English-French translations for by mistake

• abusivement
• par erreur
  J'étais pour, mais j'ai appuyé sur le bouton rouge par erreur. I was in favour, but I pressed the red light by mistake.
  . - Par erreur et inadvertance, j’ai appuyé sur la mauvaise touche de ma machine de vote. . – By mistake and inadvertently, I pressed the wrong button of my voting machine.

Definition of by mistake

• by accident; without intention to do so

Examples

• Today I took your packed lunch to work by mistake.

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