erreur/e.ʁœʁ/
noun · A2 · Frequency 575
nounfeminine
Meanings
error in thought or judgment, including mistaken beliefs and incorrect states of understanding
Covers various errors in the thought process and their outcomes
mistake or fault resulting from erroneous understanding
Refers to incorrect actions taken due to faulty understanding
error; (computing) error
Technical/computing use; not a breakdown (cf. panne).
Examples
Son erreur était de croire que le dossier avait déjà été envoyé.
His error was believing that the file had already been sent.
Elle a reconnu son erreur après avoir mal interprété les consignes.
She admitted her mistake after misunderstanding the instructions.
Une erreur du logiciel a effacé les données de la session.
A software error deleted the session data.
Collocations
- une erreur de jugementan error of judgment
- un message d’erreuran error message
Common mistakes
C'est un erreur fréquente.
C'est une erreur fréquente.
The noun erreur is feminine, so it takes une: une erreur, not un erreur.
Related words
antonymvéritétruth
nounfeminine
Meanings
error in thought or judgment, including mistaken beliefs and incorrect states of understanding
Covers various errors in the thought process and their outcomes
mistake or fault resulting from erroneous understanding
Refers to incorrect actions taken due to faulty understanding
error; (computing) error
Technical/computing use; not a breakdown (cf. panne).
Examples
Les erreurs de raisonnement peuvent conduire a des decisions injustes.
Errors in reasoning can lead to unjust decisions.
Ses erreurs dans la gestion du projet ont retarde toute l'equipe.
His mistakes in managing the project delayed the whole team.
Les erreurs du logiciel ont corrompu plusieurs fichiers importants.
The software errors corrupted several important files.