German-English translation for "irrtümlich"

"irrtümlich" English translation

irrtümlich
[-tyːmlɪç]Adjektiv | adjective adj

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erroneous, wrong, incorrect
irrtümlich
[-tyːmlɪç]Adverb | adverb adv

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erroneously, by mistake
examples
irrtümlich annehmen, dass …
wrongly to assume that …
irrtümlich annehmen, dass …
We mistook him for an American.
Wir hielten ihn irrtümlich für einen Amerikaner.
Source: Tatoeba
He took poison by mistake.
Er hat irrtümlich Gift genommen.
Source: Tatoeba
He knew how near we had been to unleashing a nuclear war by mistake.
Ihm war bewußt, wie nahe wir einem irrtümlich ausgelösten Atomkrieg gewesen sind.
Source: Europarl
We should not mistake this for a war.
Wir sollten hier nicht irrtümlich von einem Krieg sprechen.
Source: Europarl
Unfortunately I pressed the plus key by mistake.
Leider habe ich irrtümlich auf Plus gedrückt.
Source: Europarl
Jack may have taken my umbrella by mistake.
Jack hat vielleicht irrtümlich meinen Regenschirm genommen.
Source: Tatoeba
This means that more than EUR 4 billion in grants has been handed out erroneously.
Das heißt, dass über 4 Mrd. EUR an Finanzhilfen irrtümlich gewährt wurden.
Source: Europarl
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