malentendido

/malentenˈdido/, [ma.lẽn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪i.ð̞o]

misunderstanding, misunderstood


Noun malentendido m (plural malentendidos)

  1. misunderstanding

Verb malentendido m (feminine singular malentendida, masculine plural malentendidos, feminine plural malentendidas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of malentender.

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Examples
  • Ha habido un gran malentendido.

    There's been a terrible mistake.

  • Me temo que me has malentendido.

    I'm afraid you misunderstood me.

  • Seguro que se trata de un malentendido.

    That's surely a misunderstanding.

  • Gracias por esclarecer el malentendido.

    Thank you for clearing up the misunderstanding.

  • Estoy segura de que todo esto es un malentendido.

    I'm sure this is all a misunderstanding.

  • Esto es para esclarecer el malentendido.

    This is to clear up the misunderstanding.

  • Un malentendido muy común sobre Cristóbal Colón es que una vez impresionó a una tribu de nativos prediciendo un eclipse lunar. La verdad es que él lo CAUSÓ.

    A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.

  • Todo lo que puede ser malentendido será malentendido.

    Anything that can be misunderstood will be.

  • Todo esto es un gran malentendido.

    This is all a big misunderstanding.

  • Debe haber algún malentendido.

    There must be some misunderstanding.

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