mix-ups in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mix-ups in the Spanish»English Dictionary

confusión N f

1. confusión (perplejidad):

confusión

confusion

para mayor confusión se llaman igual

to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name

2. confusión (desorden, caos):

confusión

confusion

3. confusión (turbación):

confusión

embarrassment

su inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión

his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusion

tanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión

I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness

4. confusión (equivocación):

confusión

confusion

lamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura

we regret the confusion over the invoice

sus comentarios se prestan a confusión

his comments are open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones

to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups

falla N f

1.1. falla (defecto):

falla

flaw

una falla en el tejido

a flaw o defect in the fabric

la pieza tenía una falla

the part was defective

1.2. falla GEOL:

falla

fault

1.3. falla LatAm (fallo):

debido a una falla del motor

because of an engine fault

debe haber una falla en el motor

there must be something wrong with the engine

hubo muchas fallas de organización

it was badly organized

hubo muchas fallas de organización

there were a lot of organizational mix-ups

por una falla del personal médico

because of a mistake o blunder by medical staff

¡no hay falla! AmC inf

don't worry!

¡no hay falla! AmC inf

no problem!

¡no hay falla! AmC inf

never mind!

2.1. falla LatAm inf (lástima):

falla

pity

falla

shame

una falla que no haya podido venir

a pity o shame she couldn't come inf

2.2. falla Col SCHOOL:

falla

day's absence (from school)

3.1. falla (figura):

falla

model

falla

figure (burned during the → Fallas)

3.2. falla <las Fallas fpl > (fiesta):

las Fallas

the festival of San José in Valencia → Fallas

See also Fallas

Fallas Info

Fallas

The most important festival in the autonomous region of Valencia. The Fallas take place every year between March 12 and 19.
The highlight is the burning of the fallas on the night of March 19. Fallas are groups of huge painted cardboard and wood figures which depict current events and famous people.
Each neighborhood makes its own falla. They are erected on one night, known as the plantá, and displayed the next day. A panel of judges "pardons" the best one and it is placed in the falla museum.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They suffered problems due to mix-ups with customers' clothing, including two lost items for which they were fined 50 in the boardroom.

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The mix-ups of two single men raising a teenage daughter provided the story each week.

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At least some of the time, tongue twister mix-ups were not one sound or another, but appeared to be something in between.

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Claret and sky blue shorts/socks were worn in several away games in order to prevent kit mix-ups.

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