English–Spanish
“mislead” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/despisˈtaɾ/
Example
El sospechoso dejó huellas falsas para despistar a la policía.
The suspect left false footprints to mislead the police.
How to say “mislead” in Spanish
“Mislead” in Spanish is despistar.
A false trail that sends trackers the wrong way.
Example sentences with despistar
El mago intentó despistar al público con una distracción.
The magician tried to throw the audience off with a distraction.
Tips for using despistar
- Despistar is normally transitive with a person as object (despistar a alguien) to mean leading someone off the trail, while the pronominal despistarse means to lose focus or become absent-minded.