Ausrutscher — meaning in English

English meaning

• gaffe noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
• lapse noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
• slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.
• stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
• trip noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.

Senses

Ausrutscher is used for these senses in English:

• gaffe A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
• lapse A temporary failure; a slip.
• slip A mistake or error.
• slip (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
• slip-up (idiomatic) A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.
• stumble An error or blunder.
• trip A faux pas, a social error.

lapse — full definition

1. noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
2. noun The ending of a right, agreement, or membership because it was left unused or not renewed.
3. verb To slip gradually into a worse state, bad habit, or silence.
4. verb To become invalid because a deadline passed or it was not renewed.

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