Definición y traducción inglés < > español de Pileup
Vocabulario inglés y traducciones (todo el vocabulario inglés) ¿Quieres mejorar tu inglés? Prueba nuestro curso para aprender inglés online.
PRUEBA TU NIVEL DE INGLÉS
Prueba gratuita, sin obligación de compra
4,7 en App Store, Play Store y Trustpilot.
Más de 8.000.000 de usuarios en todo el mundo
Traducción & Definición
a pileup: un choque en cadena
Ejercicio 1
"I'm sorry, there seems to have been some sort of a mix-up here."
Which of the following situations could be described as a "mix-up"?
Which of the following situations could be described as a "mix-up"?
"I'm sorry, there seems to have been some sort of a mix-up here."
Which of the following situations could be described as a "mix-up"?
Which of the following situations could be described as a "mix-up"?
This is not a "mix-up"! There is no confusion, one thing has not been mistaken for another thing. A spelling error is just a simple mistake. Still unforgivable, though!
This situation could be described as a "mix-up". A "mix-up" is when one thing (bank account A/date A/person A) is confused with another thing (bank account B/date B/person B). In the audio, there is a "mix-up" because Philip's secretary confuses the PowerPoint files and attaches the wrong one. We could also say: Doris "mixed the files up" OR Doris got "mixed up (=confused)" and attached the wrong file.
This situation could be described as a "mix-up". A "mix-up" is a type of mistake where one thing is confused with another thing. Example: A mother took the wrong baby home after a mix-up at the hospital. In this example, the waiter "mixes up" or confuses the order. No tip for him!
This situation would not be described as a "mix-up". A large collision between vehicles is often described as a "pileup". Example: I was late to work because there was an enormous pileup on the motorway.
¿Aún tienes dificultades con 'Pileup' (Vocabulario inglés)? ¡Prueba nuestro curso de inglés en línea y recibe una evaluación de nivel completamente gratis!
