desatino

m.

1 foolish action (estupidez) (al actuar).

2 mistake (desacierto).

3 blunder, absurdity, foolishness, mistake.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desatinar.

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desatino

► nombre masculino

1 (error) mistake, blunder

2 (locura) foolishness; (tontería) nonsense, silly thing

■ decir desatinos to talk nonsense

3 (falta de tacto) clumsiness, heavy-handedness

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SM

1) (=cualidad) (=falta de cordura) foolishness; (=falta de tacto) tactlessness

2) (=error) blunder, mistake; [al actuar] foolish act

¡qué desatino! — what rubbish!

cometer un desatino — to make a blunder

3) pl desatinos (=disparates) nonsense sing

un libro lleno de desatinos — a book stuffed with nonsense

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masculino mistake

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= mistake, faux pas.

Ex. A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.

Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.

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masculino mistake

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= mistake, faux pas.

Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.

Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.

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desatino

masculine

mistake

fue un desatino casarse tan joven it was a mistake to marry so young

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Del verbo desatinar: (conjugate desatinar)

desatino es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

desatinó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

desatino sustantivo masculino
1 (error, desacierto) blunder
2 (tontería, disparate) nonsense

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desatino nm

1. [error] mistake, error;

tratar de hacer el viaje en barco era un desatino attempting the journey by boat was a mistake

2. [comentario estúpido o absurdo] foolish remark;

no decía más que desatinos he talked nothing but nonsense

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desatino

m mistake

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desatino nm

: folly, mistake