equivocar

to get wrong

equivocar(eh-kee-boh-kahr)

transitive verb

1. (to mix up)

a. to get wrong

Perdón, equivoqué la dirección de email.

Sorry, I got the email address wrong.

2. (to cause to make an error)

a. to make ... make a mistake

Esa música tan alta me hizo equivocar; tendré que volver a calcular el total.

That really loud music made me make a mistake; I'm going to have to calculate the total again.

b. to make ... go wrong

Cállate un momento. Estos cálculos son complicados y me vas a equivocar.

Can you be quiet for a moment? These calculations are complicated, and you're going to make me go wrong.

3. (to make a poor choice of)

a. to choose the wrong

Creo que equivoqué la carrera; mi hermano gana mucho más que yo.

I think I chose the wrong career; my brother earns much more than I do.

b. to pick the wrong

Me parece que equivoqué la especialidad, y ahora voy a tener problemas para conseguir trabajo.

It looks like I picked the wrong major, and now it will be difficult to get a job.

equivocarse

pronominal verb

4. (to make an error; often used with "con")

a. to make a mistake

Apaga la música; no quiero equivocarme.

Can you turn the music off? I don't want to make a mistake.

b.

no direct translation

La empresa reconoce que se equivocó con su respuesta.

The company recognizes that it got its response wrong.

El gobierno se equivocó con esta medida.

The government got it wrong with this policy.

5. (to be in error; often used with "con")

a. to be wrong

No me equivoqué con él; es un hombre muy amable y sincero.

I wasn't wrong about him; he's a very kind, sincere man.

b. to be mistaken

Creo que te equivocas; mi hija nunca haría tal cosa.

You must be mistaken; my daughter would never do such a thing.

6. (to confuse; used with "de")

a.

no direct translation

Mi madre se equivocó de tren y, por consiguiente, no lllegó aquí hasta la una de la madrugada.

My mother got on the wrong train and, as a result, she didn't get here till one in the morning.

Te equivocaste de mes. El cumpleaños de Fernando es el dos de julio y no el dos de junio.

You got the month wrong. Fernando's birthday is the second of July not the second of June.

equivocar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a.

equivocar algo con algoto mistake something for something

equivocar el caminoto take the wrong road

equivoqué la fechaI got the date wrong

pronominal verb

2. (estar en un error)

a. to be wrong

3. (cometer un error)

a. to make a mistake

te equivocas con tu profesor, no es tan mala personayou're wrong about your teacher, he's not such a bad person

te equivocas si crees que me voy a asustaryou're mistaken if you think you're going to frighten me

se equivocó de nombre/puertahe got the wrong name/door

equivocarse en algoto make a mistake in something

se equivocó en la sumahe got the total wrong

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equivocar

transitive verb

1 (confundir) to get mixed up; mix up

he equivocado las direcciones de los sobres I've got the addresses mixed up on the envelopes; I've mixed up the addresses on the envelopes

2

equivocar a algn to make sb make a mistake

si me hablas mientras escribo me equivocas if you talk to me while I'm writing, you'll make me make a mistake o you'll make me go wrong

3 (errar)

equivocar el camino to go the wrong way; to make the wrong choice

pronominal verb

equivocarse (no tener razón) to be wrong; be mistaken

te equivocas, eso no es así you're wrong o mistaken, it isn't like that; si crees que voy a dejarte ir, te equivocas if you think I'm going to let you go, you're wrong o mistaken; me equivoqué muchas veces en el examen I made a lot of mistakes in the exam

(cometer un error) to make a mistake

equivocarse con algn to be wrong about sb

la consideraba honesta, pero me equivoqué con ella I thought she was honest, but I was wrong about her

equivocarse de algo

nos equivocamos de hora y llegamos tarde we got the time wrong, and we arrived late

me equivoqué de puerta me equivoqué de fecha y se me pasó el plazo

se equivocaron de tren they caught the wrong train; se equivocaron de casa they went to the wrong house; perdone, me he equivocado de número sorry, (I've got the) wrong number