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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaux pas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fo pas
"Cette décision politique a été un grave faux pas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An inadvertent awkward step or stumble while walking or running.
"A momentary misstep on the icy path nearly sent him tumbling down the hill." - 2
An error in judgment, a blunder, or a tactical mistake.
"The company's latest marketing campaign was a critical misstep that alienated its core demographic."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verbal phrase 'to misstep', combining the Old English prefix 'mis-' (denoting wrong or wrongly) with 'step' (from Old English 'stæppan'). Historically established in the early modern English period as both a literal stumble and a metaphorical error in conduct or judgment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misstep" is said worldwide
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faux pas
Transliteration: fo pas
"Cette décision politique a été un grave faux pas."
Fehltritt
Transliteration: Fehltritt
"Ein kleiner Fehltritt kann das ganze Projekt gefährden."
passo falso
Transliteration: passo falso
"Quel passo falso ha rovinato la sua carriera."
tropiezo
Transliteration: tropiezo
"Un pequeño tropiezo no significa el fin del éxito."
passo em falso
Transliteration: passo em falso
"Ele não pode dar nenhum passo em falso agora."
चूक
Transliteration: chook
"उनकी एक छोटी सी चूक ने सारा खेल बिगाड़ दिया।"
失误
Transliteration: shīwù
"他在谈判中的失误导致了合作的破裂。"
실수
Transliteration: silsu
"이번 협상에서의 작은 실수가 큰 손실로 이어졌다."
失策
Transliteration: shisaku
"その外交上の失策が政権を揺るがせた。"
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