gauche
gb/ɡˈoʊʃ/ us/ɡˈoʊʃ/
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انگریزی
tapintatlan, modortalan, ízléstelen, esetlen, balszárny, baloldal
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tapintatlan
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modortalan
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استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] is gauche; a gauche [remark/comment/question]
It was a bit gauche to ask her salary at dinner.
Kissé tapintatlan volt vacsora közben megkérdezni, mennyi a fizetése.
He meant well, but his comment came off as gauche.
Jót akart, de a megjegyzése tapintatlannak hatott.
Making jokes about the mistake felt gauche in that moment.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
It is gauche to talk loudly in the theater.
Illetlen hangosan beszélni a színházban.
That question was gauche.
Az a kérdés tapintatlan volt.
عام غلطی:
Often misspelled as *gaush*; pronunciation is /ɡoʊʃ/ (rhymes with 'gosh').
معنی
socially awkward; tactless
لفظی تراکیب
a gauche remark
|a gauche comment
|a gauche joke
|gauche behavior
|gauche manner
|gauche attempt at humor
|gauche question
|gauche silence
|gauche introduction
|gauche apology
ہم معنی الفاظ
awkward (More general; not always about manners.)
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tactless (Focuses strongly on saying the wrong thing socially.)
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inept (Emphasizes lack of skill; can be social or practical.)
متضاد الفاظ
tactful (Shows sensitivity to other people’s feelings.)
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polished (Socially smooth and refined.)
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graceful (Shows ease and good manners.)
موضوعات
social_life
|communication
|manners
تعریف
not polite or smooth in social situations
Awkward in social situations in a way that shows a lack of tact or good manners.
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ízléstelen
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esetlen
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استعمال کا انداز:
a gauche [outfit/design/building/gesture]
The new logo looks a little gauche next to their competitors’ designs.
Az új logó kissé esetlennek hat a versenytársak dizájnjai mellett.
The sculpture is powerful, but its proportions are slightly gauche.
A szobor erőteljes, de az arányai kissé esetlenek.
He made a gauche gesture and knocked over the glass.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
Her outfit looked gauche.
Az öltözéke kissé ízléstelennek hatott.
The design feels a bit gauche.
A dizájn egy kicsit esetlennek hat.
عام غلطی:
Don’t confuse with *gaudy* (too bright/showy); *gauche* is more about awkwardness or lack of refinement.
معنی
clumsy; lacking elegance
لفظی تراکیب
gauche outfit
|gauche design
|gauche styling
|a gauche gesture
|gauche proportions
|gauche decoration
|gauche posture
|gauche architecture
ہم معنی الفاظ
clumsy (Highlights awkwardness rather than manners.)
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ungainly (Suggests an awkward, ungraceful look or movement.)
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crude (Can imply roughness or lack of refinement.)
متضاد الفاظ
elegant (Pleasantly refined in style or appearance.)
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stylish (Fashionable and well-designed.)
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graceful (Smooth and pleasing in movement or form.)
موضوعات
appearance
|art_design
|fashion
تعریف
not elegant; looks awkward or clumsy
Lacking elegance or good taste; awkward or clumsy in appearance, design, or style.
اسم
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FORMAL
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استعمال کا انداز:
the gauche; the [party/parliamentary] gauche
The proposal drew criticism from the party’s gauche.
A javaslatot bírálta a párt balszárnya.
He’s popular with the parliamentary gauche but less so with centrists.
Népszerű a parlamenti baloldalon, de a centristák körében kevésbé.
The gauche argued that the reforms didn’t go far enough.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
In politics, the gauche means the left.
A politikában a gauche a baloldalt jelenti.
عام غلطی:
This use is uncommon in everyday English and is often written as 'the gauche' in political commentary.
معنی
the political left (group)
لفظی تراکیب
the parliamentary gauche
|the party's gauche
|the radical gauche
|the socialist gauche
|the reformist gauche
ہم معنی الفاظ
the left (Much more common and neutral.)
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the left wing (Explicitly contrasts with 'the right wing'.)
متضاد الفاظ
the right (The opposing political side.)
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the right wing (The conservative side within a party or movement.)
موضوعات
politics
|society
تعریف
the left side in politics
The left wing of a political party or movement, especially when discussed as a group.
گرامر
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gauche
IPA
GB/ɡˈoʊʃ/
US/ɡˈoʊʃ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
gauche (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (gauche)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: gauche
- Comparative: gaucher
- Superlative: gauchest
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
gaucher
adjective
gauchest
adjective
Core family
gaucheness
noun
gauchely
adverb
عبارات
à gauche
1/ ɡˈoʊʃ/
fixed phrase
technical
to the left (direction)
to the left
مثالیں
- The instructor called, “Plié, then turn à gauche.”
- The stage note reads: “Enter, then move à gauche.”