equivocar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin aequus (equal) + vocāre (call). Cognate to English equivocal.

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equivocar (first-person singular present equivoco, first-person singular preterite equivoquí, past participle equivocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to mistake, be wrong about, make a mistake
  2. (pronominal) to make a mistake, to be mistaken, to be wrong

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Late Latin aequivocāre. Cognate with English equivocate.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /e.ki.vuˈkaɾ/, /i.ki.vuˈkaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /e.ki.buˈkaɾ/ [e.ki.βuˈkaɾ], /i.ki.buˈkaɾ/ [i.ki.βuˈkaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /e.ki.vuˈka.ɾi/, /i.ki.vuˈka.ɾi/

Verb

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equivocar (first-person singular present equivoco, first-person singular preterite equivoquei, past participle equivocado)

  1. to confuse (two items)
  2. to mislead, to cause to be wrong
  3. (reflexive) to be mistaken, to make a mistake
    Synonyms: errar, enganar-se

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin aequivocāre. Cognate with English equivocate.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ekiboˈkaɾ/ [e.ki.β̞oˈkaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧qui‧vo‧car

Verb

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equivocar (first-person singular present equivoco, first-person singular preterite equivoqué, past participle equivocado)

  1. to mistake, mix up
  2. (pronominal) to make a mistake
    • 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Nada es suficiente:
      Vengo del mundo de imposibles, y allí los sueños son posibles, y yo he soñado alguna vez que tú y yo éramos felices y nada se podía interponer. Creo que me equivoqué.
      I come from the world of impossibles, and there dreams are possible. And I once dreamed that you and I were happy and that nothing could come between us. [Now] I believe I was mistaken.

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