"gaffe" meaning in French

See gaffe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡaf/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-gaffe.wav Forms: gaffes [plural]
Rhymes: -af Etymology: From Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|pro|gaf||clasp}} Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), {{der|fr|got|𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷||clasp|pos=n}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), {{m|got|𐌲𐌰-|pos=intensifier}} 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier), {{m|got|𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽||to catch}} 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} gaffe f (plural gaffes)
  1. gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British) Tags: feminine Derived forms: faire gaffe
    Sense id: en-gaffe-fr-noun-3ZLrgtgi

Noun

IPA: /ɡaf/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-gaffe.wav Forms: gaffes [plural]
Rhymes: -af Etymology: From Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|pro|gaf||clasp}} Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), {{der|fr|got|𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷||clasp|pos=n}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), {{m|got|𐌲𐌰-|pos=intensifier}} 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier), {{m|got|𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽||to catch}} 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} gaffe f (plural gaffes)
  1. (nautical) boathook Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Nautical, Nautical
    Sense id: en-gaffe-fr-noun-4sv4YLaH Disambiguation of Nautical: 7 93 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gaffe meaning in French (4.5kB)

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