gaffe
A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in publicA foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
» He committed a gaffe when he asked whether she was pregnant.
Він проявив безтактність, запитавши її, чи вона вагітна.
Значение
значений: 1A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
make a gaffe
Fauxpas, Ausrutscher, Patzer
опло́шностьoplóšnostʹ, про́махprómax, оши́бкаošíbka
- a socially awkward or tactless act
Примеры
предложений: 4He committed a gaffe when he asked whether she was pregnant.
ukВін проявив безтактність, запитавши її, чи вона вагітна.
Tom made a gaffe.
ukТом виявив безтактність.
I was shocked by the alacrity with which my typos and gaffes were pointed out.
What a gaffe!
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From French gaffe (“blunder”). Doublet of gaff.From French gaffe (“blunder”). Doublet of gaff.
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