misunderstanding

malentendu

Erreur sur ce que quelqu’un veut dire ou sur la réalité d’une situation.

En anglais simple : A mistake about what someone means or what a situation is.

• It was just a misunderstanding.
• We cleared up the misunderstanding about the price.
• Several misunderstandings arose because the instructions were unclear.

Comment l'utiliser : misunderstanding about something (There was a misunderstanding about the meeting time.); misunderstanding between people (A misunderstanding between the neighbours led to an argument.)

Synonymes : misinterpretation, misconception

Contraires : understanding

Expressions courantes : simple misunderstanding, misunderstanding about something, clear up misunderstanding