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MISLEAD

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mislead, past şi part. trec. misled verb tranzitiv

1. a conduce greşit; a îndruma greşit.

2. (fig.) a induce în eroare, a înşela.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

Her mother was present, and in a few seconds I made up my mind that she was trying all she knew to mislead her mother and prevent her from being anxious.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

Not all her precautions, however, could save her from being suspected of something better; or, perhaps, her very display of the importance of a spare room might have misled Sir Thomas to suppose it really intended for Fanny.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

She had hoped for the pleasure of her company for a much longer time—had been misled (perhaps by her wishes) to suppose that a much longer visit had been promised—and could not but think that if Mr. and Mrs. Morland were aware of the pleasure it was to her to have her there, they would be too generous to hasten her return.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

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