve reputation
حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ ḥafiẓa māʔa l-wajhi

English meaning of save face

  1. verb To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.

Full definition of save face

save face in a sentence

  • He tried to make reparations to those he had injured, partly to save face.

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Questions about save face in Arabic

What is the meaning of save face in Arabic?
Save face in Arabic is حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ (ḥafiẓa māʔa l-wajhi).
ما معنى كلمة save face؟
Save face: حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ (ḥafiẓa māʔa l-wajhi).
What does save face mean in English?
Save face means to take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.

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