lose face
To lose the respect of othersTo lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.
» Tom has lost face.
Tom hat sein Gesicht verloren.
Том потерял лицо.
Том втратив обличчя.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.
das Gesicht verlieren
потеря́ть лицо́poterjátʹ licó
втра́тити обли́ччяvtrátyty oblýččja
Examples
21 sentencesTom has lost face.
Том втратив обличчя.
ruТом потерял лицо.
deTom hat sein Gesicht verloren.
I lost face.
Я втратив обличчя.
ruЯ потерял лицо.
deIch habe das Gesicht verloren.
He lost face.
Він втратив обличчя.
ruОн потерял лицо.
deEr hat das Gesicht verloren.
You really made me lose face.
deDeinetwegen habe ich das Gesicht verloren.
I don't want to lose face.
ruЯ не хочу терять лицо.
Translations
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Origin
Calque from Chinese 丟臉／丢脸 (diūliǎn) or 丟面子／丢面子 (diū miànzi), both literally “lose face”.Calque from Chinese 丟臉／丢脸 (diūliǎn) or 丟面子／丢面子 (diū miànzi), both literally “lose face”.
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Forms
loses face, losing face, lost face, lost face| Base form | lose face · to lose face |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | loses face |
| Present participle | losing face |
| Past simple | lost face |
| Past participle | lost face |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle