"faux pas" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fo pa/, /fo pɑ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-faux pas.wav Forms: faux pas [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} faux pas m (plural faux pas)
  1. stumble, misstep, false step Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-faux_pas-fr-noun-HRj9vVWo
  2. (figuratively) faux pas, blunder Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: gaffe (english: informal), bourde (english: informal), impair Related terms: faute de goût
    Sense id: en-faux_pas-fr-noun-q7tAdOAK Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 90

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