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1 mistake one for
förväxla någon, ta någon för -
2 mistake
n. misstag; missförstånd; fel--------v. ta miste, missta sig på; begå ett misstag* * *[mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) förväxla ngn (ngt) med2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) ta miste (fel) på2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) misstag- mistaken- mistakenly -
3 account for
redovisa för, svara för (handlingar)* * *(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) förklara -
4 fault
n. skavank, brist; fel, misstag; skuld, någons fel--------v. anmärka på, kritisera, klandra; fela, göra misstag* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) fel, skuld2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) fel, skavank3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) förkastning2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) anmärka på, kritisera- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault -
5 slip
n. serielinjerad Internetprotokoll, standard för anslutning av en dator till en värddator på Internet (data)* * *I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) halka2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) slinta3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) tappa stilen (greppet)4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smyga, slinka5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) komma loss från6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) sticka, smyga2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) halkning, slintning2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) misstag, felsteg3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) underklänning, underkjol4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) slip•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) remsa, lapp -
6 joke
n. skämt; rolig historia--------v. skämta, skoja* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) skämt, vits, skoj2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) lustighet, spratt2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) skämta, skoja2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) skämtare•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke -
7 bad
adj. dålig, usel; skadlig; allvarlig, svår--------adv. dåligt, elakt--------n. elak; dålig* * *[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) dålig2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) ond, usel3) (unpleasant: bad news.) dålig, tråkig4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) dålig, skämd5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) skadlig, farlig6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) dålig, svag, ont []7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) dålig, sjuk8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) allvarlig, svår9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) oindrivbar•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad -
8 bide one's time
bida sin tid* * *(to wait for a good opportunity: I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.) bida, bida sin tid -
9 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) -
10 go wrong
bli fel* * *1) (to go astray, badly, away from the intended plan etc: Everything has gone wrong for her in the past few years.) gå snett, slå fel2) (to stop functioning properly: The machine has gone wrong - I can't get it to stop!) bli fel på, gå sönder3) (to make a mistake: Where did I go wrong in that sum?) göra fel -
11 per
prep. per; genom; med hjälp av* * *[pə:]1) (out of: We have less than one mistake per page.) per2) (for each: The dinner will cost $15 per person.) per3) (in each: six times per week.) per•- per cent -
12 seal
n. säl; sigill; stämpel; plombering; märke, brevmärke; insegel, bekräftelse--------v. plombera, försegla, klistra igen; sätta sigill på, stämpla; bekräfta, besegla; prägla (öde); sluta* * *I 1. [si:l] noun1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) sigill, plomb[]2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) lacksigill3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) tätning2. verb1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) sätta sigill på (under)2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) försegla3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) besegla, avgöra•- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) säl- sealskin -
13 wrong
adj. fel; felaktig; misstagen; oriktig; orätt, orättvis; oregelmässig; på fel sätt; felvänd, ut och in (kläder)--------adv. fel; missuppfattat; oriktigt, inkorrekt; orätt; felaktigt--------n. orätt; oförrätt; ont; orättvisa; olaglighet; brott; skada; fel, misstag; orätt, synd--------v. göra orätt; vara orättvis; skada, plåga; förorätta; misstänkliggöra* * *[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) fel, felaktig2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) fel3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) fel, orätt4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) fel5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) fel, i olag2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) fel, felaktigt3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) fel4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) förorätta, begå en orätt mot- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong -
14 yet
adv. än, ännu; redan; ytterligare; men; likväl, i alla fall, dock; fastän--------conj. men; ändå; trots allt; i alla fall* * *[jet] 1. adverb1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) än, ännu2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) ännu, ytterligare3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) ännu2. conjunction(but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) ändå, i alla fall- as yet
См. также в других словарях:
mistake one for — mistake someone for someone else, wrongly identify someone … English contemporary dictionary
mistake someone for someone — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake someone for something — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake someone for — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake something for someone — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake something for something — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake something for — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus … New idioms dictionary
mistake somebody for somebody — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived … Useful english dictionary
mistake something for somebody — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived … Useful english dictionary
mistake somebody for something — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived … Useful english dictionary
mistake something for something — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived … Useful english dictionary
