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gaffe

/ɡæf/

Traduction: Substantif désignant une action ou une parole socialement embarrassante ou indiscrète, souvent une erreur involontaire dans le comportement ou le discours.

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/ɡæf/C1formal
  • frSubstantif désignant une action ou une parole socialement embarrassante ou indiscrète, souvent une erreur involontaire dans le comportement ou le discours.

A noun referring to a socially awkward or tactless act, often an unintentional mistake in behavior or speech.

  1. Social blunderB2formal

    An unintentional social mistake or embarrassing remark that violates etiquette.

    frgaffe

    • The politician made a major gaffe during the live interview.
    • His comment about her dress was an awkward gaffe.
    • She tried to cover up her gaffe with a quick joke.

    Synonymesblunderboo-boofaux pashowlerindiscretionlapsemistakeslipsolecism

    Antonymesdiplomacygracepoisetact

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  • gaffes' possessive plural form
  • gaffe's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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