clanger (redirected from Clangers)

clang·er  (klngr)

n. Chiefly British

A blunder; a faux pas.

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clanger

Noun

drop a clanger Informal to make a very noticeable mistake

Thesaurus

Noun

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clanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger" blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

clanger [klæŋəʳ] n to drop a clanger (BRIT) (col) → meter la pata

clanger [ˈklæŋəʳ] n to drop a clanger (Brit) (inf) → faire une boulette

clanger [ˈklæŋəʳ] (Brit) (inf) n → Fauxpas m;

to drop a clanger → ins Fettnäpfchen treten

clanger [ˈklæŋəʳ] n to drop a clanger (BRIT ) (col) → fare una gaffe