/ekiβoˈkaɾ/
#1516 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to mistake, to get wrong
Word origin
From Latin aequivocare, from aequus ('equal') plus vox ('voice'), the idea being to call two different things by the same name.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- aequivocare
- English cognates
- equivocal, voice
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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I do not want to get the route wrong again.
mucha .
It is easy to mix up the names when there are lots of people.
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The teacher can get the answer wrong like anyone else.
¿ ?
How could you get the date of the meeting wrong?
cálculo.
A small slip can throw off the whole calculation.
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