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faux pas
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faux pas  (f pä)
n. pl. faux pas (f päz)
A social blunder.
[French : faux, false + pas, step.]
faux pas [ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː (French) fo pɑ]
n pl faux pas [ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz (French) fo pɑ]
a social blunder or indiscretion
[from French: false step]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.faux pas - a socially awkward or tactless actfaux pas - a socially awkward or tactless act  
gaffe, slip, solecism, gaucherie
blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake
faux pas
noun gaffe, blunder, indiscretion, impropriety, bloomer (Brit. informal), boob (Brit. slang), clanger (informal), solecism, breach of etiquette, gaucherie He made an embarrassing faux pas.
Translations
faux pas [ˈfəʊˈpɑː] N → metedura f or (LAm) metida f de pata
faux pas
n → Fauxpas m
faux pas [fəʊˈpɑː] n → gaffe f inv
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