WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| misdirected adj | (person: given wrong directions) | desorientado/a adj |
| | | extraviado/a adj |
| | The misdirected young man was now thoroughly lost. |
| | El muchacho desorientado ahora estaba completamente perdido. |
| misdirected adj | (sent to the wrong place) | mal dirigido loc adj |
| | The misdirected parcel was returned to the post office. |
| | El paquete mal dirigido tuvo que ser devuelto al correo. |
| misdirected adj | (focused on the wrong thing) | desviado/a adj |
| | The audience's misdirected attention helped the magician to pull off the illusion. |
| | La atención desviada del público ayudó al mago con sus trucos. |
| misdirected adj | (used for a wrong purpose) | mal encaminado adj |
| | | descaminado/a adj |
| | If only you would put some of your misdirected energy to good use! |
| | ¡Si sólo pusieras algo de tu energía mal encaminada en algo productivo! |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| misdirect [sb]⇒ vtr | (give [sb] wrong directions) | darle mal las indicaciones a loc verb |
| | | desviar a vtr + prep |
| misdirect [sb] vtr | (instruct [sb] wrongly) | dirigir erróneamente vtr + adv |
| | | informar mal vtr + adv |
| misdirect [sth]⇒ vtr | (focus on wrong goal) (esfuerzos) | dirigir mal vtr + adv |
| | | centrarse en algo equivocado loc verb |
| misdirect [sb]⇒ vtr | (magician: distract audience) | distraer a vtr + prep |
| misdirect [sth]⇒ vtr | (parcel: address incorrectly) | poner mal la dirección loc verb |
| misdirect [sb]⇒ vtr | (combat: mislead an opponent) | engañar a vtr + prep |
| | | distraer a vtr + prep |