N1Godan verb
顔を潰す
かおをつぶす
Meaning
- 1.to make someone lose face
- 2.to embarrass someone
- 3.to make someone look foolish
Meanings across languages
- English
- to make someone lose face, to embarrass someone, to make someone look foolish
- Tiếng Việt
- làm mất mặt, làm ai xấu hổ, làm ai ngớ ngẩn
- 日本語
- 顔を潰す
- 한국어
- 체면을 구기다, 누군가를 당황하게 하다, 누군가를 어리석게 만들다
- 中文
- 让人失面子, 让人尴尬, 让人看起来愚蠢
- Bahasa Indonesia
- membuat seseorang kehilangan muka, memalukan seseorang, membuat seseorang terlihat bodoh
- ภาษาไทย
- ทำให้ใครบางคนเสียหน้า, ทำให้ใครบางคนอาย, ทำให้ใครบางคนดูโง่
- Español
- hacer perder el rostro a alguien, avergonzar a alguien, hacer que alguien parezca tonto
- Français
- faire perdre la face à quelqu'un, embarrasser quelqu'un, faire passer quelqu'un pour un imbécile
- Deutsch
- jemanden blamieren, jemanden beschämen, jemanden dumm aussehen lassen
- Português
- fazer alguém perder a dignidade, envergonhar alguém, fazer alguém parecer tolo
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