gaffe

1. A 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

1. He committed a gaffe when he asked whether she was pregnant.

   Він проявив безтактність, запитавши її, чи вона вагітна.

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2. Tom made a gaffe.

   Том виявив безтактність.

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3. I was shocked by the alacrity with which my typos and gaffes were pointed out.

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4. What a gaffe!

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