Spanish Word of the Day
Friday, September 09, 2011
equivocarse
verb: to make a mistake
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Making a mistake and being wrong are two sides of the same coin, and Spanish uses the reflexive verb equivocarse for both.
Me equivoqué muchas veces en el examen. I made a lot of mistakes in the exam. -
Note how the -c changes to a -qu in the example above.
Equivocarse can mean to be wrong in an absolute sense:Me equivoqué muchas veces en el examen. I made a lot of mistakes in the exam.Si crees que te voy a dejar ir,te equivocas . If you think I’m going to let you go, you’re wrong or you’re mistaken. -
And if you’re wrong about something in particular, the preposition you need is de.
Me equivoqué muchas veces en el examen. I made a lot of mistakes in the exam.Si crees que te voy a dejar ir,te equivocas . If you think I’m going to let you go, you’re wrong or you’re mistaken.Nos equivocamos de hora y llegamos tarde. We got the time wrong and we arrived late. -
Equivocarse de is also what you use when you dial a wrong number:
Me equivoqué muchas veces en el examen. I made a lot of mistakes in the exam.Si crees que te voy a dejar ir,te equivocas . If you think I’m going to let you go, you’re wrong or you’re mistaken.Nos equivocamos de hora y llegamos tarde. We got the time wrong and we arrived late.Perdone,me he equivocado de número. Sorry, I’ve dialed the wrong number.
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