FAUX PAS


Meaning of FAUX PAS in English

[ Fr. ]

1.

Mistake, blunder, indiscretion, false step, false stroke, act of indiscretion.

2.

Lapse from virtue, lapse from chastity, false step, lapse, slip, misstep, indiscretion.

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