過ち

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

あやまち【過ち】

〔過失〕a mistake, an error；〔へま〕a blunder；〔落ち度〕a fault

大きな過ちを犯した
He made a terrible mistake.／He committed an awful blunder.

過ちを認める
admit [acknowledge] a mistake

過ちをわびる
apologize for 「an error [a mistake]

みな私の過ちです
I am to blame for it all.／The fault lies entirely with me.

若気の過ちで彼は全財産を失った
「Because of [On account of] a youthful indiscretion he lost all his property.

秘書と過ちを犯した
He was guilty of an indiscretion with his secretary.（▼婉曲的な言い方）

だれにでも過ちはあるものだ
((諺)) To err is human.

過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ
It is never too late to mend one's ways.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」