Sentence examples of "faux pas" in English
My delegation has committed a serious faux pas, and I wish to apologize.
Моя делегация допустила серьезную оплошность, и я хотел бы принести свои извинения.
But a faux pas of this kind, if that is what it was, reflects a mentality that places power over law.
Но даже оговорка подобного рода, если конечно это была ошибка, отражает менталитет, ставящий власть превыше закона.
Historically, aborted moves and faux pas abound on both sides in the French/NATO relationship, the latest being Jacques Chirac's failed attempt to patch up France's relations with NATO upon his arrival in power in 1995.
Истории известно много безрезультатных шагов и ошибок с обеих сторон в отношениях между Францией и НАТО, последней из которых была неудачная попытка Жака Ширака урегулировать отношения Франции с НАТО после его прихода к власти в 1995 году.
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