[Translators] How to translate Face?

[wwp]

Hello Jakub,


On Sat, 3 Jul 2021 12:05:29 +0200 "Jakub T. Jankiewicz" <jcubic at onet.pl> wrote:

> I have a question, what is Face and how did you translated it to other
> languages?
> 
> Example message:
> 
> #: src/prefs_message.c:135
> msgid "Save Face in address book if possible"
> 
> 
> Is it literal someone face like avatar? Or something more technical? In GNU
> Emacs there are faces but I don't thing there are good translation for them.
> 
> So should I use English word Face in translation or should I translate it
> literally?

Not really technical term IMO (even if it could have become tech, de
facto) but a concept term, not a common name. In French we use the
original (English) name 'Face', same for X-Face.


Regards,

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