Equivocar (en. To mistake)

/e.ki.voˈkaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To alter or confuse something by mistake.

I mistakenly chose the path and ended up lost.

Me equivoqué al elegir el camino y terminé perdido.

To make an erroneous judgment about a person or situation.

You have mistaken the people; it wasn't him who said it.

Te has equivocado de personas; no era él quien lo dijo.

To fail in a calculation or estimate.

He miscalculated the sum and presented an incorrect result.

Equivocó la suma y presentó un resultado incorrecto.

From the Latin 'aequivocare', which means 'to speak ambiguously'.

to mistake a candidate

Choosing the wrong person for a position.

equivocarse de candidato

not to make a mistake

Ensuring that the decision made is the correct one.

no equivocarse

to take the wrong path

Taking an incorrect direction.

equivocarse de camino

to misspeak

Making an error in what is said.

equivocarse al hablar

error

A lack or mistake in action or thought.

error

to fail

To not achieve what is intended.

fallar

confusion

A state in which something is not clearly understood.

confusión

To put one’s foot in it

I put my foot in it by saying that I didn’t like her work.

Metí la pata al decir que no me gustaba su trabajo.

To mess up

I messed up by not bringing the necessary documentation.

La cagué al no llevar la documentación necesaria.