prendere una cantonata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- goof noun A mistake or blunder.
- mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
- misunderstand verb To understand something incorrectly.
Senses
prendere una cantonata is used for these senses in English:
- blunder (intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]
- goof (US) To engage in mischief.
- mistake (transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
- misunderstand (transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
blunder — full definition
- noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- verb To make a careless, serious mistake.
goof — full definition
- noun A mistake or blunder.
- noun A silly or foolish person.
- verb To make a mistake, or to fool around instead of being serious.