See faux pas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"tags": [
"feminine",
"informal"
],
"word": "metida de pata"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an embarrassing or tactless blunder",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "metedura de pata"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an embarrassing or tactless blunder",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "klavertramp"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an embarrassing or tactless blunder",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fadäs"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "an embarrassing or tactless blunder",
"word": "thất lễ"
}
],
"word": "faux pas"
}
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