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1 mistake
A n ( error) (in text, spelling, typing) faute f ; (in sum, calculation, judgment, procedure) erreur f ; to make a mistake gen faire une erreur, se tromper ; (in spelling, typing) faire une faute ; to make a stupid mistake faire une bêtise ; to make a mistake in se tromper dans [calculations] ; faire une faute dans [letter, essay] ; to make a mistake about sb/sth se tromper sur le compte de qn/sur qch ; to make the mistake of doing faire or commettre l'erreur de faire, faire la bêtise de faire ; to make the same mistake again ou twice faire la même erreur ; it would be a mistake to do ce serait une erreur de faire ; it was a mistake to leave my umbrella at home j'ai eu tort de laisser mon parapluie à la maison ; to do sth by mistake faire qch par erreur ; she took my keys in mistake for hers elle a pris mes clés au lieu des siennes ; to make a fatal mistake commettre une erreur fatale ; to realize/admit one's mistake se rendre compte de/reconnaître son erreur ; mistakes were made il y eu des erreurs ; we all make mistakes des erreurs, on en fait tous ; there is no mistake il n'y a pas d'erreur possible ; the terrorists said the killing of X was a mistake les terroristes ont déclaré avoir tué X par erreur ; you're making a big mistake ○ tu fais une grave erreur ; you'll be punished, make no mistake about it ou that! tu seras puni, fais-moi confiance! ; there must be some mistake il doit y avoir erreur ; my mistake! mea culpa! ; …and no mistake il n'y a pas de doute ; to learn by one's mistakes tirer la leçon de ses erreurs.1 ( confuse) to mistake sth for sth else prendre qch pour qch d'autre ; to mistake sb for sb else confondre qn avec qn d'autre ; there's no mistaking him! on ne peut pas le prendre pour qn d'autre ; there's no mistaking that voice il est impossible de ne pas reconnaître cette voix ; there's no mistaking his intentions on ne peut pas se tromper sur ses intentions ;2 ( misinterpret) mal interpréter [meaning]. -
2 mistake
mistake [mɪsˈteɪk]1. noun• my mistake was to do... mon erreur a été de faire...► to make + mistake faire une erreur or une faute ; ( = misunderstand) se tromper[+ meaning] mal comprendre ; [+ intentions] se méprendre sur* * *[mɪ'steɪk] 1.to make a mistake about somebody/something — se tromper sur le compte de quelqu'un/sur quelque chose
we all make mistakes — des erreurs, on en fait tous
you'll be punished, make no mistake about it ou that! — tu seras puni, fais-moi confiance!
2....and no mistake —...il n'y a pas de doute
1) ( confuse)2) ( misinterpret) mal interpréter [meaning] -
3 plain
plain [pleɪn]1. adjectivea. ( = obvious) clair• it must be plain to everyone that... il doit être clair pour tout le monde que...• it is plain from his comments that... ses remarques montrent clairement que...• he made it quite plain that he would never agree il a bien fait comprendre qu'il n'accepterait jamaisb. ( = unambiguous) clair• in plain English, I think you made a mistake je vous le dis carrément, je pense que vous vous êtes trompé• do I make myself plain? est-ce que je me fais bien comprendre ?c. ( = sheer) pur (et simple)d. ( = simple) simple ; ( = in one colour) uni• one plain, one purl (Knitting) une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'enverse. ( = not pretty) quelconque2. adverbb. ( = simply) (inf) tout bonnement3. nounplaine f4. compounds* * *[pleɪn] 1.noun plaine f2.1) ( simple) [dress, food, language] simple; [building, furniture] sobre2) [background, fabric] uni; [envelope] sans inscription; [paper] ( unlined) non réglé; ( unheaded) libreunder plain cover — Postal services sous pli discret
3) euph ( unattractive) [woman] quelconque4) ( obvious) évident, clair5) ( direct) [answer, language] franc/franchein plain English, this means that... — en clair, ceci veut dire que...
6) (tjrs épith) ( downright) [common sense] simple (before n); [ignorance, laziness] pur et simple (after n)7) [yoghurt, crisps, rice] nature inv8) ( in knitting) [stitch, row] à l'endroit3.adverb [stupid, wrong] tout bonnement••to be plain sailing — [project, task etc] marcher comme sur des roulettes
См. также в других словарях:
mistake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, colossal (esp. AmE), great, huge ▪ It is a great mistake to assume that your children will agree with you. ▪ bad, dreadful … Collocations dictionary
stupid — [[t]stju͟ːpɪd, AM stu͟ː [/t]] ♦♦♦ stupider, stupidest 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is stupid, you mean that they show a lack of good judgement or intelligence and they are not at all sensible. I ll never do anything so… … English dictionary
mistake — 1 /mi steIk/ noun (C) 1 INCORRECT ACTION/OPINION ETC something that has been done incorrectly, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect: Hitting the ball too hard in golf is a typical beginner s mistake. | make a mistake: I think you ve made… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mistake — 1. noun I assumed it had been a mistake Syn: error, fault, inaccuracy, omission, slip, blunder, miscalculation, misunderstanding, oversight, misinterpretation, gaffe, faux pas, solecism; informal slip up, boo boo, blooper, boner, goof, f … Thesaurus of popular words
make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… … English dictionary
stupid — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ I felt so stupid when I realized what had happened. ▪ My sister made me look stupid in front of all my friends … Collocations dictionary
mistake — 1. noun /mɪsˈteɪk/ a) An error; a blunder. After it is all over, as stupid a fellow as I am can see that mistakes were made. I notice, however, that my mistakes are never told me until it is too late. b) A pitch which was intended to be pitched… … Wiktionary
goof — guËf n. (Slang) stupid person, fool; stupid mistake, blunder v. (Slang) make a stupid mistake, make a mess of; waste time; act in a playful or foolish manner … English contemporary dictionary
goofed — guËf n. (Slang) stupid person, fool; stupid mistake, blunder v. (Slang) make a stupid mistake, make a mess of; waste time; act in a playful or foolish manner … English contemporary dictionary
goofing — guËf n. (Slang) stupid person, fool; stupid mistake, blunder v. (Slang) make a stupid mistake, make a mess of; waste time; act in a playful or foolish manner … English contemporary dictionary