mistake1, s.Dearmad m, earráid f, meancóg f.Mistake in calculating, mearbhall m cuntais. Grammatical mistakes, earráidí gramadaí. To make a mistake, botún m, dearmad, a dhéanamh. You made me make a mistake, chuir tú ar seachrán mé. He made the mistake of going there, is é an dearmad a rinne sé dul ann. To do sth. by mistake, rud a dhéanamh de dhearmad. To labour under a mistake, bheith cearr; bheith ag dul amú. There is some mistake, tá lúb ar lár in áit éigin. There is no mistake about it, níl amhras ar bith faoi. Let there be no mistake about it; make no mistake about it, ná bíodh aon amhras faoi. I am unlucky and no mistake, tá an mí-ádh ag siúl liom gan bhréag gan amhras. To take s.o.'s pen in mistake for one's own, peann duine eile a thógáil i ndearmad in ionad do phinn féin.
mistake2, v.tr.1Tá dearmad orm faoi; baineann dearmad liom faoi; bainim ciall chontráilte as (caint). He mistook his way, bhain seachrán slí dó. If I mistake not, mura bhfuil dul amú orm. There is no mistaking the facts, níl aon amhras faoin gcuma a bhfuil rudaí. 2Tógaim (rud, duine) ar son, in ainriocht, in amhlachas (ruda eile, duine eile).