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.
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.
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
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
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.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
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.
he equivocado las direcciones de los sobresI've got the addresses mixed up on the envelopes;I've mixed up the addresses on the envelopes
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equivocar a algnto make sb make a mistake
si me hablas mientras escribo me equivocasif 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 caminoto 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 asíyou're wrong o mistaken, it isn't like that;si crees que voy a dejarte ir, te equivocasif you think I'm going to let you go, you're wrong o mistaken;me equivoqué muchas veces en el examenI made a lot of mistakes in the exam
(cometer un error)to make a mistake
equivocarse con algnto be wrong about sb
la consideraba honesta, pero me equivoqué con ellaI thought she was honest, but I was wrong about her
equivocarse de algo
nos equivocamos de hora y llegamos tardewe got the time wrong, and we arrived late
me equivoqué de puertame equivoqué de fecha y se me pasó el plazo
se equivocaron de trenthey caught the wrong train;se equivocaron de casathey went to the wrong house;perdone, me he equivocado de númerosorry, (I've got the) wrong number
