- てちがい
- [手違い] **mistake【C】間違い;手違い*error【C】〔…での〕(行為などの)過失, 手違い, しくじり〔in〕《◆ mistake より堅い語》.手違い
mistake
blunder* * *てちがい【手違い】**mistake〖C〗間違い;手違い*error〖C〗〔…での〕(行為などの)過失, 手違い, しくじり〔in〕《◆ mistake より堅い語》.* * *てちがい【手違い】something wrong [amiss]; a mistake; a slipup.●事務処理に手違いがあった. There was some mistake [slipup] in the paperwork.
・ちょっとした手違いが生じた. Something went slightly amiss.
・小さな手違いが重なって思いも寄らぬ大事故になった. Small mistakes combined to cause a completely unexpected major disaster.
●何かの手違いで by some mistake [oversight]; on account of some hitch [accident]
・こちらの手違いでお客様にご連絡が行かなかったようです. どうも申しわけありません. It seems that, through a mistake on our part, you were not contacted. I must apologize for that.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.