gaucheness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gaucheness in the English»French Dictionary

gaucheness [Brit ˈɡəʊʃnəs, Am ˈɡoʊʃnəs] N

gaucheness (of person)

gaucherie f

gaucheness (of remark)

maladresse f

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English

They almost froth with rage as they cite petty examples of his supposed gaucheness, egotism and appearance, as if these were criminal faults.

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How could someone once so brilliantly funny not realise the gaucheness of those remarks?

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If the young actors are inexperienced and often awkward, their gaucheness may serve them well by seeming all the more convincingly teenaged.

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I covered my gaucheness by hailing the waiter and ordering a glass of champagne.

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The sudden interjection of quiet, cascading, distorted guitar lines at the end, though pretty and ear-catching in themselves, seemed symptomatic of the slight gaucheness of the work's form and argument.

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Both men smirk at the gaucheness of the early versions, but then their faces light up.

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