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 Translation for 'faux pas' from English to Swedish
NOUN   a faux pas | faux pas
SYNO faux pas | gaffe | gaucherie | ...
tabbe {u} [vard.] [blunder]faux pas
textil
fuskläder {n}
faux leather
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Translation for 'faux pas' from English to Swedish

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faux pas
tabbe {u} [vard.] [blunder]

faux leather
fuskläder {n}textil
Usage Examples English
  • Conference organizers noted the unease with Thompson's words but otherwise limited their comments on the faux pas, instead thanking Thompson for being one of the speakers at the conference.
  • On February 23, 2007, Radio-Canada's website reported that Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice had used the song "For the Love of Money" without the group's permission during a political event, a faux pas since Prentice is responsible for the application of the Copyright Act in Canada.
  • This faux pas, however, is readily excused for foreigners.
  • O'Kelly's most famous faux pas occurred during a state visit to the Vatican City, when in a breach with standard protocol, he told the media of Pope Pius XII's personal opinions on communism.
  • His desperation is readily apparent as he makes increasingly hopeless manoeuvres and painful faux pas in trying to curry favour with those he perceives as having superior social status.

  • Gaffes and faux pas can be labels for certain instances of this kind of error.
  • There have also been high-profile failures and faux pas.
  • Johnson made the fashion faux pas of wearing brown shoes with a gray suit.
  • After realising his faux pas, Newton quickly apologised to Ali on stage.
  • Outside of an official state of war, Filipinos consider this a major "faux-pas" or a highly offensive act: several instances of this incorrect display (usually by foreigners) have attracted online backlash, prompting official apologies.

  • Despite his "faux pas", Godfrey still commanded a strong presence and a loyal fan base.
  • The language barrier may become a major obstacle in creating new relationships: special attention must be paid to one's and others' culture-specific body language signs, linguistic faux pas, conversation tone, linguistic nuances and customs, and false friends.
  • Though steering clear of any controversial subjects and stressing national unity and identity during his first months, in late 1901 and early 1902, he had committed several constitutional faux pas by publicly taking positions on political matters.
  • In what would later become a design faux pas, this generation of the model line was marketed without a driver-side sliding door, a feature popularized by the introduction of third-generation Chrysler minivans.
  • 140, At the same time, he was weighed down by his own recent "faux pas" [...] notably, when he tried unsuccessfully to recruit a mistress of the king as a spy (the mistress refused Fouquet’s offer of money and duly reported it to the king).

  • It is considered a faux pas for a professional player to literally walk to first base; the batter-runner and any advancing runners normally jog on such a play.
  • In his "Reflections on the World War" Bethmann Hollweg conceded that saying "scrap of paper" had been a faux pas ([...] , [...]), but he held to his opinion that Belgian neutrality was as nothing compared to the approaching world war.
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