Fehltritt — meaning in English

English meaning

• blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
• clanger noun Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
• misstep noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
• stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
• wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

Fehltritt is used for these senses in English:

• blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
• clanger (chiefly, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
• slip-up (idiomatic) A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.
• stumble A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
• wrong An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).

blunder — full definition

1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

clanger — full definition

1. noun Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
2. noun The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
3. noun A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
4. noun A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".

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