Translations for misread in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

misread <pret, pp misread [ˌmɪsˈred]> [Brit mɪsˈriːd, Am mɪsˈrid] VB trans

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1. misread (read wrongly):

misread sentence, map, thermometer

misread meter

2. misread (misinterpret):

misread actions, conduct

mal interpréter

I misread the signs completely fig

je n'avais pas du tout compris la situation

Translations for misread in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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méconnaître situation

to misread

Translations for misread in the English»French Dictionary

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1. misread (read badly):

misread

2. misread fig:

misread

mal interpréter

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Often a character misreads the situation because of his ignorance, which in turn changes the outcome of events for the entire company. en.wikipedia.org

But his work is far from simple: the early unsympathetic critics misread his humour and strangeness. en.wikipedia.org

He notifies the police of the situation, who also misread the intentions of the young man. en.wikipedia.org

She allows herself to be lured away from her girlfriends and into isolation with boys whose character and intentions she misreads. en.wikipedia.org

Human error is also common: tags may be misread or luggage put in the wrong place. en.wikipedia.org

This time however, it was the union that misread the mood of the men when it called for another strike. en.wikipedia.org

The authors insist that the science critics misunderstood the theoretical approaches they criticized, given their caricature, misreading, and condescension, rather than argument. en.wikipedia.org

I'm more disappointed by my misread of the information in this particular case. en.wikipedia.org

This is often misread as 1037 due to most of the upper part of the first 6 being missing. en.wikipedia.org

Dummy horses were sometimes used to deceive the enemy into misreading the location of troops. en.wikipedia.org

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