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    faux pas

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++faux pas /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː, ˈfəʊ pɑː $ ˌfoʊ ˈpɑː/ noun (plural faux pas /-ˈpɑːz/) [countable]  MISTAKEan embarrassing mistake in a social situation 失态；失礼；失言
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    faux pas• Talking business at dinner is a faux pas in France.• Mercifully, circumstances now allow me to rectify this faux pas.• Edna was met with a hushed silence fitting for only the most violent faux pas.    Origin faux pas (1600-1700) French “false step”
    faux pas nounChinese
    an a situation mistake Corpus in social embarrassing


    faux pas
    faux pas /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː, ˈfəʊ pɑː $ ˌfoʊ ˈpɑː/ noun (plural faux pas /-ˈpɑːz/) [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: French
     Origin: 'false step'
    an embarrassing mistake in a social situation


    faux pasBrE /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfoʊ ˈpɑː/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    faux pas BrE /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌfoʊ ˈpɑːz/ 🔊     )     (from French)     an action or a remark that causes embarrassment because it is not socially correct 有失检点；失态；失礼；失言