despiste

m.

1 absent-mindedness.

2 distraction, red herring, misleading clue.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: despistar.

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despiste

► nombre masculino

1 (distracción) absent-mindedness

2 (error) mistake, slip

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener un despiste to be absent-minded

■ tiene un despiste tan grande que no sabe qué hora es he's so absent-minded he doesn't know what time of day it is

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SM

1) (=error) slip

ha sido un despiste — it was just a momentary lapse

2) (=distracción) absent-mindedness

¡qué despiste tienes! — you're so absent-minded!

tiene un terrible despiste — he's terribly absent-minded

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masculino

a) (distracción) absentmindedness

fue un despiste — it was a lapse of concentration

en un momento de despiste le robaron la maleta — he took his eye off his suitcase for a moment and someone stole it

qué despiste tengo hoy! — I can't seem to concentrate today!

b) (equivocación) slip, mistake

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* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.

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masculino

a) (distracción) absentmindedness

fue un despiste — it was a lapse of concentration

en un momento de despiste le robaron la maleta — he took his eye off his suitcase for a moment and someone stole it

qué despiste tengo hoy! — I can't seem to concentrate today!

b) (equivocación) slip, mistake

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* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.

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despiste

masculine

1 (distracción) absentmindedness, forgetfulness

con su habitual despiste absentminded o forgetful as ever

en un momento de despiste le robaron la maleta he took his eye off his suitcase for a moment and someone stole it, in an unguarded moment he had his suitcase stolen

¡qué despiste tengo hoy! I'm so forgetful o I can't seem to concentrate today!

2 (equivocación) slip, mistake

tiene muchos despistes he makes a lot of (silly) mistakes

sé que se escribe con acento, fue un despiste I know it should have an accent, it was just a slip o a silly mistake

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Del verbo despistar: (conjugate despistar)

despisté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

despiste es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
despistar    
despiste
despistar (conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo

a) (desorientar, confundir) to confuse

b) ‹perseguidor› to shake off;

‹sabueso› to throw … off the scent
despistarse verbo pronominal (confundirse) to get confused o muddled;
(distraerse) to lose concentration
despiste sustantivo masculino

a) (distracción) absentmindedness;

◊ fue un despiste it was a lapse of concentration

b) (equivocación) slip, mistake

despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead
despiste sustantivo masculino
1 (cualidad) absent-mindedness
2 (error) slip-up: ¡menudo despiste llamarle por su apodo!, that was quite a slip-up, calling him by his nickname!
'despiste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
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despiste nm

1. [distracción] absent-mindedness, forgetfulness;

¡vaya despiste que tiene! she's so absent-minded o forgetful!;

¡qué despiste! ¡creía que la reunión era mañana! how forgetful of me! I thought the meeting was tomorrow!;

entraron en el edificio en un despiste del vigilante they got into the building when the night watchman wasn't looking;

en un momento de despiste se me coló todo el mundo everyone Br jumped the queue o US cut in line in front of me when I wasn't looking

2. [error] mistake, slip;

el accidente se debió a un despiste del conductor the accident was caused by a mistake on the part of the driver;

tener un despiste to make a mistake, to slip up

3. [persona]

Marta es un despiste Marta is very absent-minded o forgetful

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despiste

m distraction;

tener un despiste become distracted

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despiste nm

1) : absentmindedness

2) : mistake, slip

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despiste n

1. (error) mistake

2. (característica) absent mindedness

tener un despiste to make a mistake