make a mistake

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make a mistake

verb makes a mistake · making a mistake · made a mistake

To err, to be wrong. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Similar: blow it, bobble, boob, crap up, miscue, drop a bollock, drop the ball, err, flub, flub up, foul up, fuck up

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verb to err

Español	errar, equivocarse, cometer un error
日本語	間違える machigaeru
中文	犯錯誤 /犯错误 fàn cuòwù, 犯錯 /犯错 fàncuò, 弄錯 /弄错 nòngcuò, 搞錯 /搞错 gǎocuò, 出錯 /出错 chūcuò
Português	errar, cometer um erro, enganar-se
Français	se tromper, commettre une erreur, faire une erreur
Deutsch	versehen
Italiano	sbagliare, commettere un errore, fare un errore
Română	greși
Русский	ошиба́ться ošibátʹsja
Tiếng Việt	phạm lỗi
العربية	أَخْطَأَ ʔaḵṭaʔa
עברית	טעה ta'á

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@misc{make_a_mistake_2026,
  title = {make a mistake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20mistake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}