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Mistake - translation, pronunciation and examples

mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/

mistake

🇺🇸 American English
/mɪˈsteɪk/
🇬🇧 British English
/mɪˈsteɪk/
Meaning of mistake

something wrong that you do or think

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Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/mɪˈsteɪk/
CEFRA1
How important is this wordvery often
mistake

When to use mistake

make a mistake

einen Fehler machen

big mistake

großer Fehler

small mistake

kleiner Fehler

simple mistake

einfacher Fehler

careless mistake

Flüchtigkeitsfehler

mistake usage examples

🇩🇪German🇬🇧English

There was a mistake in my email.

🇩🇪German🇬🇧English

He noticed the mistake right away.

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mistake - ошибка
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mistakeder Fehler
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How to pronounce mistake and what this word means

mistake translation: ошибка. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce mistake

/mɪˈsteɪk/

mistake translation

ошибка

mistake examples

There was a mistake in my email.

mistake transcription

/mɪˈsteɪk/, /mɪˈsteɪk/

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mistake meaning: what does it mean?

something wrong that you do or think

mistake pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

mistake is pronounced as /mɪˈsteɪk/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

mistake definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

There was a mistake in my email. Translation: В моём письме была ошибка.

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