virhe — meaning in English

English meaning

• blooper noun A silly mistake.
• error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
• falsity noun A statement that is not true.
• fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• flaw noun A defect or imperfection, often one that is hidden or not obvious at first.
• goof noun A mistake or blunder.
• mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
• stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
• wrinkle noun A small crease or fold in an otherwise smooth surface, especially skin or fabric.
• wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

virhe is used for these senses in English:

• blooper (informal) A blunder, an error.
• error (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
• error Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
• falsity (countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
• fault A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
• fault A mistake or error.
• flaw A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
• goof (US, informal) A mistake or error.

blooper — full definition

1. noun A silly mistake.
2. noun In baseball, a weak hit that just clears the infielders.
3. noun A funny mistake caught on film or video.
4. noun A type of sail set behind the rearmost mast of an old square-rigged ship.

error — full definition

1. noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
2. noun A malfunction or fault reported by a machine or computer program.
3. noun The difference between a measured or calculated value and the true or correct value.

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