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单词 faux pas
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faux pasnoun [ C ]

uk/ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/us/ˌfoʊ ˈpɑː/plural faux pas

words or behaviour that are a social mistake or not polite:

I made some remark about his wife's family, and then realized I'd made a serious faux pas.

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Faults and mistakes

  • a blot on sb's character idiom
  • aberration
  • Achilles heel
  • adrift
  • black mark
  • chink
  • clinker
  • creep in/creep into sth
  • errata
  • erratum
  • error
  • failing
  • false alarm
  • false move
  • lapse
  • loophole
  • misprint
  • misspell
  • mistake
  • mistaken

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faux pasnoun [ C ]

us/ˈfoʊ ˈpɑ/plural faux pas /ˈfoʊ ˈpɑ, ˈpɑz/

a remark or action in a social situation that is a mistake and causes embarrassment or offense:

She made the faux pas of referring to Wales as “part of England.”
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