mistake

mistake
mistake [mɪsˈteɪk]
(verb: preterite mistook, past participle mistaken)
1. noun
( = error) erreur f ; ( = misunderstanding) méprise f
• let there be no mistake about it qu'on ne s'y trompe pas
• it was a mistake to do that c'était une erreur de faire cela
• my mistake was to do ... mon erreur a été de faire ...
• there must be some mistake il doit y avoir erreur
• by mistake par erreur
► to make + mistake faire une erreur or une faute ; ( = misunderstand) se tromper
• to make a mistake in a calculation faire une erreur de calcul
• you're making a big mistake tu fais une grave erreur
• to make the mistake of thinking sth faire l'erreur de penser qch
2. transitive verb
[+ meaning] mal comprendre ; [+ intentions] se méprendre sur
• there's no mistaking her il est impossible de ne pas la reconnaître
• to mistake A for B prendre A pour B
* * *
[mɪ'steɪk] 1.
noun (error) gen erreur f; (in text, spelling, typing) faute f

to make a stupid mistake — faire une bêtise

to make a mistake about somebody/something — se tromper sur le compte de quelqu'un/sur quelque chose

it was a mistake to leave my umbrella at home — j'ai eu tort de laisser mon parapluie à la maison

by mistake — par erreur

she took my keys in mistake for hers — elle a pris mes clés au lieu des siennes

we all make mistakes — des erreurs, on en fait tous

there is no mistake — il n'y a pas d'erreur possible

you'll be punished, make no mistake about it ou that! — tu seras puni, fais-moi confiance!

there must be some mistake — il doit y avoir erreur

my mistake! — mea culpa!

...and no mistake — ...il n'y a pas de doute

to learn by one's mistakes — tirer la leçon de ses erreurs

2.
transitive verb (prét -took, pp -taken)
1) (confuse)

to mistake something for something else — prendre quelque chose pour quelque chose d'autre

to mistake somebody for somebody else — confondre quelqu'un avec quelqu'un d'autre

there's no mistaking that voice — il est impossible de ne pas reconnaître cette voix

2) (misinterpret) mal interpréter [meaning]

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