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It even happened the other day in the wood that a whole section mistook for the hoarse howl of a shell the first notes of a neighboring mule as he began his whinnying bray.
Il est bien advenu à toute une section, l’autre jour, dans le bois, de prendre, un instant, pour le bruissement rauque d’une arrivée les premiers accents de la voix d’un mulet qui, non loin, se mettait à pousser son braiment-hennissement.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"There you're out, Huron; yes, there you're as much out, as if you mistook a wolf for a catamount.
– C’est en quoi vous vous trompez, Huron. Oui, vous vous trompez autant que si vous preniez un loup pour un chat sauvage.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
His eyes elsewhere, he mistook the hand and made it on the right one.
Les yeux ailleurs, il se trompa, le fit sur la main droite.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
The Huron mistook the motive, and supposed that disappointed affection lay at the bottom of his reserve.
Le Huron se méprit sur les motifs du jeune chasseur, et supposa qu’un amour désappointé était la cause de sa réserve.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
But the uncle mistook his meaning, and went on to show that it was quite a usual thing.
Mais l'oncle se méprenait, insistait sur l'usage.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
The second phase, in 2001, involved the development of a 7.6-km stretch of the Mistook River.
Puis, en 2001, une deuxième phase a mené à l'aménagement de 7,6 km de la rivière Mistook.
"But you are mistaken," said he; "we are not all like that at the Ecole Normale.
« Mais, dit-il, vous vous trompez, nous ne sommes pas tous ainsi à l’École...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Nor can there have been any mistake on their part.
Il ne pouvait pas non plus y avoir d'erreur de leur part.
"He'll go to torment, and no mistake," said little Jake.
–  Li aller en enfer, sans faute! dit le petit Jacquet.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Madeleine had not been mistaken; her life in this secluded spot was to be a happy one.
Madeleine ne s’était pas trompée: elle devait être heureuse dans ce coin perdu.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
And she was not mistaken in her jealousy when she accused his art of being responsible for his neglect of herself.
Et sa jalousie ne se trompait pas, accusait la peinture encore, car cette virilité qu’il lui refusait, il la réservait et la donnait à la rivale préférée.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
"But, all the same, I was afraid of making a mistake, for the things I have to say can't be said to everybody.
Tout de même, j’avais peur de me tromper, parce que ce que j’ai à dire, je ne peux pas le dire à tout le monde...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
And he was not mistaken; it was indeed his father again springing to life in the depths of his being, and at last obtaining the mastery in that dual heredity in which, during so many years, his mother had dominated.
Et il ne se trompait pas, c’était son père qui renaissait au fond de son être, qui finissait par l’emporter, dans cette dualité héréditaire, où, pendant si longtemps, sa mère avait dominé.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
A second mistake made by the extradition judge was in giving notice to media counsel. Notice was given by the extradition judge to "certain known and respected lawyers for the various media outlets" identified by the amicus.
Deuxièmement, le juge d'extradition a commis une erreur en donnant un avis aux avocats des médias, soit à [traduction] « certains avocats connus et respectés de divers médias » identifiés par Yamicus curiae.
I may be permitted to recall the fact that in several of my works i have laid great stress upon the mistakes of the pacifists, and the necessity for a nation, which desires a continued existence, to go so well armed that it can defend its rights.
On me permettra de rappeler que dans plusieurs ouvrages j'ai fortement insisté sur l'erreur des pacifistes et la nécessité pour un peuple qui veut vivre d'être assez armé pour défendre son droit.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Word forms

mistake

verb
Basic forms
Pastmistook
Imperativemistake
Present Participle (Participle I)mistaking
Past Participle (Participle II)mistaken
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I mistakewe mistake
you mistakeyou mistake
he/she/it mistakesthey mistake
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am mistakingwe are mistaking
you are mistakingyou are mistaking
he/she/it is mistakingthey are mistaking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have mistakenwe have mistaken
you have mistakenyou have mistaken
he/she/it has mistakenthey have mistaken
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been mistakingwe have been mistaking
you have been mistakingyou have been mistaking
he/she/it has been mistakingthey have been mistaking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I mistookwe mistook
you mistookyou mistook
he/she/it mistookthey mistook
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was mistakingwe were mistaking
you were mistakingyou were mistaking
he/she/it was mistakingthey were mistaking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had mistakenwe had mistaken
you had mistakenyou had mistaken
he/she/it had mistakenthey had mistaken
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been mistakingwe had been mistaking
you had been mistakingyou had been mistaking
he/she/it had been mistakingthey had been mistaking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will mistakewe shall/will mistake
you will mistakeyou will mistake
he/she/it will mistakethey will mistake
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be mistakingwe shall/will be mistaking
you will be mistakingyou will be mistaking
he/she/it will be mistakingthey will be mistaking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have mistakenwe shall/will have mistaken
you will have mistakenyou will have mistaken
he/she/it will have mistakenthey will have mistaken
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been mistakingwe shall/will have been mistaking
you will have been mistakingyou will have been mistaking
he/she/it will have been mistakingthey will have been mistaking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would mistakewe should/would mistake
you would mistakeyou would mistake
he/she/it would mistakethey would mistake
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be mistakingwe should/would be mistaking
you would be mistakingyou would be mistaking
he/she/it would be mistakingthey would be mistaking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have mistakenwe should/would have mistaken
you would have mistakenyou would have mistaken
he/she/it would have mistakenthey would have mistaken
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been mistakingwe should/would have been mistaking
you would have been mistakingyou would have been mistaking
he/she/it would have been mistakingthey would have been mistaking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am mistakenwe are mistaken
you are mistakenyou are mistaken
he/she/it is mistakenthey are mistaken
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being mistakenwe are being mistaken
you are being mistakenyou are being mistaken
he/she/it is being mistakenthey are being mistaken
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been mistakenwe have been mistaken
you have been mistakenyou have been mistaken
he/she/it has been mistakenthey have been mistaken
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was mistakenwe were mistaken
you were mistakenyou were mistaken
he/she/it was mistakenthey were mistaken
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being mistakenwe were being mistaken
you were being mistakenyou were being mistaken
he/she/it was being mistakenthey were being mistaken
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been mistakenwe had been mistaken
you had been mistakenyou had been mistaken
he/she/it had been mistakenthey had been mistaken
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be mistakenwe shall/will be mistaken
you will be mistakenyou will be mistaken
he/she/it will be mistakenthey will be mistaken
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been mistakenwe shall/will have been mistaken
you will have been mistakenyou will have been mistaken
he/she/it will have been mistakenthey will have been mistaken