Gaffe
//ɡæf//
Translations of "gaffe" (24 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breton | fallvarch(a foolish error, especially one made in public), fazienn(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Bulgarian | гаф(a foolish error, especially one made in public), грешка(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | gaf, greška | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 出醜 /出丑(a foolish error, especially one made in public), 過失 /过失(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | chūchǒu, guòshī | |
| Czech | blbost(a foolish error, especially one made in public), bota(a foolish error, especially one made in public), kravina(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Danish | fejltagelse(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Dutch | blunder(a foolish error, especially one made in public), flater(a foolish error, especially one made in public), gaffe(a foolish error, especially one made in public), misstap(a foolish error, especially one made in public), uitschuiver(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Finnish | moka(a foolish error, especially one made in public), munaus(a foolish error, especially one made in public), möhläys(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| French | bévue(a foolish error, especially one made in public), faux pas(a foolish error, especially one made in public), gaffe(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Galician | cabuco(a foolish error, especially one made in public), disquenza(a foolish error, especially one made in public), esquenza(a foolish error, especially one made in public), falenza(a foolish error, especially one made in public), pifia(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| German | Ausrutscher(a foolish error, especially one made in public), Fauxpas(a foolish error, especially one made in public), Patzer(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Greek | γκάφα(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | gkáfa | |
| Hebrew | פַשְלָה(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | fáshla | |
| Hungarian | ballépés(a foolish error, especially one made in public), ügyetlenség(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Italian | errore(a foolish error, especially one made in public), figuraccia(a foolish error, especially one made in public), gaffe(a foolish error, especially one made in public), sproposito(a foolish error, especially one made in public), topica(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Japanese | 失策(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | shissaku | |
| Macedonian | гаф(a foolish error, especially one made in public), гре́шка(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | gaf, gréška | |
| Norwegian | brøler(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Polish | gafa(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Portuguese | gafe(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Romanian | gafă(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Russian | конфуз(a foolish error, especially one made in public), опло́шность(a foolish error, especially one made in public), оши́бка(a foolish error, especially one made in public), про́мах(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | konfuz, oplóšnostʹ, ošíbka, prómax | |
| Spanish | cagada(a foolish error, especially one made in public), desliz(a foolish error, especially one made in public), gazapo(a foolish error, especially one made in public), metedura de pata(a foolish error, especially one made in public), metida de pata(a foolish error, especially one made in public), pifia(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Swedish | blunder(a foolish error, especially one made in public), fadäs(a foolish error, especially one made in public), tabbe(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — | |
| Turkish | gaf(a foolish error, especially one made in public) | — |
fallvarch, fazienn
blbost, bota, kravina
fejltagelse
blunder, flater, gaffe, misstap, uitschuiver
moka, munaus, möhläys
bévue, faux pas, gaffe
cabuco, disquenza, esquenza, falenza, pifia
Ausrutscher, Fauxpas, Patzer
ballépés, ügyetlenség
errore, figuraccia, gaffe, sproposito, topica
brøler
gafa
gafe
gafă
cagada, desliz, gazapo, metedura de pata, metida de pata, pifia
blunder, fadäs, tabbe
gaf
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