faux pas

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌfəʊˈpɑː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/foʊ ˈpɑ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fō pä′)

Inflections of 'faux pas' (n): npl: faux pas
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faux pas n (social mistake) (coloquial)papelón nm
 She was terribly embarrassed about the faux pas she made at the dinner party. You made a terrible faux pas by calling the Queen "Lady Windsor"!
 Estaba terriblemente avergonzada del papelón que hizo en la cena.
  (figurado)paso en falso loc nom m
 Estaba terriblemente avergonzada del paso en falso que dio en la cena.
  hacer el ridículo loc verb
 Estaba terriblemente avergonzada por haber hecho el ridículo en la cena.
  (coloquial)metedura de pata loc nom f
Note: Como verbo se utiliza "meter la pata"
 Estaba terriblemente avergonzada de la metedura de pata que hizo en la cena.
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'faux pas' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
cardinal sin - howler - misstep
Spanish:
indelicadeza - cahuín - inconveniencia - metedura de pata - resbalón - torpeza


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