se equivocaron

they were wrong

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they were wrong Can also mean “they made a mistake.” In “se equivocaron de lugar,” it means they chose the wrong place.
SP: Se equivocaron al tomar esa calle.
EN: They were wrong to take that street.

Se equivocaron.

They were wrong.

Si querían robar algo, se equivocaron de lugar.

If they wanted to steal something, they picked the wrong place.

— El Hombre De Ninguna Parte (2010)

Pues se equivocaron.

Well, they were wrong.

— El Día del Fin del Mundo (2020)

¡Adivina qué, se equivocaron de autobús!

Guess what? They got on the wrong bus!

Los médicos no se equivocaron.

The doctors were right.

— Dos son familia (2016)