is mistaking
-está confundiendo
Present progressivehe/sheconjugation ofmistake.

mistake

mistake(
mih
-
steyk
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el error
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
She made a few grammar mistakes but had perfect pronunciation.Hizo algunos errores gramaticales, pero su pronunciación era perfecta.
b. la equivocación
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Coming to live here was a total mistake.Venir a vivir aquí fue una equivocación total.
a. la equivocación
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We sent it to you by mistake.Se lo enviamos por equivocación.
b. el error
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
There must be some mistake. I've never been to Arizona.Tiene que haber algún error. Yo nunca he estado en Arizona.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. confundir
They often mistook her for a famous model.A menudo la confundían con una modelo famosa.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
It's impossible to mistake its smell.Su olor es inconfundible.
There's no mistaking her for a feeble woman.Está claro que no es una mujer débil.
a. malinterpretar
The media mistook everything I said.Los medios de comunicación malinterpretaron todo lo que dije.
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