se méprendre

L’astuce fit long feu, parce que Dobbins se méprit, et affirma que ça se réglerait quand les mesures annoncées le 20 mars seraient mises en œuvre.
My shrewdness backfired, for Dobbins misunderstood me and said that that would be solved when the March 20 measures were implemented.
L'astuce fit long feu, parce que Dobbins se méprit, et affirma que cela se réglerait quand les mesures annoncées le 20 mars seraient mises en œuvre.
My shrewdness backfired, because Dobbins misunderstood and said that that issue would be resolved when the measures announced on 20 March were implemented.
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