1.过失;失着
2.违反习俗[礼节]的举动[言语]
3.(特指妇女的)失足
1.something embarrassing that you say or do in a social situation
1.In social situations, there is an uneasiness, clumsiness, or perhaps some sort of minor embarrassment or faux pas on your part.
在社交场合,你显得有点不自然,有点笨拙,甚至可能会造成一些小尴尬和失态。
2.Now, Google has a way to help protect you (and others) from such a faux pas.
现在,谷歌发明了一种方法来防止你(和其他人)出现这种囧事。
3.Meanwhile, in an unfortunate red carpet faux pas, Pink and Shakira both showed up in the same Balmain dress.
与此同时,红毯上出现了一个不幸的窘境,粉红佳人和夏奇拉穿着相同的巴尔曼礼服现身。
4.US State Department spokesman admitted the diplomatic faux pas, and joked that it is better a week early than a week late.
美国国务院发言人承认了这个外交失礼并且开玩笑地说,早一个礼拜总比晚一个礼拜好。
5.The diplomatic faux pas was awkwardly admitted by spokesman PJ Crowley, who said: "Better a week early than a week late. "
美国国务院发言人克劳利尴尬地承认了这一外交失误,并说祝贺“早一周总比晚一周好”。
6.His supervisor still gave him a promotion despite his faux pas at the meeting.
尽管他开会时犯错,他上司仍然给他升级。
7.And as I said, when I make a mistake or commit a culture faux pas, people usually understand.
像我说的,当我犯了错误或者有口误的时候,人们通常可以理解。
8.One of the clumsier faux pas is when a customer fails to inform the master in advance of dislikes or allergies.
另外,有一种更笨拙的失误行径,就是顾客没事前告知寿司师傅他不喜欢什么或者对什么有过敏反应。
9.And thank me for forgiving you of your dating faux pas.
感谢我原谅你上次约会的失礼。
10.Traditionally, the OBE medal is worn on the left side, and commentators during the coverage noted the faux pas during their telecasts.
就传统来说,大英帝国勋章是要戴在左边的,评论员们在报道的时候注意到了这个小小的失礼。