A2verb · irregular · transitive · common

mistake

mistake · mistakes · mistook · mistaken · mistaking

помилятися

принять, принимать, неправильно понимать, обознаться

verwechseln

To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for anotherTo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

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/mɪˈsteɪk/

» I must have made a mistake.

Ich muss einen Fehler gemacht haben. — Espi

Я, наверно, ошибся. — FeuDRenais

Должно быть, я допустил ошибку. — the_orange

Я, мабуть, помилився. — deniko

Я, мабуть, помилилася. — deniko

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Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar.
Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.
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непра́вильно понима́тьneprávilʹno ponimátʹ, принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ
помилятисяpomyljatysja
(obsolete, transitive)To misunderstand (someone).
(intransitive, obsolete)To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
fehlen, sich versehen
ошиба́тьсяošibátʹsja, ошиби́тьсяošibítʹsja
помиля́тисяpomyljátysja, помили́тисяpomylýtysja
(obsolete, rare)To take or choose wrongly.

More definitions

identify incorrectly
to make a mistake or be incorrect

Examples

4425 sentences

I must have made a mistake.
Я, мабуть, помилився. — deniko
ruЯ, наверно, ошибся. — FeuDRenais
deIch muss einen Fehler gemacht haben. — Espi
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Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
Не бійтеся помилятися. — aandrusiak
ruНе бойтесь ошибаться. — Eugenia
deHab keine Angst, dass du Fehler machst. — Chris
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I'm very sorry about the mistake.
Мені дуже шкода із-за помилки. — deniko
ruЯ сожалею об этой ошибке. — Balamax
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We are sorry for his mistake.
Ми перепрошуємо за його помилку. — deniko
ruМы сожалеем о его ошибке. — fjay69
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The mistake cost him his head.
Ця помилка коштувала йому голови. — deniko
ruОшибка стоила ему головы. — marafon
deDer Fehler kostete ihn seinen Kopf. — Wolf
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to take one thing for another:

(obsolete in English) to commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong:

Русский

By meaning 2

to take one thing for another:

(obsolete in English) to commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to take one thing for another:

(obsolete in English) to commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong:

Origin

From Middle English mistaken, from Old Norse mistaka (“to take in error, to miscarry”); eq

From Middle English mistaken, from Old Norse mistaka (“to take in error, to miscarry”); equivalent to mis- + take. Cognate with Icelandic mistaka (“to mistake”), Swedish missta (“to mistake”) (before apocope misstaga).

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