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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalinterpretar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: malinterpretar
"Creo que malinterpretaste mis instrucciones."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To interpret something incorrectly.
"I think you misunderstood my instructions about the project." - 2
To fail to understand something correctly.
"She misunderstood the tone of his message."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'misunderstand' is formed from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly', and the verb 'understand', which comes from Old English 'understandan', meaning 'to stand in the midst of'. The combination reflects a historical evolution where the prefix indicates an incorrect interpretation of understanding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misunderstand" is said worldwide
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mal comprendre
Transliteration: mal comprendre
"Je pense que vous avez mal compris mes instructions."
missverstehen
Transliteration: missverstehen
"Ich glaube, du hast meine Anweisungen missverstanden."
sbagliare a capire
Transliteration: sbagliare a capire
"Penso che tu abbia sbagliato a capire le mie istruzioni."
malinterpretar
Transliteration: malinterpretar
"Creo que malinterpretaste mis instrucciones."
mal interpretar
Transliteration: mal interpretar
"Acho que você mal interpretou minhas instruções."
गलत समझना
Transliteration: galat samajhna
"मुझे लगता है कि आपने मेरी निर्देशों को गलत समझा।"
误解
Transliteration: wùjiě
"我认为你误解了我的指示。"
오해하다
Transliteration: ohaehada
"내 지시를 오해한 것 같아요."
誤解する
Transliteration: gokai suru
"あなたは私の指示を誤解したと思います。"
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