errados

Errados is a Portuguese term primarily used as the plural form of the adjective errado, meaning wrong or mistaken. In standard usage, errados agrees with the noun it modifies, as in caminhos errados (wrong paths) or decisões erradas (mistaken decisions). When used as a noun phrase, it can refer to people who have erred, though this is more casual and often replaced by explicit phrases like as pessoas que erraram.

Etymology and grammatical notes: errado comes from the verb errar, which means to err or to wander off course, ultimately tracing back to Latin errare. The masculine plural form errados is used with masculine plural nouns, while feminine or mixed groups would use erradas or a corresponding feminine construction. In most formal contexts, it is more common to keep the focus on the noun being described rather than treating errados as a stand-alone noun.

Usage and connotations: errados conveys a negative valuation, signaling something incorrect, misguided, or inappropriate. It appears in phrases such as seguir pelo caminho errado or tomar decisões erradas. The term is widely understood in everyday language and literature, often employed to describe errors in judgment, logic, or direction. It is less common as a proper noun and not generally used to name people, groups, or places without additional context.

Disambiguation: there is no widely documented, established entity known specifically by the name Errados in major linguistic or cultural references. If encountered as a title or name, its meaning is typically deduced from context, rather than from a fixed, canonical entry. See also: errar, errado, erro.