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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | его лицо сохранило напряжённое выражение | his face didn't relax |
| gen. | который поможет кому-либо сохранить своё лицо | face-saving (In the wake of these and other setbacks, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appears to be maneuvering for a face-saving settlement, analysts say, a way to escape a losing situation without puncturing his strongman image or antagonizing the ultranationalists at home who were expecting him to follow up his annexation of Crimea with an invasion of Ukraine. 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | сохранить лицо | save face (4uzhoj) |
| gen. | сохранить лицо | save the situation (Taras) |
| Makarov. | сохранить лицо | keep one's front going |
| saying. | сохранить лицо | keep one's front going (Lu4ik) |
| Makarov. | сохранить лицо | save a face |
| gen. | сохранить лицо | save the day (Taras) |
| gen. | сохранить лицо | save the face (grafleonov) |
| gen. | сохранить лицо | maintain an appearance (artery) |
| gen. | Сохранить лицо | save one's blushes (Аксиома) |
| gen. | сохранить лицо | save/preserve face (for bookworm) |