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erreur

mistake, error

noun eh-RUHR Common

Usage Note

Erreur is feminine and is used in the phrase par erreur (by mistake, accidentally). The verb se tromper (to be wrong, to make a mistake) is the natural partner. The phrase faire une erreur or commettre une erreur are both standard ways to say 'to make a mistake', with commettre being more formal.

Examples

"J'ai fait une erreur dans mon calcul."

Natural Translation

I made a mistake in my calculation.

Literal Translation

I-have made a mistake in my calculation

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