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He waited, fearing he had made a terrible mistake.Er wartete und fürchtete, einen schrecklichen Fehler gemacht zu haben.Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene SonnenGefallene SonnenAnderson, Kevin© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
It was late in Autumn, about the middle of November—the 14th, if I do not mistake—when I set out to pay my anchorite a visit.Es war später Herbst in der Mitte des Novembers, wenn ich nicht irre gerade der vierzehnte, als ich hinauslief, um meinen Anachoreten aufzusuchen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
“In my first run I’ve made a tiny mistake at the start but apart from that I’ve had a perfect run.„Im zweiten Durchgang hatte ich ein kleines Missgeschick am Start, aber sonst ist mir ein perfekter Lauf gelungen.www.fil-luge.org 22.07.2011www.fil-luge.org 22.07.2011
One exporting producer claimed that one product type had been incorrectly coded and provided proof of this mistake.Ein ausführender Hersteller wandte unter Vorlage von Beweisen ein, ein Warentyp sei falsch kodiert worden.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
For example, this status is assigned to a page included into a batch by mistake.Dieser Status wird beispielsweise Seiten zugewiesen, die einem Stapel versehentlich hinzugefügt wurden.FormReader EnterpriseFormReader EnterprisermReader EnterpriseFormReader Enterpris© 2003 ABBYYrmReader EnterpriseFormReader Enterpris© 2003 ABBYY
If you expose yourself to light by mistake, you may get a prickly or burning feeling on the skin.Wenn Sie sich aus Versehen Licht aussetzen, tritt auf der Haut möglicherweise ein prickelndes oder brennendes Gefühl auf.© OPUS 2010
This, we may say, is the central mistake of historicism.Dies, kann man sagen, ist der Kardinalfehler des Historizismus.Popper, Karl Raimund / The Poverty of HistoricismPopper, Karl Raimund / Das Elend des HistorizismusDas Elend des HistorizismusPopper, Karl Raimund© Karl R. Popper 1960/1987© fur diese Ausgabe: Mohr Siebeck in Tubingen 2003.The Poverty of HistoricismPopper, Karl Raimund© 1957, 1960, 1961 Karl Popper© 2002 The Estate of Karl Popper
Centuries living in tunnels and lava tubes and caves, cowering from radiation, knowing that a single mistake could kill everything they cared about . . .Jahrhunderte lang hatten sie zum Schutz vor der Strahlung in Tunneln, Lavaröhren und Höhlen gehaust. Ein einziger Fehler, und ihre Existenz wäre vernichtet gewesen ...Baxter, Stephen / SpaceBaxter, Stephen / RaumRaumBaxter, Stephen© 2000 by Stephen Baxter© 2002 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Verlag UllsteinHeyneList GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenSpaceBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
Does the Commission accept that it would be a mistake to base any policy decisions on this study?Stimmt die Kommission zu, daß es ein Fehler wäre, auf der Grundlage dieser Studie über das weitere Vorgehen zu beschließen?© Europäische Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 27.04.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 27.04.2011
My mistake was that I told Glenn I had the in before I had talked to my brother.Mein Fehler war, daß ich Glenn gesagt hatte, ich hätte einen Informanten, bevor ich mit meinem Bruder gesprochen hatte.Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
Zan'nh had already made that mistake.Den gleichen Fehler hatte Zan'nh gemacht.Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene SonnenGefallene SonnenAnderson, Kevin© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
“In the second run we really did not make one single mistake.„Im zweiten Lauf machten wir wirklich keinen Fehler.www.fil-luge.org 26.07.2011www.fil-luge.org 26.07.2011
He had made not one single mistake.Kein Fehler war ihm unterlaufen.Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersDas Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersSüskind, Patrick© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG ZürichPerfume. The story of a murdererSuskind, Patrick© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
But even if it was an innocent mistake, they should have come to him immediately.Aber selbst wenn es sich um einen Unfall handelte: Sie hätten sofort zu ihm kommen sollen.Anderson, Kevin / Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin / Gefallene SonnenGefallene SonnenAnderson, Kevin© 2006 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.Scattered SunsAnderson, Kevin© 2005 by WordFire, Inc.
(am. 133 (new art. 36a) had been tabled by mistake to the Goepel report (am. 20))(And. 133 (neuer Artikel 36a) wurde irrtümlich zum Bericht Goepel als And. 20 eingereicht.)© Europäische Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 28.04.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 28.04.2011
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Collocations
by mistake
irrtümlich
literal mistake
Druckfehler
mistake in law
Rechtsirrtum
mistake in writing
Schreibfehler
language mistake
sprachlicher Fehler
make a mistake
vergreifen
making a mistake
vergreifend
fundamental mistake
Grundfehler
by mistake
versehentlich
beginner's mistake
Anfängerfehler
by a serious mistake
durch einen schweren Irrtum
by a slight mistake
durch einen kleinen Fehler
by mistake
irrtümlicherweise
clerical mistake
Schreibfehler
fatal mistake
verhängnisvoller Irrtum
Word forms
mistake
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | mistook |
| Imperative | mistake |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | mistaking |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | mistaken |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I mistake | we mistake |
| you mistake | you mistake |
| he/she/it mistakes | they mistake |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am mistaking | we are mistaking |
| you are mistaking | you are mistaking |
| he/she/it is mistaking | they are mistaking |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have mistaken | we have mistaken |
| you have mistaken | you have mistaken |
| he/she/it has mistaken | they have mistaken |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been mistaking | we have been mistaking |
| you have been mistaking | you have been mistaking |
| he/she/it has been mistaking | they have been mistaking |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I mistook | we mistook |
| you mistook | you mistook |
| he/she/it mistook | they mistook |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was mistaking | we were mistaking |
| you were mistaking | you were mistaking |
| he/she/it was mistaking | they were mistaking |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had mistaken | we had mistaken |
| you had mistaken | you had mistaken |
| he/she/it had mistaken | they had mistaken |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been mistaking | we had been mistaking |
| you had been mistaking | you had been mistaking |
| he/she/it had been mistaking | they had been mistaking |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will mistake | we shall/will mistake |
| you will mistake | you will mistake |
| he/she/it will mistake | they will mistake |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be mistaking | we shall/will be mistaking |
| you will be mistaking | you will be mistaking |
| he/she/it will be mistaking | they will be mistaking |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have mistaken | we shall/will have mistaken |
| you will have mistaken | you will have mistaken |
| he/she/it will have mistaken | they will have mistaken |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been mistaking | we shall/will have been mistaking |
| you will have been mistaking | you will have been mistaking |
| he/she/it will have been mistaking | they will have been mistaking |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would mistake | we should/would mistake |
| you would mistake | you would mistake |
| he/she/it would mistake | they would mistake |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be mistaking | we should/would be mistaking |
| you would be mistaking | you would be mistaking |
| he/she/it would be mistaking | they would be mistaking |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have mistaken | we should/would have mistaken |
| you would have mistaken | you would have mistaken |
| he/she/it would have mistaken | they would have mistaken |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been mistaking | we should/would have been mistaking |
| you would have been mistaking | you would have been mistaking |
| he/she/it would have been mistaking | they would have been mistaking |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am mistaken | we are mistaken |
| you are mistaken | you are mistaken |
| he/she/it is mistaken | they are mistaken |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being mistaken | we are being mistaken |
| you are being mistaken | you are being mistaken |
| he/she/it is being mistaken | they are being mistaken |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been mistaken | we have been mistaken |
| you have been mistaken | you have been mistaken |
| he/she/it has been mistaken | they have been mistaken |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was mistaken | we were mistaken |
| you were mistaken | you were mistaken |
| he/she/it was mistaken | they were mistaken |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being mistaken | we were being mistaken |
| you were being mistaken | you were being mistaken |
| he/she/it was being mistaken | they were being mistaken |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been mistaken | we had been mistaken |
| you had been mistaken | you had been mistaken |
| he/she/it had been mistaken | they had been mistaken |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be mistaken | we shall/will be mistaken |
| you will be mistaken | you will be mistaken |
| he/she/it will be mistaken | they will be mistaken |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been mistaken | we shall/will have been mistaken |
| you will have been mistaken | you will have been mistaken |
| he/she/it will have been mistaken | they will have been mistaken |
mistake
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | mistake | mistakes |
| Possessive case | mistake's | mistakes' |