"mistake" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

mistake verbo

mistake + preposición
Kolokacji: 9
mistaken for • mistaken in • mistaken about • mistaken on • mistaken with • ...
mistake + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 11
easily mistaken • commonly mistaken • initially mistaken • frequently mistaken • completely mistaken • ...
(1) easily, completely, entirely
Kolokacji: 3
1. commonly mistaken = powszechnie błędny commonly mistaken
3. once mistake = kiedyś błąd once mistake
  • William Golding once mistook a Bob Dylan puppet for Satan.
  • He speaks in a squeaky British accent (on the phone, a security guard once mistook him for a woman).
  • His dog Barney, a small terrier that a reporter once mistook for a black throw rug, is a happy hunter as well.
  • Mine were about the lumber jack who once mistook me for a boy; perhaps my short haircut, Toughskin jeans and unpierced earlobes belied the truth.
  • One of them once mistook me for a distant relative of mine-name of Leibowitz.
  • I once mistook him for you.
  • He's the guy I mistook for you once at the casino.
  • Once with Franklin mistaking a scarecrow's hat for Wilson, who is never seen except for his hat.
  • Shingouz like their alcohol so strong that one of them once mistook lamp oil for a drink.
  • He also struggled with modern technology, once mistaking the television remote control in his hotel room for his mobile phone.
4. greatly mistaken = zdecydowanie błędny greatly mistaken
6. simply mistaken = po prostu błędny simply mistaken
(3) frequently, occasionally
Kolokacji: 2

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