Usage examples of "mistook" in English with translation to French

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I mistook him for his brother. Je l'ai confondu avec son frère.
She mistook my brother for me. Elle a confondu mon frère avec moi.
She mistook the sugar for salt. Elle a confondu le sucre avec le sel.
She mistook me for my sister. Elle m'a confondue avec ma sœur.
He mistook me for my younger brother. Il m'a confondu avec mon petit frère.
I'm sure he mistook me for my sister. Je suis sûre qu'il m'a confondue avec ma sœur.
Stomachache is usually mistaken with bellyache. On confond souvent une douleur d'estomac avec une douleur de ventre.
Did you mistake the margarine for butter? Avez-vous confondu la margarine et le beurre ?
He always mistakes me for my sister. Il me confond toujours avec ma sœur.
You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother. Il semble que vous m'ayez confondu avec mon frère aîné.
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. Aucun homme ne choisit le mal parce que c'est le mal; il le confond seulement avec le bonheur, le bien qu'il recherche.
Her face after the bath, with a slight tinge of red, was beautiful as to mistake her for someone else. Son visage après le bain, avec une légère teinte rouge, était beau au point de la confondre avec quelqu'un d'autre.
She mistook me for my brother. Elle m'a pris pour mon frère.
I mistook you for your brother. Je vous ai pris pour votre frère.
I mistook you for my brother. Je pensais que vous étiez mon frère.
We mistook him for an American. Nous l'avons pris par erreur pour un Américain.
They mistook my politeness for friendship. Ils prirent ma politesse pour de l'amitié.
I mistook him for my brother. Je l'ai pris pour mon frère.
He mistook me for an Englishman. Il m'a pris pour un Anglais.
I mistook Ann for her sister. J'ai pris Ann pour sa sœur.
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