mistake

mistake
mi'steik
1. past tense - mistook; verb
1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) confundir
2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) equivocarse, entender mal

2. noun
(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) error, equivocación
- mistakenly
mistake1 n error / falta / equivocación
a spelling mistake una falta de ortografía
by mistake por error / por equivocación
to make a mistake cometer un error / equivocarse
mistake2 vb confundir
I'm sorry, I mistook you for somebody else lo siento, le he confundido con otra persona
El pasado de mistake es mistook y el participio pasado es mistaken; el gerundio se escribe mistaking
mistake
tr[mɪs'teɪk]
noun
1 (error) equivocación nombre femenino, error nombre masculino; (in test) falta; (oversight) descuido
■ there must be some mistake debe haber algún error
■ it was a mistake to take so many clothes fue un error llevar tanta ropa
■ you're making a big mistake cometes un gran error
transitive verb (pt mistook tr[mɪs'tʊk] , pp mistaken tr[mɪs'teɪkən] )
1 (misunderstand) entender mal; (misinterpret) interpretar mal
2 (confuse) confundir (for, con), equivocarse
■ he mistook me for my cousin me confundió con mi prima
■ there's no mistaking that laugh! ¡esta risa es inconfundible!
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
and no mistake! ¡y de eso no hay duda!
by mistake (in error) por error, por equivocación 2 (unintentionally) sin querer
make no mistake about it! ¡que quede bien claro!
to make a mistake equivocarse, cometer un error
mistake [mɪ'steɪk] vt, -took [-'stʊk] ; -taken [-'steɪkə n] ; -taking
1) misinterpret: malinterpretar
2) confuse: confundir
he mistook her for Clara: la confundió con Clara
mistake n
1) misunderstanding: malentendido m, confusión f
2) error: error m
I made a mistake: me equivoqué, cometí un error
mistake
n.
• desacierto s.m.
• descuido s.m.
• disparate s.m.
• equivocación s.f.
• error s.m.
• falencia s.f.
• fallo s.m.
• falta s.f.
• pifia s.f.
• renuncio s.m.
• yerro s.m.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: mistook, mistaken) = entender mal v.
• equivocar v.
• interpretar mal v.

I mə'steɪk
noun error m

a spelling mistake — una falta de ortografía

sorry, my mistake — lo siento, es culpa mía

to make a mistake — cometer un error, equivocarse*

make no mistake (about it) — no te quepa la menor duda (de ello)

it's hot today and no mistake — hoy sí que hace calor

by mistake — por error


II
transitive verb (past -took; past p -taken) confundir

to mistake something/somebody FOR something/somebody — confundir algo/a alguien con algo/alguien

her shyness can be mistaken for rudeness — su timidez a veces parece grosería

there's no mistaking that voice! — esa voz es inconfundible!

[mɪs'teɪk] (vb: pt mistook) (pp mistaken)
1. N
1) error m

there must be some mistake — debe de haber algún error

• by mistake, he has been arrested by mistake — lo detuvieron por error or equivocación

he fired the gun by mistake — disparó la pistola sin querer

• he took my hat in mistake for his — confundió mi sombrero con el suyo

• to make a mistake — (gen) cometer un error; (=be mistaken) equivocarse

they made the mistake of asking too much — cometieron el error de pedir demasiado

the doctor must have made a mistake — el médico debe de haberse equivocado

make no mistake about it, let there be no mistake about it — y que no quepa la menor duda

• my mistake! — ¡la culpa es mía!, es culpa mía

• she's pretty and no mistake * — es guapa de verdad or con ganas *

2) (in piece of work) error m , fallo m

his essay was full of mistakes — su trabajo estaba lleno de errores or fallos

• if you make a mistake, start again — si te equivocas, vuelve a empezar

• spelling mistake — falta f de ortografía

2. VT
1) (=misunderstand) [+ meaning, remark] malinterpretar

I'm sorry, I mistook your meaning — perdón, te malinterpreté or no te entendí bien

there was no mistaking his intention — su intención estaba clarísima

2) (=mix up, confuse) [+ time, road] equivocarse de

I mistook the turning to your house — me equivoqué al torcer para ir a tu casa

• to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb — confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn

he is often mistaken for Peter — se le confunde muchas veces con Peter

she mistook his attention for interest — erróneamente, interpretó su atención como interés

she could easily be mistaken for a boy — se la podría confundir fácilmente con un chico

• there's no mistaking her voice — su voz es inconfundible

* * *

I [mə'steɪk]
noun error m

a spelling mistake — una falta de ortografía

sorry, my mistake — lo siento, es culpa mía

to make a mistake — cometer un error, equivocarse*

make no mistake (about it) — no te quepa la menor duda (de ello)

it's hot today and no mistake — hoy sí que hace calor

by mistake — por error


II
transitive verb (past -took; past p -taken) confundir

to mistake something/somebody FOR something/somebody — confundir algo/a alguien con algo/alguien

her shyness can be mistaken for rudeness — su timidez a veces parece grosería

there's no mistaking that voice! — esa voz es inconfundible!


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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