fout.
error, mistake
Meaning & usage
error, mistake
Hij maakte een kleine fout in de berekening.
Ze realiseerden zich dat ze een foutje hadden gemaakt in hun planning.
fault, defect
De monteur repareerde de auto en loste het foutje op.
Er was een technische fout in het computersysteem waardoor het niet goed functioneerde.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch faute, from Old French faute. The adjectival sense developed later, replacing older foutief.
wrong
unfashionable, cheesy, inappropriate
active in or collaborating with far-right movements, especially Nazism
De burgemeester van dit stadje was fout in de oorlog.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch faute, from Old French faute. The adjectival sense developed later, replacing older foutief.
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