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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieserrore
Pronunciation / Transliteration: er-ro-re
"Ho fatto un piccolo errore nei conti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or unintentional result.
"Making a mistake on the report taught him to double-check his calculations."
- 1
To wrongly identify someone or something as someone or something else.
"I am sorry, I mistook you for my colleague."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'mistaken', from Old Norse 'mistaka' meaning 'to take in error or misunderstand', combining 'mis-' (amiss, wrongly) and 'taka' (to take). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a faulty action or misunderstanding to any error in judgment, perception, or execution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mistake" is said worldwide
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erreur
Transliteration: er-œr
"Tout le monde peut faire une erreur."
Fehler
Transliteration: feeler
"Aus einem Fehler kann man viel lernen."
errore
Transliteration: er-ro-re
"Ho fatto un piccolo errore nei conti."
error
Transliteration: e-ror
"Cometer un error es parte del aprendizaje."
erro
Transliteration: e-ru
"Foi apenas um pequeno erro de digitação."
गलती
Transliteration: galti
"हर इंसान से कभी न कभी गलती हो जाती है।"
错误
Transliteration: cuò wù
"这是一个不可避免的错误。"
실수
Transliteration: sil-su
"작은 실수가 큰 문제를 만들 수 있습니다."
間違い
Transliteration: machigai
"今回のテストでは多くの間違いをした。"
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