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[Vitor Ferreira]

I lost face e I lost my face (Eu fui humilhado, perdi o prestígio)
Quero saber se a segunda forma está correta.

[Henry Cunha]

Only the first one, Vitor. "Losing face" is bad enough; "losing your face" would be a horrific physical trauma. Wasn't there a movie about a guy who kept turning invisible? Regards

[donay mendonça]

Vitor,

Para mim,a expressão mais comum e adequada é "lose face" sem "my".


Bons estudos!

[Vitor Ferreira]

Well, Henry,
I've never seen a movie like that.

Thanks you all, guys. You are terrific.

[Henry Cunha]

This guy really loses his face:



(there's some gratuitous reference to Canadians in this trailer, for goodness' sake...)