Mistaken in spanish

Equivocado

pronunciation: ekiboʊkɑdoʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures

mistake2 = errar, equivocarse. [Verbo irregular: pasado mistook, participio mistaken]

Example: A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.

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» mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre = confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre.

Example: In these circumstances it is easy to relapse into 'scientism' and mistake means for ends = En estas circunstancias es fácil reaer en el "cientifismo" y confundir los medios por los fines.

» mistake + Nombre + for = confundir con, tomar por.

Example: Man says he was beaten after running from plain-clothes cop he mistook for a robber.

mistaken = Participio pasado del verbo mistake (errar, equivocarse). 

Example: It is mistaken to think this inarticulateness is confined to the ill-educated or dull-witted.

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» be mistaken = estar equivocado.

Example: If I'm not mistaken the military decided some time ago that IQ tests were a poor predictor of leadership qualities.

» if I am not mistaken = si no estoy equivocado, si mi olfato no me engaña.

Example: If I am not mistaken, a guy who has 4 women, all bringing in lots of money for him, is called a PIMP.

Mistaken synonyms

wrong in spanish: incorrecto, pronunciation: rɔŋ part of speech: adjective false in spanish: falso, pronunciation: fɔls part of speech: adjective misguided in spanish: equivocado, pronunciation: mɪsgaɪdɪd part of speech: adjective incorrect in spanish: incorrecto, pronunciation: ɪnkɜrekt part of speech: adjective
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