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| faux pas |
| 1. n-m. stumble, misstep, false step |
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| 2. n-m. (figuratively) faux pas, blunder |
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| French > French |
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| faux pas |
| 1. n-m. Pas dans lequel on glisse ou chancelle. |
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| 2. n-m. (Figuré) Faute, maladresse embarrassante dans un contexte social, impair. |
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| Cette plaidoirie déplacée pour le colonialisme est un faux pas qui risque de coûter sa carrière à ce politicien. |
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| Analysis |
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| Faux |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, French, eq=Faux |
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| 2. adj. false; untrue |
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| 3. adj. false; not real |
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| 4. adv. badly; inaccurately; untruly |
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| 5. n-f. scythe |
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| faillir |
| 1. v. to almost do something |
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| J'ai failli aller en Allemagne, mais j'ai annulé au dernier moment - I almost went to Germany, but cancelled at the last minute |
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| 2. v. to fail |
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| Tu as failli à ta mission. - You failed your mission. |
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| 3. v. to go bankrupt |
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| pas |
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| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
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| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
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| Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover |
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| 3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) |
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| 4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. |
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