estaba equivocado

was wrong

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phrase Uncommon #11,468

was wrong Used when someone made a mistake or had the wrong idea. The form shown is masculine singular; it changes to match the subject.

SP: Pensé que estaba equivocado, pero tenía razón.

EN: I thought I was wrong, but I was right.

Él estaba equivocado.

He was wrong.

Afortunadamente, estaba equivocado.

Fortunately, I was wrong.

Admití que estaba equivocado.

I admitted I was wrong.

Todos dijeron que yo estaba equivocado.

Everyone said I was wrong.

Yo estaba equivocado.

I was wrong.

— Intocable (2011)

Al parecer, estaba equivocado.

Apparently, I was wrong.

Estaba equivocado contigo.

I was wrong about you.

Lo convencí de que él estaba equivocado.

I convinced him that he was wrong.

Quizá Tom no estaba equivocado.

Maybe Tom wasn't wrong.

Pensé que Tom estaba equivocado.

I thought Tom was wrong.

Le dije que estaba equivocado.

I told him he was wrong.

Quiero que Tom diga que estaba equivocado.

I want Tom to say that he was wrong.

Nadie tuvo valor para decirle que estaba equivocado.

Nobody had the courage to tell him he was wrong.

Tú eras el que estaba equivocado.

You were the one who was wrong.

Tom no quiere admitir que estaba equivocado.

Tom doesn't want to admit that he was wrong.

Kahane estaba equivocado.

Kahane was wrong.

Él vio que estaba equivocado.

He realized he was wrong.

Tom estaba equivocado.

Tom was wrong.

Al fin, él se dio cuenta de que estaba equivocado.

Finally, he realized he was wrong.

Estaba equivocado acerca de mí mismo.

I was wrong about myself.

Lo siento, estaba equivocado sobre el precio.

I'm sorry, I was wrong about the price.

— Intocable (2011)

Tom admitió que estaba equivocado.

Tom admitted he was wrong.

Yo sé que estaba equivocado.

I know I was wrong.

Él no tuvo la decencia de admitir que estaba equivocado.

He didn't have the decency to admit he was wrong.

Yo estaba equivocado; olvidate de lo que te dije.

I was wrong; forget what I said.

Estaba equivocado.

I was wrong.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Pensé que Tom le había pagado a María, pero aparentemente estaba equivocado.

I thought Tom had paid Maria, but apparently I was wrong.

Me alegro de que estaba equivocado.

I'm glad I was wrong.

Él admitió que estaba equivocado.

He admitted he was wrong.

Me alegra ver que estaba equivocado.

I'm glad to see that I was wrong.

Vio que estaba equivocado.

He saw that he was wrong.