HyperDic: gaucherie

English > 2 senses of the word gaucherie:
NOUNattributegaucherie, rusticitythe quality of being rustic / rustic or gauche
actgaucherie, faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slipa socially awkward or tactless act
English > gaucherie: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being rustic / rustic or gauche.
Synonymrusticity
Broaderawkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffnessThe inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment / embarrassment)
OppositeurbanityThe quality or character of life in a city or town
Spanishrusticidad
Catalanrusticitat
English > gaucherie: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningA socially awkward or tactless act.
Synonymsfaux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip
Broaderblunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-booAn embarrassing mistake
Spanishmetedura de pata, metida de pata, pifia, solecismo
Catalandisbarat, ensopegada, relliscada, solecisme, solecismo

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