醜聞のニュースのため、その政治家は体面を失った。

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English Translation

News of the scandal caused the politician to lose face.

Furigana

醜聞(しゅうぶん)のニュースのため、その政治家(せいじか)は体面(たいめん)を失(うしな)った。

Romanji

Shūbun no nyu-su no tame, sono seijika wa taimen o ushinatta.

Words

醜聞 (しゅうぶん)

scandal

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

ニュース (ニュース、ニューズ)

news

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

政治家 (せいじか)

politician; statesman

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

体面 (たいめん)

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with