Real Conversations
Awkward Moments: French words for real conversations
The “Awkward Moments” set from the “Real Conversations” goal. These are French words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “Awkward Moments” set
52 · FrenchThese French words are already in the VibeLing dictionary — 52 with translation, an example and audio. Tap a word to open its page.
silence gênant
[silɑ̃s ʒɛnɑ̃]
awkward silence
phrase
rien de personnel
[ʁjɛ̃ də pɛʁsɔnɛl]
nothing personal
phrase
sans vouloir te vexer
[sɑ̃ vulwaʁ tə vɛkse]
no offense
phrase
ça ne sonne pas comme je voulais
[sa nə sɔn pa kɔm ʒə vulɛ]
that came out wrong
phrase
je ne l'ai pas fait exprès
[ʒə nə le pa fɛ ɛkspʁɛ]
I didn't mean it
phrase
anxiété sociale
[ɑ̃ksjete sɔsjal]
social anxiety
phrase
excuses
excuses
noun
bourde
Blunder
noun
péché
Sin
noun
obscurcissement
Obfuscation
noun
Pause
[poz]
pause
noun
Accident
[aksidɑ̃]
accident
noun
Erreur
[eʁœʁ]
mistake
noun
silence
[silɑ̃s]
silence
noun
moment gênant
[mɔmɑ̃ ʒɛnɑ̃]
awkward moment
noun
malentendu
[malɑ̃tɑ̃dy]
misunderstanding
noun
je suis désolé
[ʒə sɥi dezɔle]
I'm sorry
phrase
Désolé
[dezɔle]
sorry
interjection
confusion
[kɔ̃fyzjɔ̃]
confusion
noun
mauvais mot
wrong word
phrase
mauvaise personne
wrong person
phrase
mauvais nom
wrong name
phrase
suspendre
suspend
verb
désolé, je suis en retard
sorry I'm late
phrase
désolé de vous interrompre
sorry for interrupting
phrase
désolé pour ça
sorry about that
phrase
espace personnel
personal space
phrase
pause
pause
noun
c'est ma faute
my mistake
phrase
signal contradictoire
mixed signal
noun
mésaventure
mishap
noun
réparer son erreur
make it right
phrase
passons à la suite
let's move on
phrase
laissez-moi reformuler
let me rephrase
phrase
c'est compliqué
it's complicated
phrase
interface
interface
noun
je suis désolé
I'm sorry
phrase
j'étais perdu
I was confused
phrase
j'ai besoin d'un instant
I need a moment
phrase
j'ai mal compris
I misunderstood
phrase
j'ai oublié
I forgot
phrase
chut
hush
interjection
difficile à expliquer
hard to explain
phrase
oublie ce que j'ai dit
forget I said that
phrase
excuse
excuse
noun
changer de sujet
change the subject
phrase
on peut parler plus tard ?
can we talk later
phrase
limite
boundary
noun
limites
boundaries
noun
attaché
Bound
verb
mauvais moment
bad timing
noun
excuse
apology
noun
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