Schoolboy error Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈskuɫˌbɔɪ/ /ˈɛɹɝ

SKOOL-boy ERR-ur

UK

skˈuːlbɔɪ/ /ˈɛɹɐ

SKOOL-boy ERR-uh

परिभाषा

A simple mistake that someone should not make, especially because it’s something that beginners or young students might do.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

This is informal and often used to criticize avoidable mistakes, especially by professionals. Common collocation: 'That was a schoolboy error.' Not literally about schoolboys—applies to anyone making an obvious mistake.

• Spanish: error de principiante - error de novato
• Portuguese (BR): erro de principiante - erro básico
• Portuguese (PT): erro de principiante - erro básico
• Chinese (Simplified): 低级错误 - 初级错误
• Chinese (Traditional): 低級錯誤 - 初級錯誤
• Hindi: मूर्खतापूर्ण गलती - शुरुआती गलती
• Arabic: خطأ مبتدئ - خطأ ساذج
• Bengali: শিশুসুলভ ভুল - ছোটখাটো ভুল
• Russian: детская ошибка - элементарная ошибка
• Japanese: 初歩的なミス - 子供じみたミス
• Vietnamese: lỗi sơ đẳng - lỗi ngớ ngẩn
• Korean: 기초적인 실수 - 초보적인 실수
• Turkish: acemi hatası - çocukça hata
• Urdu: ابتدائی غلطی - بچوں جیسی غلطی
• Indonesian: kesalahan sepele - kesalahan pemula

उदाहरण वाक्य

He made a schoolboy error on his first day at work.

basic

Leaving the door unlocked was a schoolboy error.

basic

Forgetting to save the file was a schoolboy error.

basic

That missed goal was a total schoolboy error from the striker.

natural

Come on, that’s a schoolboy error! You should know better.

natural

Even experts sometimes slip up and make a schoolboy error.

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