He committed a faux pas when he asked whether she was pregnant.
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Pas
//pɑː//
Synonyms for "pas" (41 found)
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8 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- танцова стъпка noun (step)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 舞步 noun (step)
Finnish
2 entries- askel noun (step)
- tanssiaskel noun (step)
French
1 entries- pas noun (step)
German
1 entries- Schritt noun (step)
Polish
1 entries- pas noun (step)
Russian
1 entries- па noun (step)
Spanish
1 entries- SAP noun (parental alienation syndrome)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Tom made a faux pas.
Source: tatoeba (6956337)
So if you ask a friend if they liked the food you prepared for them, and they say it’s “not terrible,” in English, that would mean it’s not so bad. But if a French friend says that it was pas terrible, then you know you better improve your cooking skills.
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Mary made a faux pas.
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