fel.
wrong, incorrect, erroneous
Meaning & usage
wrong, incorrect, erroneous
Fel svar ger inga poäng
Det är fel att döda
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German feil, from French faille (“fault, flaw”). See Norwegian feil and Danish fejl. Used in Swedish at least since 1527. For the adverb, the now obsolete form felt was the dominant written form until the mid 19th century.
wrong, wrongly, incorrectly, erroneously
Hon svarade fel på hälften av frågorna
Planen slog fel
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German feil, from French faille (“fault, flaw”). See Norwegian feil and Danish fejl. Used in Swedish at least since 1527. For the adverb, the now obsolete form felt was the dominant written form until the mid 19th century.
wrong (incorrectness or moral wrongness), (sometimes, by rephrasing) a mistake
Jag erkänner, jag gjorde fel
Han har fel
an error, a fault, a defect, a wrong
Vi hittade flera fel i artikeln
Det är något fel på datorn
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German feil, from French faille (“fault, flaw”). See Norwegian feil and Danish fejl. Used in Swedish at least since 1527. For the adverb, the now obsolete form felt was the dominant written form until the mid 19th century.
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