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1 zijn figuur redden
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2 gezicht
1 [het zien] sight2 [(object van) gewaarwording] sight3 [gelaat] face5 [uiterlijk] face6 [gezichtsvermogen] (eye)sight♦voorbeelden:het gezicht in de plooi houden • keep a straight facevoor het gezicht een kleedje over iets leggen • put a cloth over something for appearance's sakedat is geen gezicht! • that is hideousergens zijn gezicht laten zien • show one's face, put in an appearancede zon schijnt mij in het gezicht • the sun is shining in my face/eyesiets in iemands gezicht zeggen, iemand iets (recht) in zijn gezicht zeggen • say something (straight) to someone's faceiemand in zijn gezicht uitlachen • laugh in someone's face't was alsof ik een klap in 't gezicht kreeg • it was like being hit in the faceiemand op zijn gezicht geven/slaan • punch/slap someone's faceiemand van gezicht kennen • know someone by sight4 hij zette een lang/zuur gezicht • he pulled a long face/he grimacedeen stalen gezicht • a stony facemet een verwaand gezicht • with a conceited airzijn gezicht betrok • his face clouded over/felleen gezicht zetten alsof • look as ifik zag aan zijn gezicht dat • I could tell by (the look on) his face thateen eigen gezicht hebben • have its own special charactereen gezicht op Londen • a view of Londonuit het gezicht verdwijnen • disappear from sightzijn gezicht verliezen • lose face -
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4 redden
v. save, rescue, save one's face, salvage, bring off, redeem -
5 de eer redden
de eer redden -
6 eer
eer1〈de〉♦voorbeelden:de eer redden • save one's facehet is mijn eer te na • I have my prideaan u de eer (om te beginnen) • you have the honour (of starting)iets/het aan zijn eer verplicht zijn • be honour boundin eer en aanzien leven • be held in high esteemiemand in zijn eer herstellen • clear someone's nameiets in ere herstellen • 〈 principe〉 restore (a principle), reinstate (a custom)iemand in ere houden • hold someone's memory dear, cherish someone's memoryeen dag/gebruik in ere houden • observe a (feast) day, keep up a customiemand in zijn eer (aan)tasten • hurt someone's pridenaar eer en geweten antwoorden • answer to the best of one's knowledgeop mijn (woord van) eer • I give you my word (of honour)zijn naam eer aandoen • be a credit to one's familyde tafel eer aandoen • do justice to the mealer is geen eer aan te behalen • 〈 van iemand〉 good advice is thrown away on him; 〈 van iets〉 little (credit) can be gained by iteer behalen met • gain credit byde (over)winnaar eer bewijzen • pay tribute to the winnerde/geen eer van iets hebben • receive credit/no credit for somethinghem komt alle eer toe • he deserves all the crediter een eer in stellen om • consider it an honour tohet zal me een (grote/bijzondere) eer zijn • I will be (greatly) honouredte zijner ere • in his honourter ere van • in honour of (someone/something)dat strekt u niet tot eer • that is not to your creditere zij God • glory to God3 ze heeft haar eer verloren • she lost her honour/virtuein (alle) eer en deugd • in (all) honour and decency————————eer2〈 voegwoord〉 -
7 figuur
♦voorbeelden:de centrale figuur • the central figureeen gek figuur slaan • cut a foolish figureeen goed figuur • a good figurehet is een saai figuur • he's/she's very dullvrije figuren bij het kunstschaatsen • freestyle (skating)zijn figuur redden • save one's facegeen gek figuur slaan naast • not come off badly compared withbehang met figuren erop • patterned wallpapermet zijn figuur geen raad weten • not know where to put oneselfwat is dat voor een figuur? • what sort of person is that? -
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