Translation of gaffe in Spanish: gaffe
noun
gaffe masculine
metedura de pata feminine informal
metida de pata feminine Latin America informal
plancha feminine informal
pifia feminine informal
to make / commit a gaffe — meter la pata informal
English example sentences
Don't even think about ordering in Spanish or French - a diplomatic gaffe. He was forced to resign from the position of transport secretary at the end of May after an 11-month tenure marked by a series of gaffes and blunders. She was given to embarrassing conversational gaffes; he could be boorish and argumentative when drunk - which was often. Criticism, missteps and gaffes began to characterize news coverage. Otherwise it's merely a gaffe, an embarrassment or a row. Several of his major gaffes were simple mistakes of technique, which over time can be corrected. With respect to the film itself, there are many who take pride in highlighting the several goofs and gaffes on display. We all know some of the famous gaffes that have been performed. As in all such debates, the principal goal is to avoid a gaffe which will make embarrassing headlines the next morning. Embarrassment concerns lighter social gaffes and violations of decorous comportment. He was a keen humorist and sometimes it was hard to tell which of his remarks were jokes and which were gaffes. What they're after is the gaffe or the mistake rather than the analysis of the decision. It is said in Washington that a gaffe is when someone slips up and tells the truth. His reluctance to be leader combined with his recent rather embarrassing gaffes has, however, compelled me to examine the alternatives. He is disarmingly straightforward about his goofs and gaffes, of which he had plenty during his first go-round. Jubilant children can now go to their chosen schools after education chiefs admitted an embarrassing gaffe. Only then, having realised their diplomatic gaffe, did the White House alter its stance. The Cultural Cold War contains some silly mistakes and some real gaffes. I kept things moving reasonably well and didn't commit any major gaffes or trip over my words too badly. The incident is the latest in a string of embarrassing security gaffes to affect the software giant.