mis·take (m -st k )n. 1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness. 2. A misconception or misunderstanding. v. mis·took (m -st k), mis·tak·en (m-stk n), mis·tak·ing, mis·takes v.tr. 1. To understand wrongly; misinterpret: mistook my politeness for friendliness. 2. To recognize or identify incorrectly: He mistook her for her sister. v.intr. To make a mistake; err. [From Middle English mistaken, to misunderstand, from Old Norse mistaka, to take in error : mis-, wrongly; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots + taka, to take.] mis·tak er n. |
mistake [mɪˈsteɪk]
n
1. an error or blunder in action, opinion, or judgment
2. a misconception or misunderstanding
vb -takes, -taking, -took, -taken
1. (tr) to misunderstand; misinterpret she mistook his meaning
2. (tr; foll by for) to take (for), interpret (as), or confuse (with) she mistook his direct manner for honesty
3. (tr) to choose badly or incorrectly he mistook his path
4. (intr) to make a mistake in action, opinion, judgment, etc.
[C13 (meaning: to do wrong, err): from Old Norse mistaka to take erroneously]
mistaker n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goal blot, smirch, smear, stain, spot - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" mix-up, confusion - a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" incursion - the mistake of incurring liability or blame distortion - the mistake of misrepresenting the facts parapraxis, slip-up, miscue, slip - a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. offside - (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) |
| 2. | mistake - an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" misconception - an incorrect conception | |
| 3. | mistake - part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors" misstatement - a statement that contains a mistake corrigendum - a printer's error; to be corrected erratum, literal, literal error, misprint, typo, typographical error - a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind | |
| Verb | 1. | mistake - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" identify - consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
| 2. | mistake - to make a mistake or be incorrect misremember - remember incorrectly; "I misremembered the date" misjudge - judge incorrectly fall for - be deceived, duped, or entrapped by; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man's story" |
mistake
noun
error, blunder, oversight, slip, misunderstanding, boob (Brit. slang), misconception, gaffe (informal), slip-up (informal), bloomer (Brit. informal), clanger (informal), miscalculation, error of judgment, faux pas, false move, boo-boo (informal) He says there must have been some mistake.
verb
1. oversight, error, slip, inaccuracy, fault, slip-up (informal), howler (informal), goof, solecism, erratum Spelling mistakes are often just the result of haste.
2. confuse with, accept as, take for, mix up with, misinterpret as, confound with Hayfever is often mistaken for a summer cold.
3. misunderstand, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misconstrue, get wrong, misapprehend, misconceive No one should mistake how serious this issue is.
make a mistake miscalculate, be wrong, blunder, err, boob (Brit. slang), slip up (informal), misjudge, goof (informal), drop a clanger (informal), put your foot in it (informal), be wide of or be off the mark I thought I had made a mistake, so I redid it.
Quotations
"We are built to make mistakes, coded for error" [Lewis Thomas The Medusa and the Snail]
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything" [Edward John Phelps]
"We are built to make mistakes, coded for error" [Lewis Thomas The Medusa and the Snail]
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything" [Edward John Phelps]
Translations
mistake [mɪsˈteɪk] (mistook (vb: pt) (mistaken (pp)))
A. 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
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
B. 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
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 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
mistake [mɪˈsteɪk]
n
(in calculation, judgement) → erreur f
It was a mistake to buy those yellow shoes → C'était une erreur d'acheter ces chaussures jaunes.
to make a mistake (in calculating) → faire une erreur
I'm sorry, I made a mistake → Je suis désolé, j'ai fait une erreur.
to make a terrible mistake → faire une terrible erreur
to make a mistake about sb/sth → se tromper sur le compte de qn/sur qch
you're making a big mistake → vous faites une grosse erreur
to make the mistake of doing sth → faire l'erreur de faire qch
to make the big mistake of doing sth → faire une grosse erreur en faisant qch
it's a big mistake to do that → c'est une grosse erreur de faire ça
there must be some mistake (= misunderstanding) → il doit y avoir une erreur
by mistake → par erreur
to do sth by mistake → faire qch par erreur
I took his bag by mistake → J'ai pris son sac par erreur.
it was my mistake (= I'm to blame) → c'était ma faute
It was a mistake to buy those yellow shoes → C'était une erreur d'acheter ces chaussures jaunes.
to make a mistake (in calculating) → faire une erreur
I'm sorry, I made a mistake → Je suis désolé, j'ai fait une erreur.
to make a terrible mistake → faire une terrible erreur
to make a mistake about sb/sth → se tromper sur le compte de qn/sur qch
you're making a big mistake → vous faites une grosse erreur
to make the mistake of doing sth → faire l'erreur de faire qch
to make the big mistake of doing sth → faire une grosse erreur en faisant qch
it's a big mistake to do that → c'est une grosse erreur de faire ça
there must be some mistake (= misunderstanding) → il doit y avoir une erreur
by mistake → par erreur
to do sth by mistake → faire qch par erreur
I took his bag by mistake → J'ai pris son sac par erreur.
it was my mistake (= I'm to blame) → c'était ma faute
vt [mistook] (pt) [mistaken] (pp)
(= misunderstand) [+ meaning] → mal comprendre; [+ mood] → se méprendre sur
The government completely mistook the mood of the country → Le gouvernement s'est complètement mépris sur l'état d'esprit du pays.
The government completely mistook the mood of the country → Le gouvernement s'est complètement mépris sur l'état d'esprit du pays.
[+ intentions] → se méprendre sur
to mistake for → prendre pour
He was often mistaken for his brother → On le prenait souvent pour son frère.
to mistake for → prendre pour
He was often mistaken for his brother → On le prenait souvent pour son frère.
(= get wrong) [+ name, address] → se tromper de
At first he thought he had mistaken the address → Il a d'abord cru qu'il s'était trompé d'adresse.
At first he thought he had mistaken the address → Il a d'abord cru qu'il s'était trompé d'adresse.
(= fail to recognize) there is no mistaking ... → il n'y a aucun doute sur ...
There is no mistaking his intentions → Il n'y a aucun doute sur ses intentions.
see also mistaken
There is no mistaking his intentions → Il n'y a aucun doute sur ses intentions.
see also mistaken
mistake
n → Fehler m; to make a mistake (in writing, calculating etc) → einen Fehler machen; (= be mistaken) → sich irren; you’re making a big mistake in marrying him → Sie machen or begehen (form) → einen schweren Fehler, wenn Sie ihn heiraten; to make the mistake of asking too much → den Fehler machen or begehen (form), → zu viel zu verlangen; my biggest mistake was to … → mein größter Fehler war, zu …; what a mistake (to make)! → wie kann man nur (so einen Fehler machen)!; by mistake → aus Versehen, versehentlich; she was shot in mistake for her sister → sie wurde irrtümlicherweise anstelle ihrer Schwester erschossen; there must be some mistake → da muss ein Fehler or Irrtum vorliegen; the mistake is mine → der Fehler liegt bei mir; there’s no mistake about it, … → (es besteht) kein Zweifel, …; let there be no mistake about it, make no mistake (about it) → ein(e)s steht fest: …; make no mistake, I mean what I say → damit wir uns nicht falsch verstehen: mir ist es ernst or Ernst; it’s freezing and no mistake! (inf) → (ich kann dir sagen,) das ist vielleicht eine Kälte! (inf)
vt pret <mistook>, ptp <mistaken>
words, meaning, remarks etc → falsch auffassen or verstehen; seriousness, cause → verkennen, nicht erkennen; house, road, time of train → sich irren or vertun (inf) → in (+dat); to mistake somebody’s meaning → jdn falsch verstehen; I mistook you or what you meant → ich habe Sie falsch or nicht richtig verstanden; to mistake somebody’s identity → jdn verwechseln; there’s no mistaking the urgency of the situation → die Dringlichkeit der Situation steht außer Frage; there’s no mistaking her writing → ihre Schrift ist unverkennbar; there’s no mistaking what he meant → er hat sich unmissverständlich ausgedrückt; there was no mistaking his anger → er war eindeutig wütend
to mistake A for B → A mit B verwechseln, A für B halten; it cannot possibly be mistaken for anything else → das ist doch unverkennbar!, das kann man doch gar nicht verwechseln!
to be mistaken → sich irren; to be mistaken about something/somebody → sich in etw/jdm irren; to be mistaken in thinking that … → fälschlicherweise annehmen, dass …; you are badly mistaken there → da irren Sie sich aber gewaltig!; if I am not mistaken …, unless I am (very much) mistaken … → wenn mich nicht alles täuscht …, wenn ich mich nicht irre …
mistake [mɪsˈteɪk] (mistook (vb: pt) (mistaken (pp)))
mistake [mɪsˈteɪk] (mistook (vb: pt) (mistaken (pp)))
1. n → errore m, sbaglio
to make a mistake (in writing, calculating) → fare uno sbaglio or un errore
to make a mistake (about sb/sth) → sbagliarsi (sul conto di qn/su qc)
my mistake! → è colpa mia!
you're making a big mistake → commetti un grosso or grave errore
I made the mistake of trusting him → ho fatto l'errore di fidarmi di lui
by mistake → per sbaglio
he took my hat in mistake for his → ha preso il mio cappello credendo fosse il suo
there must be some mistake → ci dev'essere un errore
make no mistake (about it) → non aver paura, sta' tranquillo
she's pretty and no mistake (fam) → è proprio una bella ragazza
to make a mistake (in writing, calculating) → fare uno sbaglio or un errore
to make a mistake (about sb/sth) → sbagliarsi (sul conto di qn/su qc)
my mistake! → è colpa mia!
you're making a big mistake → commetti un grosso or grave errore
I made the mistake of trusting him → ho fatto l'errore di fidarmi di lui
by mistake → per sbaglio
he took my hat in mistake for his → ha preso il mio cappello credendo fosse il suo
there must be some mistake → ci dev'essere un errore
make no mistake (about it) → non aver paura, sta' tranquillo
she's pretty and no mistake (fam) → è proprio una bella ragazza
2. vt (meaning, remark) → capir male, fraintendere; (road) → sbagliare; (time) → sbagliarsi su
to mistake A for B → prendere or scambiare A per B
to mistake A for B → prendere or scambiare A per B
mistake [mɪsˈteɪk] (mistook (vb: pt) (mistaken (pp)))
1. n → errore m, sbaglio
to make a mistake (in writing, calculating) → fare uno sbaglio or un errore
to make a mistake (about sb/sth) → sbagliarsi (sul conto di qn/su qc)
my mistake! → è colpa mia!
you're making a big mistake → commetti un grosso or grave errore
I made the mistake of trusting him → ho fatto l'errore di fidarmi di lui
by mistake → per sbaglio
he took my hat in mistake for his → ha preso il mio cappello credendo fosse il suo
there must be some mistake → ci dev'essere un errore
make no mistake (about it) → non aver paura, sta' tranquillo
she's pretty and no mistake (fam) → è proprio una bella ragazza
to make a mistake (in writing, calculating) → fare uno sbaglio or un errore
to make a mistake (about sb/sth) → sbagliarsi (sul conto di qn/su qc)
my mistake! → è colpa mia!
you're making a big mistake → commetti un grosso or grave errore
I made the mistake of trusting him → ho fatto l'errore di fidarmi di lui
by mistake → per sbaglio
he took my hat in mistake for his → ha preso il mio cappello credendo fosse il suo
there must be some mistake → ci dev'essere un errore
make no mistake (about it) → non aver paura, sta' tranquillo
she's pretty and no mistake (fam) → è proprio una bella ragazza
2. vt (meaning, remark) → capir male, fraintendere; (road) → sbagliare; (time) → sbagliarsi su
to mistake A for B → prendere or scambiare A per B
to mistake A for B → prendere or scambiare A per B
v mistake [miˈsteik]
1 (withfor) to think that (one person or thing) is another I mistook you for my brother in this bad light. aansien يُخطئ بين شَخصٍ وآخَر обърквам splést si forveksle med verwechseln παίρνω κπ. για κπ. άλλο confundir eksikombel pidama اشتباه گرفتن erehtyä prendre pour, confondre avec לִטעוֹת गलत समझना zabuniti se összetéveszt keliru ruglast/villast á scambiare 間違える 착각하다 palaikyti ką kuo pārskatīties; noturēt par citu tersilap verkeerd aanzien voor forveksle pomylić, wziąć za kogo innego confundir a confunda cu, a lua drept принимать за другого spliesť si zamenjati zameniti förväxla ngn (ngt) med เข้าใจผิดว่าเป็น karıştırmak 把...錯認 приймати (когось) за іншого خطائے وہم nhầm lẫn 把...错认
2 to make an error about They mistook the date, and arrived two days early. verkeerd reken, verkeerd bepaal يُسيئ فَهْم شَيءٍ греша splést si, zmýlit se tage fejl af sich irren κάνω λάθος, παρανοώ equivocarse, entender mal eksima اشتباه کردن käsittää väärin se tromper sur לִשגוֹת गलती करना krivo razumjeti eltéveszt membuat kesalahan villast á sbagliare 間違える 잘못 판단하다 supainioti kļūdīties; pārprast tersalah zich vergissen in ta feil (av) pomylić enganar-se a greşi ошибаться spliesť si zmotiti se pogrešiti ta miste (fel) på ทำให้เข้าใจผิด yanılmak 搞錯 помилятися; розуміти неправильно سمجھنے میں غلطی کرنا phạm lỗi 搞错
n
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. fout خَطأ грешка omyl, chyba fejl; -fejl; fejltagelse der Fehler λάθος error, equivocación eksitus اشتباه virhe erreur שְׁגִיאָה, טָעוּת गलती pogriješiti hiba kesalahan mistök; villa errore 間違い 실수 klaida kļūda kesalahan vergissing feil(takelse), misforståelse błąd erro greşeală, eroare ошибка omyl, chyba napaka greška misstag ความผิดพลาด hata, yanlışlık 錯誤 помилка; непорозуміння غلطی sai lầm 错误
adj miˈstaken
wrong You are mistaken if you think he's clever. verkeerd خاطئ، مُخْطِئ сгрешен na omylu, mylný fejlagtig im Irrtum λαθεμένος equivocado eksinud اشتباهی olla väärässä erroné שׁוֹגֶה, טוֹעֶה गलत अर्थ लगाना pogrešan téves salah skjátlast in errore; sbagliato 間違った 잘못된 neteisus kļūdījies silap mis feilaktig, (du tar) feil w błędzie enganado greşit, eronat ошибочный na omyle zmoten grešiti [] miste ซึ่งเข้าใจผิด yanlış, hatalı 錯誤的 помилковий; такий, що помиляється غلط فہمی میں مبتلا sai lầm 错误的
adv miˈstakenly
verkeerd عن طَريق الخَطَأ грешно omylem fejlagtigt irrtümlich κατά λάθος erróneamente, por equivocación eksikombel اشتباها erehdyksessä par erreur בְּטָעוּת भ्रांन्तिपूर्ण zabunom tévesen secara salah vegna mistaka per errore 間違って 잘못되어 klaidingai kļūdaini dengan silap verkeerd feilaktig, feilslått, misforstått pomyłkowo erradamente din greşeală ошибочно omylom zmotno pogrešno av misstag อย่างไม่เหมาะสม yanlışlıkla, hatalı olarak 錯誤地 помилково سہواً một cách sai lầm 错误地
mistake → غلط, يَرتكِب خطأً chyba, špatně pochopit fejl, tage fejl Fehler, verwechseln λάθος, παρανοώ confundir, error virhe, ymmärtää väärin erreur, se tromper pogreška, pogriješiti confondere, errore 間違い, 間違える 실수, 실수하다 fout, vergissen (zich) feiltagelse, ta feil błąd, pomylić errar, erro ошибаться, ошибка missförstå, misstag ความผิดพลาด, ทำผิด hata, hata yapmak lỗi, nhầm 弄错, 错误
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