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1 save (one's) face
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2 face
n. gezicht--------v. tegenover iemand staan, tot iemand wenden, voor iemand staan, tegenoverstellen, afwachten; dekken; verwijzen; houwenface1[ fees] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 aanzien ⇒ reputatie, goede naam4 〈 benaming voor〉 (belangrijkste) zijde ⇒ oppervlak, bodem 〈 aarde〉; gevel, voorzijde; 〈 techniek, technologie〉 loopvlak, draagvlak; wijzerplaat 〈 klok〉; 〈 mijnwezen〉 pijler, front; kant, wand 〈 berg〉♦voorbeelden:meet someone face to face • iemand onder ogen komenshow one's face • zijn gezicht laten zienbefore one's face • voor iemands ogenshe shut the door in my face • ze gooide de deur (vlak) voor mijn neus dichtin (the) face of • ondanks, tegenoverin the face of, to someone's face • in aanwezigheid vanlaugh in someone's face • iemand in zijn gezicht uitlachenmake/pull faces/a face at someone • een gezicht tegen iemand trekken3 lose (one's) face • zijn gezicht verliezen, afgaansave (one's) face • zijn figuur reddenhave the face to • de brutaliteit hebben omset one's face against something • ergens tegen gekant zijnthrow something in someone's face • iemand iets voor de voeten gooien/verwijtenwipe something off the face of the earth • iets volkomen doen verdwijnenon the face of it • op het eerste gezicht————————face21 uitzien ⇒ het gezicht/de voorkant toekeren, uitzicht hebben♦voorbeelden:face up to the truth • de waarheid onder ogen zien/accepterenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 let's face it, … • laten we wel wezen, …face something out • zich ergens met lef doorheen slaanthe picture facing the title page • de illustratie tegenover het titelblad -
3 save one's face
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4 pinch
n. kneep; pijn; beetje, snuifje--------v. knijpen; druk zetten op; bezuinigen; knellenpinch1[ pintsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 kneep♦voorbeelden:2 the pinch of poverty/hunger • de nijpende armoede/hongerif it comes to the pinch • als de nood aan de man komtfeel the pinch • de nood voelen¶ at a pinch • desnoods, in geval van nood————————pinch2♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:1 knijpen ⇒ dichtknijpen, knellen, klemmen♦voorbeelden:be pinched for money • er krap bij zitten
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