Translation of Italian word "fraintendere" to English
fraintendere
/fraintɛnˈdere/
Meaning
VerbTo misunderstand, misconstrue, or misinterpret the meaning or intentions of someone.
How to use
The Italian verb 'fraintendere' means 'to misunderstand' (To misunderstand, misconstrue, or misinterpret the meaning or intentions of someone). It belongs to the second conjugation (-ere). It forms compound tenses with the auxiliary 'avere'. In the congiuntivo (subjunctive), 'fraintendere' may have irregular or stem-changing forms that differ from the indicative — a common stumbling block at the B1–B2 level.
🇬🇧 English
to misunderstand
Example
Temo che tu abbia frainteso le mie parole; non intendevo affatto offenderti.
I fear you may have misunderstood my words; I did not mean to offend you at all.
Per non farsi fraintendere, l'ambasciatore ha letto una dichiarazione scritta e ponderata.
In order not to be misunderstood, the ambassador read a carefully weighed written statement.
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- Temo che tu abbia frainteso le mie parole; non intendevo affatto offenderti.— I fear you may have misunderstood my words; I did not mean to offend you at all.
- Per non farsi fraintendere, l'ambasciatore ha letto una dichiarazione scritta e ponderata.— In order not to be misunderstood, the ambassador read a carefully weighed written statement.
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The Italian word "fraintendere" means "to misunderstand" in English.
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