mislead

engañar, inducir a error

Hacer que alguien crea algo falso, a propósito o por equivocación.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone believe something that is not true, deliberately or by mistake.

• The figures may mislead readers.
• He misled us about his experience.
• Did the advertisement mislead you into buying it?

Cómo se usa: mislead someone about something (The advert misled customers about the price.); mislead someone into doing something (The label misled me into thinking the drink contained no sugar.)

Sinónimos: deceive, give a false impression

Expresiones frecuentes: mislead the public, mislead someone about, mislead someone into

desorientar, guiar mal

Hacer que alguien vaya en una dirección equivocada.

En inglés sencillo: To cause someone to go in the wrong direction.

• The sign misled us.
• An outdated map misled the walkers into a dead end.
• The guide had misled the group away from the main path.

Sinónimos: misdirect, lead astray

Expresiones frecuentes: mislead a traveler, mislead someone eastward, mislead the group

corromper, llevar por mal camino

Engañar a alguien para que haga algo malo o incorrecto.

En inglés sencillo: To trick someone into doing something wrong or bad.

• Bad companions can mislead the young.
• The leader misled his followers into attacking innocent people.
• She feared that false teachers would mislead the children into sin.

Cómo se usa: mislead someone into doing something (He misled his followers into committing crimes.)

Sinónimos: lead astray, corrupt

Expresiones frecuentes: mislead the young, mislead someone into, mislead innocent people