faux pas

faux pas
n
1. gaffe, social blunder or indiscretion, slip in conduct, mistake in conduct or etiquette or propriety, breach of etiquette or manners; transgression, dereliction, misconduct, misdeed; false step, wrong 400step, misstep, trip, stumble, bad move, wrong move, false move; offense, peccadillo, oversight, omission, miss; leak, slip, lapse, lapsus.
2. mistake, error, blunder, botch, bungle, Inf. slipup; All Sl. boner, boo-boo, goof, boot, bobble, blooper, dumb trick, fool mistake, screw-up, foul-up, louse-up.
3.(all of an embarrassing or inopportune nature) mishap, mischance, misadventure, miscarriage, accident.

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  • Faux Pas — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • faux pas — (f[=o] p[.a] ). [F. See {False}, and {Pas}.] A false step; a mistake or wrong measure; especially, a slip or misstep in social etiquette; a blunder in conduct or manners that causes embarassment; as, he committed the faux pas of mentioning John s …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • faux pas — [ˌfəu ˈpa:, ˈfəu pa: US ˌfou ˈpa:] n plural faux pas [ ˈpa:z] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: false step ] an embarrassing mistake in a social situation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • faux pas — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. fo pa – akcent na ostatniej sylabie] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. n ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} nietakt, niezręczność towarzyska, uchybienie, gafa : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Popełnić faux pas. <fr.> {{/stl 10}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • faux pas — [fō pä′] n. pl. faux pas [fō päz′] [Fr, lit., false step] a social blunder; error in etiquette; tactless act or remark SYN. ERROR …   English World dictionary

  • faux pás — faux pása [fopa ja] m (ȃ) knjiž. dejanje, ki je v nasprotju z družabnimi normami; spodrsljaj, napaka: narediti, zagrešiti faux pas …   Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • Faux pas — (franz., spr. fō pá), Verstoß; einen F. machen, »einen Bock schießen« …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Faux pas — ● Faux pas fait de mal poser le pied et de trébucher ; faute, écart, erreur de conduite, imprudence, maladresse …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • faux pas — [ ,fou pa ] noun count FORMAL something embarrassing that you say or do in a social situation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • faux pas — 1670s, French, lit. false step …   Etymology dictionary

  • faux pas — blunder, slip, Crror, mistake, lapse, bull, howler, boner …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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