Se tromper

Anita P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Se tromper

For the sentence “Yes, you’re not wrong” I wrote “Oui, tu ne te trompes pas” thinking that I could use “se tromper” as an alternative to “avoir tort”, but it appears not. Can you explain ?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "I prefer going skiing"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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Cécile J.A1KwizIQ Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

Hi Anita,

To be wrong is ‘avoir tort’ and ‘se tromper’ is to be mistaken which have slightly different meaning and uses...

Hope this helps!

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Anita P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Thanks Céline, I’ll remember that for future

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