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Meaning of error | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈɛr.rɔr]

Definitions

  1. wandering, straying, going astray
    declension-3, masculine
  2. wavering, uncertainty
    declension-3, masculine
  3. error, mistake, fault
    declension-3, masculine
  4. delusion (a departing from the truth), misunderstanding
    declension-3, masculine
  5. solecism
    declension-3, masculine

Equivalents

English error mistake

Examples

“quantum animīs errōris inest!”

Literally: How much of error is there [is present, exists] in understanding [or judgment]! Or, interpreted broadly in more natural English: People make such mistakes! Or: Such misunderstanding! (In this section of the poem, an enemy is mistakenly admitted into a house at night.)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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