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1 unfitness
1. n неуместность2. n непригодность3. n неспособность; некомпетентностьhe could not conceal his unfitness for the work — он не мог скрыть свою неподготовленность к этой работе
Синонимический ряд:1. improprieties' (noun) improprieties'; unseemliness; unsuitability; unsuitableness2. inappropriateness (noun) inappropriateness; inaptness; unmeetness3. incapableness (noun) incapableness4. incapacity (noun) disability; disqualification; feebleness; impotence; inability; incapability; incapacity; incompetence -
2 impropriety
(b) (act, expression, gesture) inconvenance f;∎ to commit an impropriety commettre une inconvenanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > impropriety
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3 impropriety
noun inconveniencia, incorrección; indecenciatr[ɪmprə'praɪətɪ]noun (pl improprieties)1 formal use (indecent behaviour) impropiedad nombre femenino, falta de decoro; (dishonest practice) deshonestidad nombre femenino, indecencia1) indecorousness: indecoro m, falta f de decoro2) error: impropiedad f, incorrección fn.• impropiedad s.f.• inconveniencia s.f.• indecencia s.f.• indecoro s.m.• pitada s.f.'ɪmprə'praɪətia) c ( breach of decorum) incorrección fb) u ( quality) falta f de decoro, incorrección fc) u ( incorrectness) (frml) impropiedad f[ˌɪmprǝ'praɪǝtɪ]N [of person, behaviour] (=unseemliness) incorrección f, falta f de decoro; (=indecency) indecencia f ; [of language] impropiedad f ; (=illicit nature) deshonestidad f* * *['ɪmprə'praɪəti]a) c ( breach of decorum) incorrección fb) u ( quality) falta f de decoro, incorrección fc) u ( incorrectness) (frml) impropiedad f -
4 impropriety
noun2) (instance of improper conduct) Unanständigkeit, die* * *noun die Ungeeignetheit* * *im·pro·pri·ety[ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti, AM -ət̬i]nalleged improprieties angeblicher Betrug2. no pl (indecency) Unanständigkeit f; (wrong use) Unrichtigkeit f, falscher Gebrauch; (unsuitableness) Ungeeignetheit f, Untauglichkeit f* * *["Imprə'praIətɪ]nUnschicklichkeit f; (of behaviour etc, language, remark) Ungehörigkeit f; (= indecency of jokes etc) Unanständigkeit fsexual/financial impropriety — sexuelles/finanzielles Fehlverhalten
* * *impropriety [ˌımprəˈpraıətı] s1. Ungeeignetheit f2. Unschicklichkeit f3. Unrichtigkeit f* * *noun2) (instance of improper conduct) Unanständigkeit, die* * *n.Ungehörigkeit f. -
5 impropriety
noun utilbørlighet, usømmelighetsubst. \/ˌɪmprəˈpraɪətɪ\/1) uanstendighet, utilbørlighet2) uriktighet, feilaktighet3) ubeleilighetimproprieties uanstendigheter, frekkheterthe impropriety of det utilbørlige\/uanstendige i, frekkheten idet ubeleilige i -
6 faux pas
1. ложный шаг; бестактностьI committed a faux pas by offering wine to a Muslim — я совершил бестактность, предложив вино мусульманину
2. эвф. нарушение супружеской верностиСинонимический ряд:1. blooper (noun) blooper; boner; break; gaffe; impropriety; indecorum; solecism2. bloopers (noun) bloopers; boners; breaks; improprieties; indecorums; solecisms3. embarrassing mistake (noun) blunder; calamity; contretemps; embarrassing mistake; error; mishap; set-back4. stupid mistake (noun) bungle; goof; lapse; mistake; oversight; stupid mistake
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