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sauver la face

French, verb/so.ve la fas/

sauver la face is a French verb meaning “to save face” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faire en sorte qu’il ne paraisse rien au-dehors”.

What does sauver la face mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to save face

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Faire en sorte qu’il ne paraisse rien au-dehors.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce sauver la face?

  • /so.ve la fas/
  • \so.ve la fas\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.