equivocar

v.

to mistake, to confuse, to get wrong.

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equivocar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to mistake, get wrong

■ equivoqué el precio I got the price wrong

2 (cambiar) to get mixed up

■ equivoqué vuestros regalos I got your presents mixed up

► verbo pronominal equivocarse

1 to make a mistake, be mistaken, be wrong (de dirección, camino etc) to go wrong, get wrong

■ lo siento pero me he equivocado I'm sorry but I've made a mistake

■ quedamos el miércoles si no me equivoco we had an appointment on Wednesday if I'm not mistaken

■ te has equivocado de fecha you got the date wrong

■ me equivoqué de calle I got the wrong street

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verb

to mistake

- equivocarse

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1. VT

1) (=confundir) to get mixed up, mix up

he equivocado las direcciones de los sobres — I've got the addresses mixed up on the envelopes, I've mixed up the addresses on the envelopes

2)

• equivocar a algn — to make sb make a mistake

si me hablas mientras escribo me equivocas — if you talk to me while I'm writing, you'll make me make a mistake o you'll make me go wrong

3) (=errar)

• equivocar el camino — (lit) to go the wrong way; (fig) to make the wrong choice

2.

See:

equivocarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <persona> to make ... make a mistake, to make ... go wrong

no interrumpas que me equivocas — don't interrupt me, you`ll make me go wrong

b) (elegir mal)

equivocó el camino dedicándose a la enseñanza — he chose the wrong career when he went in for teaching

2.

equivocarse v pron (cometer un error) to make a mistake; (estar en un error) to be wrong o mistaken

te equivocas, no se lo dije — you're wrong o mistaken, I didn't tell him

me equivoqué con él — I was wrong about him

no te equivoques de día — don't get the day wrong

me equivoqué de paraguas — I picked up the wrong umbrella

se equivocó de camino — he went the wrong way

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* equivocarse = commit + error, err, mistake, make + error, bark up + the wrong tree, get + it + (all) wrong, slip up.

* equivocarse en el diagnóstico = misdiagnose.

* equivocarse es humano = to err is human.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <persona> to make ... make a mistake, to make ... go wrong

no interrumpas que me equivocas — don't interrupt me, you`ll make me go wrong

b) (elegir mal)

equivocó el camino dedicándose a la enseñanza — he chose the wrong career when he went in for teaching

2.

equivocarse v pron (cometer un error) to make a mistake; (estar en un error) to be wrong o mistaken

te equivocas, no se lo dije — you're wrong o mistaken, I didn't tell him

me equivoqué con él — I was wrong about him

no te equivoques de día — don't get the day wrong

me equivoqué de paraguas — I picked up the wrong umbrella

se equivocó de camino — he went the wrong way

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* equivocarse = commit + error, err, mistake, make + error, bark up + the wrong tree, get + it + (all) wrong, slip up.

* equivocarse en el diagnóstico = misdiagnose.

* equivocarse es humano = to err is human.

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equivocar [A2 ]

vt

1 ‹persona› to make … make a mistake, to make … go wrong

ya me hiciste equivocar now you've made me go wrong o make a mistake, I've made a mistake o gone wrong now because of you

no me hables mientras cuento que me equivocas don't talk to me while I'm counting, you'll make me go wrong o you'll put me off o you'll make me lose count

2

(elegir mal): equivocó el camino dedicándose a la enseñanza he chose the wrong career when he went in for teaching

■ equivocarse

v pron

(cometer un error) to make a mistake; (estar en un error) to be wrong o mistaken

te equivocas, no se lo dije a nadie you're wrong o mistaken, I didn't tell anyone

me equivoqué con él I was wrong about him

equivocarse DE algo:

me equivoqué de autobús I took the wrong bus

es fácil equivocarse de calle it's easy to go down/get the wrong street

la reunión es el jueves, no te equivoques de día the meeting's on Thursday, don't get the day wrong

me equivoqué de paraguas, éste no es el mío I picked up the wrong umbrella, this one isn't mine

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equivocar (conjugate equivocar) verbo transitivo ‹persona› to make … make a mistake, to make … go wrong
equivocarse verbo pronominal (cometer un error) to make a mistake;
(estar en un error) to be wrong o mistaken;

◊ me equivoqué con él I was wrong about him;

me equivoqué de autobús I took the wrong bus;
no te equivoques de fecha don't get the date wrong;
se equivocó de camino he went the wrong way
equivocar verbo transitivo
1 (no acertar) to get wrong: equivocó el oficio, he chose the wrong profession
2 (confundir) to mix up

'equivocar' also found in these entries:
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equivocar

♦ vt

1. [cosa]

equivocar algo con algo to mistake sth for sth;

equivocar el camino to take the wrong road;

equivoqué la fecha I got the date wrong

2. [persona]

no me preguntes, que me equivocas don't ask me questions, you'll make me go wrong

♦ See also the pronominal verb equivocarse

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equivocar

v/t

:

equivocar a alguien make s.o. make a mistake

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equivocar {72} vt

: to mistake, to confuse

♦ See also the reflexive verb equivocarse