WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| despiste nm | (falta de atención) | lapse of concentration n |
| | (error) | mistake, slip n |
| | Ten cuidado en la montaña, cualquier despiste y nos perdemos. |
| | Be careful on the mountain, a lapse of concentration could get us lost. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| despistar⇒ vtr | (distraer, desconcentrar) | distract⇒ vtr |
| | Me despistó el programa de radio y salí de casa tarde. |
| | The radio show distracted me, and I left the house late. |
| despistar vtr | (engañar, confundir) | throw off vtr phrasal insep |
| | | mislead⇒ vtr |
| | | deceive⇒ vtr |
| | La estatura de Antonio despista a todo el mundo: nadie diría que tiene quince años. |
| | Antonio's height throws everyone off; no one would guess that he's 15 years old. |
| despistarse⇒ v prnl | (distraerse, desconcentrarse) | get distracted vi + adj |
| | | get sidetracked vi+ adj |
| | Me despisté sintonizando la radio y me pasé la salida de la autopista. |
| | I got distracted tuning the radio and missed my freeway exit. |
| despistarse v prnl | (perder el rumbo) | lose your way v expr |
| | | get disoriented vi + adj |
| | Nos despistamos en el aeropuerto y casi perdemos el vuelo. |
| | We lost our way at the airport and almost missed the flight. |
| Additional Translations |
| despistarse v prnl | AmS (vehículo: salirse de la pista) | go off the road v expr |
| | | careen⇒ vi |
| despistar⇒ vtr | (escabullirse del perseguidor) (figurative, colloquial) | lose⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | evade⇒, elude⇒ vtr |
| | | give [sb] the slip v expr |
| | El ladrón despistó a la policía en un callejón. |
| | The thief lost the police in an alley. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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