miscue

A noun referring to a mistake or error, often a minor slip in speech, writing, or action, or a faulty shot in billiards where the cue tip slips off the cue ball.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um erro ou deslize, muitas vezes uma pequena falha na fala ou na escrita, ou uma ação imprecisa; no bilhar, um golpe malfeito em que a ponta do taco escorrega da bola.

1. Faulty shot in billiards B2 formal sport

   An error in billiards or pool where the cue tip slips off the cue ball, resulting in a poor shot.

   • His miscue sent the cue ball flying off the table.
   • The player was frustrated after a miscue on a crucial shot.
   • A miscue can happen if the cue tip is not properly chalked.

   🇵🇹Erro na tacada de bilhar

2. Minor mistake or slip B2 informal

   A small, inadvertent error in speech, writing, or action, often due to a lapse in memory or attention.

   • She had a miscue during her presentation and forgot her next point.
   • The actor's miscue caused a brief pause in the scene.
   • A miscue in the report led to a minor correction.

   🇵🇹Pequeno erro ou deslize

   Sinônimos: errorflubgaffelapsemistakeoversightslipslip-upstumble

• miscues plural form
• miscues' possessive plural form
• miscue's possessive singular form