"erreur" meaning in French

See erreur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.ʁœʁ/ Audio: Fr-erreur.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-erreur.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-erreur.wav Forms: erreurs [plural]
Rhymes: -œʁ Etymology: From Old French, borrowed from Latin errōrem. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|fr|la|error|errōrem}} Latin errōrem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} erreur f (plural erreurs)
  1. error (a faulty process of thought that leads to conclusions out of agreement with reality) Tags: feminine Synonyms: méprise, ;, mauvaise évaluation
    Sense id: en-erreur-fr-noun-bGFY2Jen Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 15 8 24 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 17 9 28 9 13
  2. error (the resulting thought, conception, assumption, belief, determination, etc., of a flawed thought process) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-erreur-fr-noun-vFsiHo08 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 15 8 24 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 17 9 28 9 13
  3. error (the condition of one who has made and maintains such incorrect conclusions) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-erreur-fr-noun-hf~hiYwd Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  4. mistake (an action taken in such condition of faulty belief) Tags: feminine Synonyms: faute, bévue, gaffe
    Sense id: en-erreur-fr-noun-7KZjkSm3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 14 24 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 15 8 24 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 17 9 28 9 13
  5. (computing) error (a failure, misfunction) Tags: feminine Synonyms: défaillance, dysfonctionnement
    Sense id: en-erreur-fr-noun-X5e6UMfF Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  6. error (the condition of something that is not representative of reality) Tags: feminine Synonyms: faute, inexactitude
    Sense id: en-erreur-fr-noun-Q-iZTLok Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 15 8 24 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 17 9 28 9 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erreur de jeunesse, faire erreur, induire en erreur, l'erreur est humaine, par erreur, sauf erreur Related terms: eronné

Inflected forms

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