Fehltritt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- clanger noun A thing that makes a clanging sound, such as a bell used to warn people.
- 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
- noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- verb To make a careless, serious mistake.
clanger — full definition
- noun A thing that makes a clanging sound, such as a bell used to warn people.
- noun The part inside a bell, or any similar object, that strikes it to produce a ringing sound.
- noun An obvious and embarrassing mistake.
- noun An error by a player that is logged in a game's official statistics.
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