"to save face,"とは 意味・読み方・使い方

That would make it impossible for him to save face.例文帳に追加

それじゃ、彼の顔が立たない。 - Tatoeba例文

That would make it impossible for him to save face.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

それじゃ、彼の顔が立たない。 - Tanaka Corpus

Takauji attempted a reconciliation with Emperor Go-Daigo, who had been at Mt. Hiei, to save face for the emperor.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

京へ入った尊氏は、比叡山に逃れていた後醍醐天皇の顔を立てる形での和議を申し入れた。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

In order to save face, Saheiji found out where the townsman lived and killed not only him but also all the members of his family.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

武士の一分を立てるために町人の家を突き止め女子供に至るまで殺害するに至った。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

However, Germany director Lupu Pick got interested in the movie, and he was back home in January 1926 with his promise of holding a show to save face.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

しかし、ドイツのループピック監督が興味を示し上映会を開くという約束を取り付け、一応の面目を施して1926年1月に帰国した。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

Hanazono of the Jimyoin line was also in a similar "interim" position, but through the wishes of Fushimi, Hanazono was considered as his older brother Gofushimi's son and called the 'heir' of the Jimyoin line and Gofushimi's son Kazuhito was made Hanazono's son, and Hanazono was fitted into the direct descendant line to save face.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

持明院統における花園も同様に“中継ぎ”の立場にあったが、伏見の意向で、花園は兄後伏見の猶子として持明院統の「嫡嗣」と呼ばれ、さらに後伏見の子息量仁が花園の猶子とされて、花園を持明院統の嫡流に組み込む、いわば“顔を立てる”配慮がなされていた。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス