faux pas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for faux pas in the English»French Dictionary

faux pas <pl faux pas> [Brit fəʊ ˈpɑː, Am ˌfoʊ ˈpɑ] N form

faux pas

impair m

Translations for faux pas in the French»English Dictionary

faux pas (gaffe)

faux pas

commettre un faux pas (gaffe)

to make a faux pas

commettre un impair

to make a faux pas

impair

indiscretion, faux pas

incongruité (acte)

faux-pas

balourdise (parole)

faux-pas

balourdise (acte)

faux-pas

Translations for faux pas in the English»French Dictionary

I.PA N

1. PA → personal assistant

PA

secrétaire mf de direction

2. PA → public address (system)

PA

système m de sonorisation

PA

sono f inf

to announce sth over the PA

annoncer qc par haut-parleurs

II.PA Am abrév écrite

PA → Pennsylvania

See also public address system, personal assistant, Pennsylvania

public address system N

public address system

sonorisation f

public address system

système m de sonorisation

personal assistant N

personal assistant (secretary) a. PA

secrétaire mf de direction

personal assistant (assistant)

assistant/-e m/f

Pennsylvania [Brit ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə, Am ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə]

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvanie f

pa [Brit pɑː, Am pɑ] N inf

pa

papa m

faux pas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for faux pas in the French»English Dictionary

faire un faux pas (par indiscrétion)

to commit a faux pas

faux pas

faux pas

Translations for faux pas in the English»French Dictionary

PA [ˌpi:ˈeɪ] N

1. PA (assistant to a superior) → personal assistant

2. PA (loudspeaker) → public address system

3. PA Am → Pennsylvania

See also public address, personal assistant, Pennsylvania

public address, public address system N

public address

système m de haut-parleurs

personal assistant N

personal assistant

assistant(e) m (f)

I.Pennsylvania [pensɪlˈveɪniə] N

Pennsylvania

la Pennsylvanie

II.Pennsylvania [pensɪlˈveɪniə] ADJ inv

Pennsylvania

de Pennsylvanie

pa¹ N inf (father)

pa

papa m

pa² ADV

pa abbreviation of per annum

pa

par an

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was uninvited, and a series of faux pas lead to his expulsion from the party.

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In fact, this faux pas is an urban legend.

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Despite ongoing criticism, including the animal hat being listed as a 2012 fashion faux pas despite also being a serious fashion statement, they stayed popular into 2013.

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She also broke her broom on the ice, a major curling faux pas.

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Secret is arguably more tantalizing because it's pretty much faux pas-less social networking.

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The unwitting faux pas was soon forgotten.

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The show builds its comedy around quiet everyday situations, social awkwardness, uncomfortable silences and general faux pas.

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It's not every toon that deals with midlife crisis, marital dysfunction, child neglect, impotence fears, fashion faux pas and existential angst.

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Gaffes and faux pas can be labels for certain instances of this kind of error.

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The stories generally come from anonymous tips from media employees, found mistakes and faux pas in news stories caught by readers and other blogs, and original reporting.

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