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mistaking

Portuguese translation: acreditando equivocadamente

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English term or phrase:mistaking
Portuguese translation:acreditando equivocadamente
Entered by: Martin Riordan

23:44 Apr 8, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Psychology
English term or phrase: mistaking
A frase toda é:

"The children comment on Caroline's red dress, interpreting it, as we do, as sign of a newly awakened interest in life and love bu mistaking its object as the impotent Harvey, her date and their preferred stepfather".

Obrigado desde já!
Mabre
Local time: 12:33
acreditando equivocadamente
Explanation:
"... acreditando equivocadamente que seu objeto era..." ou
"... interpretando equivocadamente seu objeto como..."
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 12:33
Grading comment
Obrigado!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8confundindo
Leonor Machado
4 +2acreditando equivocadamente
Martin Riordan


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
confundindo


Explanation:


Leonor Machado
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
acreditando equivocadamente


Explanation:
"... acreditando equivocadamente que seu objeto era..." ou
"... interpretando equivocadamente seu objeto como..."

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Obrigado!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares
13 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Daniel!
agree  Bett
21 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Bett!
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