mistime
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mis·time
(mĭs-tīm′)tr.v. mis·timed, mis·tim·ing, mis·times
To time inaccurately or inappropriately; misjudge the timing of: The basketball team mistimed the final play and lost the game.
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mistime
(ˌmɪsˈtaɪm)vb
(tr) to time (an action, utterance, etc) wrongly
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mistime
Past participle: mistimed
Gerund: mistiming
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Verb | 1. | mistime - time incorrectly; "She mistimed the marathon runner" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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mistime
vt
act → einen ungünstigen Zeitpunkt wählen für; a badly mistimed political announcement → eine politische Erklärung, die zu einem denkbar ungünstigen Zeitpunkt kommt; he mistimed his entrance (actor) → er trat zum falschen Zeitpunkt auf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mistime
[ˌmɪsˈtaɪm] vt (action, blow) → calcolare maleto mistime one's arrival (arrive inopportunely) → arrivare al momento sbagliato (miscalculate time) → sbagliarsi su or calcolare male il proprio orario d'arrivo
the government mistimed its announcement → il governo ha emesso il comunicato al momento sbagliato
a mistimed remark → un'osservazione poco opportuna
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995