Meaning of faux pas | Babel Free
fəʊ pɑːDefinitions
An embarrassing or tactless blunder.
Equivalents
Dansk
træde i spinaten
Deutsch
Fauxpas
Ελληνικά
ατόπημα
עברית
פשלה
Italiano
passo falso
日本語
過失
Kurdî
moka
Nederlands
uitschuiver
Português
passo em falso
Türkçe
gaf
Tiếng Việt
thất lễ
Examples
“Now my dear Lady Teazle if you but once make⟳ a trifling Faux Pas you can't conceive how cautious you would grow⟳, and how ready to humour and agree⟳ with your Husband.”
“A saint after repentance will forgive⟳ himself for a sin; a man about town will never forgive⟳ himself for a faux pas.”
“He was also prone to faux pas, none as memorable as his 2014 secret escapade from the Élysée. He was captured in full-faced helmet on the back of a motor scooter on his way to meet⟳ his mistress, the actress Julie Gayet, who is now his wife.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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