mistake

UK
/mɪsˈteɪk/
US
/mɪsˈteɪk/
mistakenoun
mistakes
pl
UK
/mɪsˈteɪk/
US
/mɪsˈteɪk/
Translations
It was a mistake to assume she would be available for the meeting.
C'était une méprise de supposer qu'elle serait disponible pour la réunion.
Leaving the keys in the car was a big mistake.
Laisser les clés dans la voiture a été une grosse erreur.
Additional translations
fauteS'emploie surtout pour une erreur précise dans l'écriture, le calcul ou la parole.
Definitions
An action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.
Leaving the keys in the car was a big mistake.
A misunderstanding or misconception.
It was a mistake to assume she would be available for the meeting.
Something that is incorrect or faulty, such as an error in writing, calculation, or speech.
The accountant found a mistake in the final total.
mistakeverb
mistook
Past Simple
mistaken
Past Participle
mistaking
Gerund
UK
/mɪˈsteɪk/
US
/mɪˈsteɪk/
Translations
She mistook the stranger for her brother in the dim light.
Elle a confondu l'inconnu avec son frère dans la pénombre.
méprendreS'emploie le plus souvent à la forme pronominale: se méprendre sur.
I often mistake sarcasm for sincerity.
Je me méprends souvent sur le sarcasme en le prenant pour de la sincérité.
Definitions
To misunderstand or misinterpret something.
I often mistake sarcasm for sincerity.
To identify someone or something incorrectly.
She mistook the stranger for her brother in the dim light.
mistakepast participle
Definitions
Wrong in one’s belief or judgment; incorrect.
If you think the project is complete, you are mistaken.