プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
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.