Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
preserve face
Spanish translation:
guardar/mantener las apariencias
English term
Reliable and accurate
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
, Catalan (Variant: Central)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to Catalan, and 2 more.
preserve face
When trying to bring about change we can meet various kinds of resistance such as:
1. Cultural
- values are affected
- important to preserve face
- long traditions
Non-PRO (1): hecdan (X)
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Proposed translations
Fast, efficient and intuitive.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
guardar las apariencias
Argentina
Highly qualified translator and editor!!
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish, English to Spanish
preservar las apariencias/ guardar las apariencias
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-10-14 08:40:46 GMT)
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Revista Envío - Cultura sexual nicaragüense: el heredado reino del ...
... mantener el honor significaba preservar las apariencias una vez que se había
... La encuesta Valoración económica del trabajo de la mujer nicaragüense, ...
www.envio.org.ni/articulo/1091 - 55k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-10-14 08:41:29 GMT)
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Informe del Comité Especial encargado de
Se informó al Comité de que, a fin de preservar las apariencias de un ...
Según este estudio, casi un 20% de los días de trabajo potenciales se perdieron ...
www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/0/49936e3678e86acd8025... - 135k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-14 08:41:44 GMT)
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/597828
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-14 08:42:00 GMT)
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NOTA: las referencias son a modo de ejemplo.
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Tati Clau
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Hola Tati, muchas gracias. Te envío un gran cariño!!!!!!!
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celiacp
: saludos!!
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Muchas gracias celiacp, sos muy amable. Mil gracias y muy buen fin de semana!!!!!!
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Walter Landesman
: Muy bien!
3 hrs
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Hola Walter, mil gracias vecino. Un abrazote!!!!!!!!!!
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Refugio
: o salvar las apariencias
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Hola Ruth, muchas gracias y que pases un lindo finde semana!!!!!!
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salvar o dejar a salvo la propia responsabilidad
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me parece que alude más a "yo no fui" que a "todo está bien, señora marquesa"
Argentina
Certified Translator and Proofreader
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
proteger la (propia) imagen
Esto me recuerda el uso de "face" en Lingüística: algo así como la imagen que uno muestra y quiere proteger, hacer respetar, por decirlo en pocas palabras...
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