English translation of "ganar cara ante los suyos" - "earn respect"

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59 months ago

Barbara R Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	ganar cara ante los suyos
Context:	Penitente vió por su parte, que se le presentaba la oportunidad de ganar cara ante los suyos, y tampoco perdió tiempo en acudir a los cuarteles. Reaction to a new crisis that was threatening to break out.

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59 months ago

wrote:

to restore her image

My comment:

I think it's better to keep the idea of appearance suggested by "cara".

59 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

earn respect

My comment:

It's not just saving face; it's gaining "face", which in English is respect.

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59 months ago

CMD wrote:

to save one's face / not to lose face

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59 months ago

CMD wrote:

cf Webster's Dict. incl. Thesaurus, Webster's New Encycl. Dict. (as my references) to save face = to save one's reputation or standing; protect one's dignity in the opinion of others to lose face = to lose standing or reputation face = dignity, prestige, high standing

59 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

to keep up appearances

My comment:

or possibly 'to get one over others' I'll double check this, back later!

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