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The meaning of the Spanish word "error" and how you use it

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error
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) error; mistake
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Encontré el error .
I found the mistake.
Tu tarea tiene un error .
Your homework has an error.
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"You and Me" - Maite Perroni
Que fue todo un error
That it was all a mistake
The Enemies of Our Creativity
¿ Cuántas veces cometiste un error y te retaron por ello ?
How many times have you committed an error and they scolded you for that?
Do You Think Critically? Doing It and Teaching It
Un error típico que cometemos es recopilar información y presentarla sin ningún tratamiento .
A typical error that we commit is to compile information and present it without addressing it.
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caemos...en...el...error
(expression) (present) (nosotros) make the mistake; fall into the trap
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Siempre caemos en el mismo error .
We always make the same mistake.
Caemos en el error de enfadarnos .
We fall into the trap of getting angry.
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October 12 in Latin America
no estamos viendo que caemos en el error de negar el mestizaje .
we're not seeing that we fall into the trap of denying the racial mix.
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error de escritura
(phrase) (masc.) (sing.) spelling mistake; spelling error
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Ella cometió un error de escritura en su ensayo .
She made a spelling mistake in her essay.
Este error de escritura puede cambiar el significado de una frase .
This spelling error can change the meaning of a sentence.
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SpongeBob Gets Lost! - SpongeBob SquarePants
¿ Ese es el nombre del restaurante ? / No , error de escritura .
Is that the name of the restaurant? / No, a spelling mistake.
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fallo
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) failure; error; mistake
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Tienes que arreglar ese fallo .
You have to fix that error.
Hemos detectado un fallo .
We have detected a failure.
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Video Examples

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Geostorm - Official Trailer
Señor presidente , uno de nuestros satélites atmosféricos ha sufrido un fallo sobre Afganistán .
Mr. President, one of our atmospheric satellites has suffered a failure over Afghanistan.
Geostorm - Official Trailer
No ha sido un fallo , fue intencionado .
It hasn't been a failure, it was intentional.
"I'm Sorry" - Beret
El fallo es tener un problema y nunca aprender .
The mistake is having a problem and never learning.
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