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save face in Malay

jaga air muka

save face in Malay: jaga air muka. In English, save face means to take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.

Malay words for save face

preserve reputation
jaga air muka

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 Malay

What is the meaning of save face in Malay?
Save face in Malay is jaga air muka.
Apakah maksud save face dalam bahasa Melayu?
Save face: jaga air muka.
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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Adapted from Wiktionary: save face (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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