Grammatical class

Noun

impair

(informal) blunder

Details

Syllables

im-pair

Phonetics

ɛ̃.pɛʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

25651

Freq. (movies)

47918

Freq. (news)

32080

Sentences

Commettre un impair

To make a blunder

A1

J'ai commis un grave impair.

I made a serious mistake.

B1

Il a commis un impair quand il a demandé si elle était enceinte.

He committed a faux pas when he asked whether she was pregnant.

B1