огре́х

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
flaw, fault, imperfection, defect
В рабо́те есть ме́лкие огре́хи.
There are minor flaws in the work.
Usually of small blemishes left by careless workmanship; often plural.
2.
missed spot (in ploughing), skipped patch, gap (left when sowing)agriculture
После па́хоты в поле оста́лись огре́хи.
After the ploughing there were missed spots left in the field.
Agricultural term for a strip left untreated by the machine.
3.
(rare) blunder, flop, dud, miss
Вся зате́я оберну́лась доса́дным огре́хом.
The whole undertaking turned into an annoying flop.
Colloquial and rare.

Examples

В работе есть несколько мелких огрехов.
There are several minor flaws in the work.
Он исправил все огрехи в отчёте.
He corrected all the flaws in the report.
Из-за огрехов в тексте статью вернули на переработку.
Because of the flaws in the text, the article was sent back for revision.