Malentendido in english

Misunderstood

pronunciation: mɪsəndɜrstʊd part of speech: adjective
In gestures

malentender = misconstrue ; get (hold of) + the wrong end of the stick ; get + Posesivo + wires crossed. 

Example: Because of the long held view that information professionals are to be value neutral in the provision of information, the role of ethical values in the profession has been misconstrued.Example: The Americans got totally the wrong end of the stick over this, they thought we'd kept it secret for six months when actually it was three weeks.Example: What I tried to put across to her was that she was getting her wires crossed between cause and effect.

malentendido = misconceived ; misunderstanding ; mix-up [mixup] ; misapprehension. 

Example: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Example: Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.Example: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Example: There is enormous misapprehension about ISBD = There is enormous misapprehension about ISBD.

more:

» aclarar un malentendidoclear up + a misunderstanding .

Example: The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.

» surgir malentendidosmisunderstandings + arise .

Example: This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.

Malentendido synonyms

abused in spanish: abusado, pronunciation: əbjuzd part of speech: adjective mistreated in spanish: maltratado, pronunciation: mɪstritɪd part of speech: adjective ununderstood in spanish: no entendido, pronunciation: ənnundɜrstʊd part of speech: adjective maltreated in spanish: maltratado, pronunciation: mæltritɪd part of speech: adjective ill-treated in spanish: maltratado, pronunciation: ɪltritəd part of speech: adjective
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