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gauche [gəʊʃ] adj
lacking ease of manner; tactless [French: awkward, left, from Old French gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wankōn to stagger] gauchely adv gaucheness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
gauche adjective awkward, clumsy, inept, unsophisticated, inelegant, graceless, unpolished, uncultured, maladroit, ill-bred, ill-mannered, lacking in social graces We're all a bit gauche when we're young. polished, sophisticated, elegant, refined, polite, gracious, tasteful, urbane, well-mannered Translations gauche gauche [gəʊʃ] adj → goffo/a gauche [gəʊʃ] adj → goffo/a adj gauche [gəuʃ] awkward and clumsy a gauche young woman. lomp أخْرَق، غَيْر لَبِق неловък nemotorný klodset; kejtet linkisch αδέξιος torpe, desmañado kohmakas, kohmetu دست و پا چلفتی kömpelö gauche חַסַר טַקט फूहड़, भद्दा nezgrapan félszeg kikuk klaufalegur goffo 不器用な 버릇없는 netašytas, nerangus neveikls; netaktisks canggung onbeholpen keitet, klosset niezręczny desajeitado stângaci неуклюжий nemotorný neroden nespretan klumpig, tafatt เงอะงะ beceriksiz, savruk 笨拙的 незграбний بھونڈا، بے ڈھنگا vụng về 笨拙的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"It sounds idyllic, but very gauche," Lady Carey remarked drily. Feeling that his question was somewhat gauche, he smiled angrily. |
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