Usage examples of "mistaken" in English with translation to German

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It appears that he is mistaken. Es scheint, dass er etwas verwechselt.

Unless I'm very much mistaken Es sei denn, ich irre mich sehr stark

That's where you're mistaken. Das ist wo du falsch liegst.

He was mistaken for his younger brother. Er wurde mit seinem jüngeren Bruder verwechselt.

I am afraid you are mistaken Ich fürchte, Sie irren sich

I'm sorry, but I think you're mistaken. Entschuldigung, aber ich denke, Sie liegen falsch.

I think you've mistaken me for someone else. Ich denke, sie haben mich mit jemand anderem verwechselt.

I must admit that I was mistaken. Ich muss zugeben, dass ich mich geirrt habe.

You are mistaken if you think he is wrong. Du irrst dich, wenn du denkst, dass er falsch liegt.

You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother. Du scheinst mich mit meinem älteren Bruder verwechselt zu haben.

You are mistaken as to what makes him so nervous. Du irrst dich bezüglich dessen, was ihn so nervös macht.

I was mistaken in thinking that he was a trustworthy man. Ich lag falsch in der Annahme, er wäre ein vertrauenswürdiger Mann.

I may have mistaken you with my other friend who has the same name! Ich habe dich vielleicht mit meinem anderen Freund verwechselt, der den gleichen Namen hat!

If I'm not mistaken, I think we took a wrong turn back there. Wenn ich nicht mißverstanden werde, ich denke, wir nahmen dort eine falsche Wende zurück.

A stranger tapped me on the shoulder from behind. He must have mistaken me for someone else. Ein Fremder klopfte mir von hinten auf die Schulter. Er hat mich wohl mit einem Anderen verwechselt.

Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents. Es wäre gut Bücher kaufen, wenn man die Zeit, sie zu lesen, mitkaufen könnte, aber man verwechselt meistens den Ankauf der Bücher mit dem Aneignen ihres Inhalts.

Everyone mistakes me for my brother. Alle verwechseln mich mit meinem Bruder.

I am afraid he will make a mistake. Ich fürchte, er wird sich irren.

She mistook me for my brother. Sie verwechselte mich mit meinem Bruder.

They mistook him for his brother. Sie verwechselten ihn mit seinem Bruder.

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