оплошность — meaning in English

English meaning

• blooper noun A silly mistake.
• fluff noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
• gaffe noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
• goof noun A mistake or blunder.
• holiday noun A day set aside for a religious, cultural, or national celebration, often free from work.
• lapse noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
• misdeed noun A wrong or bad act, which could be anything from a small fault to a serious crime.
• misstep noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
• omission noun The act of leaving something out, or something that has been left out.

Senses

оплошность is used for these senses in English:

• blooper (informal) A blunder, an error.
• faux pas An embarrassing or tactless blunder.
• fluff (informal) A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
• gaffe A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
• goof (US, informal) A mistake or error.
• lapse A temporary failure; a slip.
• misdeed That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
• misstep (figurative) An error or mistake.

blooper — full definition

1. noun A silly mistake.
2. noun In baseball, a weak hit that just clears the infielders.
3. noun A funny mistake caught on film or video.
4. noun A type of sail set behind the rearmost mast of an old square-rigged ship.

fluff — full definition

1. noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
2. noun Something trivial, superficial, or lacking substance.
3. verb To mess up or botch something, especially a line in a performance.
4. verb To shake or pat something so it becomes light and puffy.

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