Polyglot Dictionary

desacierto

/desaˈsjeɾto/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
desaciertos

Meaning

  1. mistake

    • Fue un desacierto renunciar.

      Resigning was a mistake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

error

error is the general, everyday word for "mistake, error"; desacierto is more formal, implying a poor decision or misjudgment.

equivocación

equivocación is the everyday word for "mistake," a mix-up; desacierto is more formal, a poor judgment or decision.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

equívoco

equívoco is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mistake."

Portuguese

erro

erro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mistake."

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: Fue un ___ renunciar.

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