equivocar

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

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

1. to mistake, be wrong about, make a mistake
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to make a mistake, to be mistaken, to be wrong

Conjugation

Derived terms

• equivocar-se

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin aequivocāre. Cognate with English equivocate.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

Conjugation

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Further reading

• “equivocar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “equivocar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin aequivocāre. Cognate with English equivocate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekiboˈkaɾ/

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: e‧qui‧vo‧car

Verb

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

1. to mistake, mix up
2. (reflexive) 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. I believe I was mistaken.

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Further reading

• “equivocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014