Possible error: Comment s'est-elle trompee? (sorry I can't do the accent in this textbox)

Pauline A.B1Kwiziq community member

Possible error: Comment s'est-elle trompee? (sorry I can't do the accent in this textbox)

The system says the above phrase translates to 'How did she get it wrong?' - but I couldn't work out where the 'it' is. I thought it might mean 'How did she go wrong?' then checked Google Translate, which confirmed my interpretation.

Could this please be checked? Thanks (loving the site by the way)

Pauline 

Asked 4 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

se tromper -- to get it wrong, to go wrong, to err

Those are all viable renditions of the French se tromper. You can't go word by word in that case.

Possible error: Comment s'est-elle trompee? (sorry I can't do the accent in this textbox)

The system says the above phrase translates to 'How did she get it wrong?' - but I couldn't work out where the 'it' is. I thought it might mean 'How did she go wrong?' then checked Google Translate, which confirmed my interpretation.

Could this please be checked? Thanks (loving the site by the way)

Pauline 

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