err
BrE /ɜːr/ AmE /ɛr/
verb en → es
past erred pp erred ing erring
to make a mistake or do something wrong, often by accident
equivocarse, cometer un error
- err on the side of caution
Collocations to err on the side of caution
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He often errs in his judgment.
A menudo se equivoca en sus juicios.
to go off course or stray from the correct path, often figuratively in moral or ethical terms
desviarse, irse por la tangente
Collocations err from the straight and narrow
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She has started to err from her moral principles.
Ha empezado a desviarse de sus principios morales.