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mistaking

/mɪˈsteɪ.kɪŋ/

Traduction: Nom désignant l'action de mal interpréter quelque chose ou de se tromper dans l'appréciation d'une situation ou d'une parole, ou l'erreur qui en résulte., Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mal identifier ou interpréter quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou de commettre une erreur de jugement.

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noun

B2formalcommon/mɪˈsteɪ.kɪŋ/

indénombrable

A noun referring to the act of interpreting something incorrectly or putting the wrong interpretation on a situation or statement.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de mal interpréter quelque chose ou de se tromper dans l'appréciation d'une situation ou d'une parole, ou l'erreur qui en résulte.
  1. Misinterpretation B2 formal

    The act or result of understanding or interpreting something incorrectly.

    • His mistaking of her silence for consent led to a serious misunderstanding.
    • The report was full of mistakings due to lack of evidence.
    • She apologized for her mistaking of the instructions.
    • The mistaking of the date caused everyone to arrive a day early.

    🇫🇷méprise

    Synonymes: misapprehensionmisconstructionmisinterpretationmisreadingmisunderstanding

    Antonymes: apprehensioncomprehensiongraspunderstanding

verb

B1formalcommon/mɪˈsteɪk/

verbe irrégulier

A verb used to indicate the act of incorrectly identifying or interpreting someone or something, or making an error in judgment.

  • 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mal identifier ou interpréter quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou de commettre une erreur de jugement.
  1. Misidentify B1 formal

    To incorrectly identify someone or something as another person or thing.

    • I mistook her for her sister because they look so alike.
    • He mistook the stranger for an old friend.
    • Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

    🇫🇷Confondre (identifier à tort)

    Synonymes: confoundconfusemisidentifymix uptake for

  2. Misunderstand B1 formal

    To interpret or understand something incorrectly.

    • She mistook his intentions and thought he was angry.
    • They mistook the instructions and built the shelf backwards.
    • I mistook the meaning of his words.

    🇫🇷se méprendre

    Synonymes: misapprehendmisconstruemisinterpretmisreadmisunderstand

  • mistaken past participle
  • mistook past simple
  • mistaking present participle
  • mistakes third person singular