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gaucheness

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gauche  (gsh)
adj.
Lacking social polish; tactless.
[French, awkward, lefthanded, from Old French, from gauchir, to turn aside, walk clumsily, of Germanic origin.]
gauchely adv.
gaucheness n.
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Noun1.gaucheness - an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
crudeness, crudity
impoliteness - a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
Translations
gaucheness [gəʊʃnɪs] N → cohibición f, falta f de soltura
gaucheness
n (socially) → Unbeholfenheit f, → Tölpelhaftigkeit f; (of remark) → Ungeschicktheit f
gaucheness [ˈgəʊʃnɪs] n → goffaggine f
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