blunder

gaffe, bévue

Erreur grave ou embarrassante, souvent causée par un manque d’attention.

En anglais simple : A serious or embarrassing mistake, often caused by carelessness.

• I made a blunder on the form.
• His diplomatic blunder upset several countries.
• How can we avoid these costly blunders?

Synonymes : mistake, error, gaffe

Expressions courantes : make a blunder, costly blunder, major blunder

faire une gaffe, commettre une erreur

Commettre une erreur grave ou due à un manque d’attention.

En anglais simple : To make a serious or careless mistake.

• I blundered and sent the wrong file.
• The government blundered badly during the negotiations.
• Did we blunder in trusting him?

Comment l'utiliser : blunder in doing something (They blundered in choosing an unreliable supplier.)

Synonymes : make a mistake, err, mess up

Expressions courantes : blunder badly, blunder in judgment, blunder in something

perdre une pièce par une gaffe, donner une pièce

Perdre une pièce aux échecs à cause d’un très mauvais coup.

En anglais simple : To lose a chess piece by making a very bad move.

• I blundered my queen in ten moves.
• Be careful not to blunder that rook.
• She blundered a knight and resigned soon afterward.

Synonymes : give away, lose carelessly

Expressions courantes : blunder a rook, blunder a queen, blunder a piece

provoquer une issue défavorable par une gaffe

Jouer un mauvais coup aux échecs qui permet une issue indésirable, comme une partie nulle ou un mat.

En anglais simple : To make a bad chess move that allows an unwanted result, such as a draw or checkmate.

• She blundered a draw from a winning position.
• He blundered into mate after moving his king.
• Can you spot how White could blunder into stalemate?

Comment l'utiliser : blunder into something (He blundered into checkmate while chasing a pawn.)

Expressions courantes : blunder a draw, blunder into mate, blunder into stalemate