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desacertado
-unfortunate
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desacertado
Past participle ofdesacertar.

desacertado

desacertado
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. unfortunate
El tuyo fue un comentario desacertado. No me extraña que a Isabel le sentara mal.Yours was an unfortunate comment. No wonder it upset Isabel.
b. unwise
"El tiempo demostró que las medidas adoptadas por el gobierno fueron desacertadas", dijo el líder de la oposición."Time showed that the measures taken by the government were unwise," said the opposition leader.
c. wrong
Al diseñador de interiores, el sofá rojo le pareció una elección desacertada para esta sala.The interior designer thought the red sofa was a wrong choice for this living room.
d. mistaken
Sería desacertado relajarse por creer que el peligro ha pasado.It'd be mistaken to relax in the belief that danger is over.
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