Meanings
proverb
- Everyone makes mistakes.
Origin
- Latinerrāre hūmānum est
- Englishto err is human
Calque of Latin errāre hūmānum est.
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Arabic كُلّ اِبْن آدَم خَطَّاء
- كُلّ اِبْن آدَم خَطَّاء (kull ibn ʔādam ḵaṭṭāʔ)Everybody makes mistakes
Bulgarian да се греши е човешко
- да се греши е човешко (da se greši e čoveško)Everybody makes mistakes
Chinese Mandarin 人非聖賢，孰能無過 /人非圣贤, 孰能无过
- 人非聖賢，孰能無過 /人非圣贤Everybody makes mistakes
- 孰能无过 (rén fēi shèngxián, shú néng wúguò)Everybody makes mistakes
- 人有錯手，馬有失蹄 /人有错手Everybody makes mistakes
- 马有失蹄 (rén yǒu cùo shǒu, mǎ yǒu shī tí)Everybody makes mistakes
Czech mýlit se je lidské, chybovat je lidské
- mýlit se je lidskéEverybody makes mistakes
- chybovat je lidskéEverybody makes mistakes
Danish det er menneskeligt at fejle
- det er menneskeligt at fejleEverybody makes mistakes
Dutch vergissen is menselijk
- vergissen is menselijkEverybody makes mistakes
Estonian eksimine on inimlik
- eksimine on inimlikEverybody makes mistakes
Finnish erehtyminen on inhimillistä
- erehtyminen on inhimillistäEverybody makes mistakes
French l'erreur est humaine
- l'erreur est humaineEverybody makes mistakes
German Irren ist menschlich
- Irren ist menschlichEverybody makes mistakes
Greek να σκεφτείτε είναι ανθρώπινη
- να σκεφτείτε είναι ανθρώπινη (na skefteíte eínai anthrópini)Everybody makes mistakes
Hebrew לטעות זה אנושי
- לטעות זה אנושיEverybody makes mistakes
Hindi गलती करना मानव का स्वभाव है
- गलती करना मानव का स्वभाव है (galtī karnā mānav kā svabhāv hai)Everybody makes mistakes
Hungarian tévedni emberi dolog
- tévedni emberi dologEverybody makes mistakes
Icelandic það er mannlegt að skjátlast
- það er mannlegt að skjátlastEverybody makes mistakes
Irish is é sin an duine
- is é sin an duineEverybody makes mistakes
Italian errare è umano
- errare è umanoEverybody makes mistakes
Japanese 誤るのが人間である
- 誤るのが人間である (ayamaru no ga ningen de aru)Everybody makes mistakes
Korean 실수는 인간이다
- 실수는 인간이다 (silsuneun in'ganida)Everybody makes mistakes
Latin errare humanum est, humanum est errare
- errare humanum estEverybody makes mistakes
- humanum est errareEverybody makes mistakes
Latvian kļūdīties ir cilvēcīgi
- kļūdīties ir cilvēcīgiEverybody makes mistakes
Lithuanian visi daro klaidų
- visi daro klaidųEverybody makes mistakes
Norwegian det er menneskelig å feile
- det er menneskelig å feileEverybody makes mistakes
Persian انسان جایزالخطاست
- انسان جایزالخطاست (ensân jâyez-ol-xatâst)Everybody makes mistakes
Polish błądzić jest rzeczą ludzką, mylić się jest rzeczą ludzką
- błądzić jest rzeczą ludzkąEverybody makes mistakes
- mylić się jest rzeczą ludzkąEverybody makes mistakes
Portuguese errar é humano
- errar é humanoEverybody makes mistakes
Romanian a greși este omenește
- a greși este omeneșteEverybody makes mistakes
Russian челове́ку сво́йственно ошиба́ться
- челове́ку сво́йственно ошиба́ться (čelovéku svójstvenno ošibátʹsja)Everybody makes mistakes
Slovak mýliť sa je ľudské
- mýliť sa je ľudskéEverybody makes mistakes
Spanish errar es humano, quien tiene boca, se equivoca
- errar es humanoEverybody makes mistakes
- quien tiene boca, se equivocaEverybody makes mistakes
Swedish det är mänskligt att fela, att fela är mänskligt
- det är mänskligt att felaEverybody makes mistakes
- att fela är mänskligtEverybody makes mistakes
Turkish herkes hata yapar, hatasız kul olmaz
- herkes hata yaparEverybody makes mistakes
- hatasız kul olmazEverybody makes mistakes
Vietnamese ai cũng có lúc mắc phải sai lầm
- ai cũng có lúc mắc phải sai lầmEverybody makes mistakes
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