No. 364 in Dutch
fout
"Fout" means "mistake" or "error" in English.
In a sentence
De fout in de berekening moest worden gecorrigeerd.
The error in the calculation had to be corrected.
Used as a noun to mean 'error' or 'mistake'.
Het was fout van mij om dat te zeggen.
It was wrong of me to say that.
Used as an adjective to mean 'wrong' or 'incorrect'.
Mijn computer blijft foutmeldingen geven.
My computer keeps giving error messages.
Used as part of a compound noun 'foutmelding' meaning 'error message' referring to technical context.
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