malentendido
/malententenˈdiðo/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los malentendidos
Meaning
-
misunderstanding
Built from mal (badly) + entendido (understood).
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Fue un malentendido.
It was a misunderstanding.
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Made of
- mal badly
- entendido understood
Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
desentendimento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "misunderstanding."
Portuguese
mal-entendido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "misunderstanding."
Practice
1 What does malentendido mean?
misunderstanding
2 Fill the gap: Fue un ___.
Full sentence: Fue un malentendido. (It was a misunderstanding.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches malentendido?
malentendido: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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