it means that the person you are talking about has made a mistake
Faux pas is a noun.
I always make a faux pas when I try to speak in another language.
The word faux pas (open spaced compound noun) is an abstract noun, a word for something embarrasing said or done in a social situation. The word faux pas is a common noun; the form faux pas is both singular and plural.
"Faux pas" is a French term. It means: gaffe/social blunder.
social error, misstep, blunder
"Paux" is not a word. The correct term is "faux pas," a French phrase meaning a social blunder or mistake, commonly used in English to describe an embarrassing or tactless error in social behavior or manners.
i alway make faux pas in my h.w.haha
Part of the question is misspelled. The word in question should be "faux pas." A "faux pas" is a work spoken improperly. It's French for "social infraction," and it means a social mistake or action. Example in sentence: He certainly made a faux pas when he dropped the punch.
Faux pas means a social blunder or mistake. Pairing it with faux (meaning fake or false) accentuates that the mistake or blunder was especially embarrassing because it was not genuine or authentic.
Faux pasA faux pas is an embarrassing mistake, usually without severe consequence, such as releasing natural gas or mispronouncing "hyperbole." Faux pas means "false step" in French.
No, faux pas doesn't require a hyphen.
a faux pas is a misstep in French, a blunder or embarassing mistake.