errar

errar
v.
1 to choose wrongly.
2 to wander.
3 to make a mistake.
María erró en sus cálculos Mary made a mistake in her calculations.
4 to miss.
5 to mistake, to miss, to fail, to miscalculate.
María erró sus cálculos Mary mistook her calculations.
6 to go astray, to err from the path of righteousness.
El huérfano erró The orphan went astray.
7 to roam around, to ramble, to roam about.
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ERRAR
CONJUGACIÓN
(e changes to ye in stressed syllables)
Present Indicative
yerro/yerras/yerra, erramos, erráis, yerran.
Present Subjunctive
yerre, yerres, yerre, erremos, erréis, yerren.
Imperative
yerra (tú), yerre (él/Vd.), erremos (nos.), errad (vos.), yerren (ellos/Vds.).
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verb
1) to miss
2) wander
3) be mistaken
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1. VT
1) (=equivocar) [+ tiro] to miss with, aim badly; [+ blanco] to miss; [+ vocación] to miss, mistake

errar el camino — to lose one's way

2) [en obligación] to fail ( in one's duty to )
2. VI
1) (=vagar) to wander, rove
2) (=equivocarse) to be mistaken

errar es cosa humana, de los hombres es errar — to err is human

3.
See:
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1.
verbo transitivo <tiro/golpe> to miss

erró su vocación — she chose the wrong vocation/career

2.
errar vi
1) (fallar)

(le) erré otra vez — missed again! (colloq), I've missed again

erró en su decisión — he made the wrong decision

le erraste feo — (RPl fam) you were way out o off the mark (colloq)

errar es humano — to err is human

2) (liter) persona (vagar) to wander, roam; mirada/imaginación to wander
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= miss + the mark, ramble, err, roam (about/around), mistake, range, rove, miss + the point.
Ex. Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.
Ex. Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.
Ex. Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.
Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.
Ex. A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.
Ex. We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.
Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.
Ex. Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
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1.
verbo transitivo <tiro/golpe> to miss

erró su vocación — she chose the wrong vocation/career

2.
errar vi
1) (fallar)

(le) erré otra vez — missed again! (colloq), I've missed again

erró en su decisión — he made the wrong decision

le erraste feo — (RPl fam) you were way out o off the mark (colloq)

errar es humano — to err is human

2) (liter) persona (vagar) to wander, roam; mirada/imaginación to wander
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= miss + the mark, ramble, err, roam (about/around), mistake, range, rove, miss + the point.

Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.

Ex: Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.
Ex: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.
Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.
Ex: A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.
Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.
Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

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errar [A26 ]
vt
‹tiro/golpe› to miss
erró el remate he missed the shot, he shot wide/high
erró su vocación she chose the wrong vocation/career
■ errar
vi
A
(fallar): (le) erré otra vez missed again! (colloq), I've missed again
erró en su decisión he was mistaken in his decision, he made the wrong decision
le erraste feo (RPl fam); you were way out o way off the mark (colloq), you were miles out (colloq)
errar es humano to err is human
B (liter); «persona» (vagar) to wander, roam, rove (liter); «mirada» to wander
su imaginación erraba por lugares lejanos his thoughts wandered o drifted o strayed to far-off places
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errar (conjugate errar) verbo transitivotiro/golpeto miss;
erró su vocación she chose the wrong vocation/career

verbo intransitivo [tirador] to miss;
erró en su decisión he made the wrong decision
errar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un tiro, golpe) to miss
2 (una elección) to get wrong
II verbo intransitivo
1(vagar) to wander
2 (cometer fallos) to make a mistake

'errar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equivocarse
- engañar
- fallar
- tiro
- yerra
English:
aimlessly
- err
- miss
- muff
- roam
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errar
vt
1. [tiro, golpe] to miss
2. [no acertar en]
errar el cálculo/la respuesta to get the figures/answer wrong;
errar el rumbo to choose the wrong course;
errar la vocación to mistake one's vocation;
RP
le erraron con el diagnóstico he was misdiagnosed;
Comp
RP Fam
errar el biscochazo to be wide of the mark
vi
1. [vagar] [persona, imaginación, mirada] to wander;
erró de pueblo en pueblo she wandered from town to town
2. [equivocarse] to make a mistake;
erró en la elección de carrera he chose the wrong course;
RP
errarle to make a mistake;
le erré en las cuentas I made a mistake in the accounts;
le erró, no le tendría que haber dicho nada he made a mistake, he shouldn't have told him anything
3. [al tirar] to miss
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errar
I v/t miss;
errar el tiro/golpe miss;
errar el cálculo miscalculate, make a mistake in one’s figures
II v/i miss;
errar es humano to err is human
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errar {32} vt
fallar: to miss
errar vi
1) desacertar: to be wrong, to be mistaken
2) vagar: to wander
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errar vb
1. (fallar) to miss
erró el tiro he missed
2. (equivocarse) to be wrong
erró en su respuesta her answer was wrong
3. (vagar) to wander
erraba por las calles sin saber dónde ir he wandered the streets not knowing where to go

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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