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1 misunderstand
misunderstand [ˈmɪsʌndəˈstænd](preterite, past participle misunderstood) transitive verb* * *[ˌmɪsˌʌndə'stænd] 1.2.don't misunderstand me — ( to clarify oneself) comprends-moi bien
misunderstood past participle adjective -
2 misunderstand
A vtr ( prét, pp - stood) mal comprendre ; ( completely) ne pas comprendre ; don't misunderstand me ( to clarify oneself) comprends-moi bien.B misunderstood pp adj to feel misunderstood se sentir incompris ; much misunderstood [concept, person, book] souvent mal compris. -
3 misunderstand
(a) (misinterpret) mal comprendre, comprendre de travers;∎ I misunderstood the message j'ai mal compris le message;∎ we misunderstood each other il y a eu un malentendu entre nous;∎ don't misunderstand me comprenez-moi bien;∎ your irony could be misunderstood votre ironie pourrait être mal interprétée(b) (usu passive) (misjudge) méconnaître;∎ a misunderstood artist un(une) artiste méconnu(e);∎ he feels misunderstood il se sent incomprismal comprendre;∎ if I have not misunderstood si j'ai bien comprisUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > misunderstand
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4 misunderstand
past tense, past participle - misunderstood; verb(to take a wrong meaning from: She misunderstood what I said.) mal comprendre -
5 cross
cross [krɒs]1. nouna. ( = mark, emblem) croix f• to mark/sign with a cross marquer/signer d'une croixb. ( = mixture) hybride mc. [of material] biais m2. adjectivea. ( = angry) en colère• it makes me cross when... cela me met en colère quand...b. ( = traverse, diagonal) transversal, diagonala. [+ room, street, sea, river, bridge] traverser ; [+ threshold, border] franchir• it crossed my mind that... il m'est venu à l'esprit que...• to cross cultures [idea, practice] passer d'une culture à l'autreb. to cross one's arms/legs croiser les bras/les jambesc. to cross o.s. se signer• cross my heart (and hope to die)! (inf) croix de bois, croix de fer(, si je mens je vais en enfer) ! (inf)d. ( = thwart) [+ person] contrecarrer les projets de ; [+ plans] contrecarrerb. [letters, paths] se croiser5. compounds• cross-country race or running cross m► cross-examine transitive verb interroger (de façon serrée) ; (in court) faire subir un contre-interrogatoire à• to be at cross-purposes with sb ( = misunderstand) comprendre qn de travers• we were talking at cross-purposes il y avait un quiproquo ► cross-question transitive verb faire subir un interrogatoire à[+ item on list] rayer[+ word] barrer* * *[krɒs], US [krɔːs] 1.1) ( shape) croix fthe Cross — Religion la Croix
to put a cross against — cocher [name, item]
‘put a cross in the box’ — ‘faites une croix dans la case’, ‘cochez la case’
a cross between X and Y — fig un mélange de X et de Y
3) ( in sewing)2.1) ( angry) fâchéto get cross — se fâcher ( with contre)
to make somebody cross — mettre quelqu'un en colère, agacer quelqu'un
2) ( contrary to general direction) [breeze] contraire3.transitive verb1) ( go across by moving) lit traverser [road, room]; traverser, passer [river]; franchir [border, line, mountains]; ( span) [bridge] franchir, enjamber; ( have route across) [road, railway line, river] traverser; fig dépasser [limit, boundary]it crossed his mind that — il lui est venu à l'esprit or l'idée que
2) ( intersect with) couper3) ( place in shape of a cross) croiserto cross one's legs/arms — croiser les jambes/bras
5) ( oppose) contrarier [person]6) ( draw line across) barrer [cheque]4.1) (also cross over)2) ( intersect) se croiser; [lines] se couper3) [letters] se croiser5. 6.crossed past participle adjective Telecommunications [line] brouilléPhrasal Verbs:••to have a ou one's cross to bear — porter sa croix
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6 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
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7 misunderstood
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8 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) mal comprendreEnglish-French dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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9 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) mal comprendreEnglish-French dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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10 misconstrue
[,miskən'stru:]((formal) to misunderstand; to interpret wrongly: That's not what she meant, her statement was misconstrued.) -
11 misunderstood
[-'stud]past tense, past participle; = misunderstand -
12 cross-purposes
∎ to be at cross-purposes with sb (misunderstand) comprendre qn de travers; (oppose) être en désaccord avec qn;∎ we were at cross-purposes il y a eu un malentendu entre nous;∎ they were talking at cross-purposes ils ne parlaient pas de la même choseUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > cross-purposes
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13 misconceive
misconceive [‚mɪskən'si:v](misunderstand) mal comprendre, mal interpréter; (have wrong idea of) se faire une idée fausse deUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > misconceive
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14 mistake
1 noun∎ to make a mistake (gen) se tromper; (in grammar, spelling) faire une faute; (in sums, calculations) faire une faute ou une erreur;∎ to make the mistake of doing sth faire ou commettre l'erreur de faire qch;∎ I made the mistake of losing my temper j'ai commis l'erreur de ou j'ai eu le tort de me fâcher;∎ anybody can make a mistake tout le monde peut se tromper;∎ you're making a big mistake vous faites une grave erreur;∎ it would be a mistake to make promises that we can't keep ce serait une erreur de faire des promesses que nous ne pouvons pas tenir;∎ she made a mistake about the date elle s'est trompée de date;∎ make no mistake (about it) ne vous y trompez pas;∎ there must be some mistake il doit y avoir erreur ou un malentendu;∎ it's an easy mistake to make c'est une erreur qu'il est facile de faire;∎ she knew it was a mistake ever to have married him elle savait bien qu'elle n'aurait pas dû commettre l'erreur de l'épouser;∎ sorry, my mistake (my fault) excusez-moi, c'est (de) ma faute; (I got it wrong) excusez-moi, c'est moi qui me trompe∎ by or British in mistake par mégarde ou erreur;∎ I took her scarf in mistake for mine en croyant prendre mon écharpe, j'ai pris la sienne;∎ I went into the wrong room by mistake je suis entré par erreur dans la mauvaise pièce∎ he's a big man and no mistake! pour être costaud, il est costaud!(a) (misunderstand → meaning, intention) se méprendre sur;∎ there's no mistaking what she said on ne peut pas se méprendre sur le sens de ses propos(b) (fail to distinguish) se tromper sur;∎ you can't mistake our house, it's got green shutters vous ne pouvez pas vous tromper ou il n'y a pas de confusion possible, notre maison a des volets verts;∎ there's no mistaking the influence of Brahms on his music l'influence de Brahms sur sa musique est indéniable∎ I'm often mistaken for my sister on me prend souvent pour ma sœur;∎ I mistook him for someone else je l'ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre, je l'ai confondu avec quelqu'un d'autre;∎ I mistook his shyness for arrogance j'ai pris sa timidité pour de l'arrogance -
15 misunderstood
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > misunderstood
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