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1 misdirect
misdirect v falsch adressierenEnglish-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > misdirect
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2 misdirect
transitive verbfalsch einsetzen [Energien]; in die falsche Richtung schicken [nach dem Weg Fragenden]* * *(to direct wrongly: She was misdirected, and ended up in the wrong street.) irreleiten* * *mis·di·rect[ˌmɪsdɪˈrekt, AM -dəˈ-]vt1. (send in wrong direction)▪ to \misdirect sb/sth jdn/etw in die falsche Richtung schicken, jdn/etw fehlleitento \misdirect a letter einen Brief falsch adressierento \misdirect luggage/a shipment Gepäck/eine Sendung fehlleitento \misdirect a child ( fig) ein Kind [erzieherisch] fehlleiten [o irreleiten2. (aim wrongly)▪ to \misdirect sth etw in die falsche Richtung lenken▪ to be \misdirected energies, resources falsch eingesetzt [o vergeudet] werden; criticism, praise, remark unangebracht [o unangemessen] [o fehl am Platz] sein▪ to \misdirect sb jdn falsch unterrichten [o belehren]to \misdirect a jury Geschworene falsch belehren* * *['mIsdɪ'rekt]vt1) letter (= send to wrong address) fehlleiten; (= address wrongly) falsch adressieren; energies falsch einsetzen, vergeuden; pass, volley falsch platzieren; person (= send astray) in die falsche Richtung schicken; (= misinform) falsch informieren, eine falsche Auskunft geben (+dat); (JUR) jury falsch belehren2) campaign, operation schlecht durchführen* * *misdirect v/t1. a) jemanden in die falsche Richtung schickenb) einen Brief etc fehlleiten2. seine Energie etc vergeuden:misdirected charity falsch angebrachte Wohltätigkeit* * *transitive verbfalsch einsetzen [Energien]; in die falsche Richtung schicken [nach dem Weg Fragenden]* * *v.falsch adressieren ausdr.fehlleiten v.irreleiten v. -
3 misdirect
mis·di·rect [ˌmɪsdɪʼrekt, Am -dəʼ-] vt1) ( send in wrong direction)to \misdirect sb/ sth jdn/etw in die falsche Richtung schicken, jdn/etw fehlleiten;to \misdirect a letter einen Brief falsch adressieren;to \misdirect luggage/ a shipment Gepäck/eine Sendung fehlleiten;2) ( aim wrongly)to \misdirect sth etw in die falsche Richtung lenken;3) usu passive(fig: misapply)to be \misdirected energies, resources falsch eingesetzt [o vergeudet] werden; criticism, praise, remark unangebracht [o unangemessen] [o fehl am Platz] seinto \misdirect sb jdn falsch unterrichten [o belehren];to \misdirect a jury Geschworene falsch belehren -
4 félrevezet
(DE) beirre; beirrt; beschwindeln; beschwindelt; desorientieren; irregeführt; irreleiten; deroutieren; (EN) abuse; bamboozle; beguile; blindfold; cozen; disorient; disorientate; finagle; illude; inveigle; keep tricking sy; lead astray; lead sy wrong; lead up the garden path; misadvise; misdirect; misguide; misinform; mislead; mislead, misled; misled; put off; throw off
См. также в других словарях:
Misdirect — Mis di*rect , v. t. To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one s energies. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misdirect — I verb confound, confuse, create a false impression, give a false impression, instruct badly, involve in error, lead astray, lead into error, misaddress, misadvise, miseducate, misguide, misinform, misinstruct, mislead, misteach, put off the… … Law dictionary
misdirect — UK US /ˌmɪsdɪˈrekt/ verb [T] ► to send something to the wrong place or in the wrong direction: »If people are worried about payments being misdirected, they can opt to use direct deposit. »The publisher often lost or misdirected orders. ► to use… … Financial and business terms
misdirect — (v.) c.1600, give wrong directions to; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + DIRECT (Cf. direct) (v.). Related: Misdirected; misdirecting … Etymology dictionary
misdirect — ► VERB ▪ direct or instruct wrongly. DERIVATIVES misdirection noun … English terms dictionary
misdirect — [mis΄də rekt′] vt. to direct wrongly or badly; specif., a) to aim (a blow, etc.) badly b) to address (a letter) incorrectly c) to give incorrect instructions to, esp. as a judge to a jury misdirection [mis΄dərek′shən] n … English World dictionary
misdirect — UK [ˌmɪsdaɪˈrekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms misdirect : present tense I/you/we/they misdirect he/she/it misdirects present participle misdirecting past tense misdirected past participle misdirected to use something wrongly or for the… … English dictionary
misdirect — /mis di rekt /, v.t. to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter. [1595 1605; MIS 1 + DIRECT] * * * … Universalium
misdirect — mis•di•rect [[t]ˌmɪs dɪˈrɛkt[/t]] v. t. to direct, instruct, or address wrongly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605 … From formal English to slang
misdirect — mis|di|rect [ˌmısdıˈrekt, daı ] v [T usually in passive] 1.) formal to use your effort, energy, abilities etc on doing the wrong thing ▪ Without well defined goals, it is likely that efforts will be misdirected. ▪ Their criticism is misdirected.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
misdirect — mis|di|rect [ ,mısdaı rekt ] verb transitive to use something wrongly or for the wrong purpose: He accused them of trying to misdirect national resources. a. to send someone or something the wrong way or to the wrong place: They had misdirected… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
