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1 make wrong right

Макаров: называть чёрное белым

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make wrong right
2 make\ wrong\ right

jóra fordítja a rosszat, jóváteszi a rosszat

English-Hungarian dictionary > make\ wrong\ right
3 wrong

1. n

1) неправда; зло

right and wrong — правда і кривда; добро і зло

to make wrong right — називати чорне білим

to right a wrong — виправляти зло (несправедливість)

2) неправильність; помилковість; хибний погляд; несправедливість; образа

to do wrong — помилятися; вдаватися до непорядних вчинків

to do wrong to smb. — бути несправедливим до когось, образити когось

3) юр. порушення законних прав; правопорушення

private wrongs — порушення законних прав та інтересів приватних осіб

public wrongs — порушення державних (громадських) прав та інтересів

4) розм. інформатор

to be in the wrong — помилятися; бути винуватим

to acknowledge oneself in the wrong — визнати свою помилку (вину)

the dead are always wrong — присл. мертві завжди винуваті; на мертвих усе можна звалити

2. adj

1) неправильний; помилковий; фальшивий; непідходящий, непідхожий; не той, що потрібен

wrong answer — неправильна відповідь

wrong statement — помилкова заява

wrong note — муз. фальшива нота

you took the wrong book — ви взяли не ту книгу

he got into the wrong train — він сів не в той поїзд

you are doing it in the wrong way — ви робите це не так, як треба

at the wrong time — у непідхожий час; не в призначений час

to get the wrong number — не туди потрапити, неправильно набрати номер телефону

sorry, wrong number! — вибачте, ви не туди потрапили; вибачте, я не туди потрапив

to laugh in the wrong place — засміятися недоречно

to be wrong — помилятися

you are wrong — ви помиляєтесь, ви неправі, ви не маєте рації

I can prove you wrong — я можу довести, що би помиляєтесь

my watch is wrong — мій годинник іде неточно

to drive on the wrong side — їхати не по тому боці вулиці; їхати по лівому боці (по правому боці — в Англії)

2) юр. несправедливий

3) порочний; грішний; зіпсований; поганий

that's very wrong of you — з вашого боку це надзвичайно непорядно

4) розм. що стався, що трапився (особл. про погане)

what is wrong? — що сталося?

what's wrong with you? — що з вами?

5) несправний

something is wrong with his watch — його годинник несправний

there is something wrong with me — мені нездоровиться, я нездужаю

wrong in the head — розм. придуркуватий, пришелепуватий

6) розм. ненадійний; нечесний; злочинний

7) розм. зрадницький

8) лівий; виворітний

wrong side out — навиворіт

9) друк. чужий (про шрифт)

not far wrong — майже вірний (правильний)

you are not far wrong — ви більш-менш праві

wrong side up — догори дном, перевертом

on the wrong side of fifty — за п'ятдесят років

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks — амер. народитися в бідній сім'ї

to get off on the wrong foot — невдало розпочати; справити погане враження

to get out of bed on the wrong side — вставати на ліву ногу

to be in the wrong box — бути у скрутному становищі

to have hold of the wrong end of the stick — неправильно зрозуміти (тлумачити); перекрутити (щось)

what's wrong with it? — чим це погано?, чому це не підходить?

what's wrong with a cup of coffee? — чому б не випити чашечку кави?

3. adv

1) неправильно, невірно, помилково, не так; недоречно

to answer wrong — відповісти неправильно (не так)

to guess wrong — не відгадати

don't get me wrong — розм. зрозумійте мене правильно

you led me wrong — ви ввели мене в оману; ви дали мені неправильну вказівку

you've got it wrong — ви не так зрозуміли; ви прорахувалися

2) порочно, несправедливо; погано

you are treating him all wrong — у вас несправедливий підхід до нього; ви погано до нього ставитеся

all our plans went wrong — усі наші задуми провалилися

everything went wrong — усе вийшло не так, як гадалося

to get smb. in wrong — підвести когось, поставити когось під удар

4. v

1) бути несправедливим (до когось); приписувати погані наміри (комусь)

2) шкодити; завдавати лиха; ображати

3) ганьбити, безчестити; зводити наклеп

4) спокусити, розбестити; збезчестити (жінку)

5) відбирати (щось — of)

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I n
1) шкода; зло; образа

right and wrong — добро, зло

to make wrong right — називати чорне білим

to right a wrong — виправити зло

2) неправда; неправильність; помилковість

3) несправедливість; неправомірність; невиправданість; юp. правопорушення, делікт

private wrongs — порушення законних прав та інтересів приватних осіб

public wrongs — порушення державних або громадських прав та інтересів

the king can do no wrong — юp. король не несе відповідальність ( за політику кабінету при конституційній монархії)

to be in the wrong — бути неправим, помилятися; бути винним

to acknowledge oneself in the wrong — визнати свою помилку /провину/

the dead are always wrong — пpиcл. мертві завжди винні; на мертвих все можна звалити

to do wrong to smb — бути несправедливим до кого-н., образити кого-н.; неправильно судити про кого-н.

to suffer wrong — терпіти образу /несправедливість/

to labour under a sense of wrong — діяти під впливом образи; вважати себе ображеним
II a
1) неправильний, невірний, помилковий; хибний

wrong note — мyз. фальшива нота

wrong use of a word — неправильне використання слова

a wrong move — невірний крок; невдалий /помилковий/ хід ( в шахах)

to put smb on the wrong track — пустити кого-н. по хибному сліду

to be on the wrong track /scen — ц йти по хибному сліду

to be wrong — помилятися; бути неправим в чому-н.

that's just where you are wrong — як раз в цьому, полягає ваша помилка

2) непідходящий, невідповідний; не той, що потрібно

to take the wrong turning — повернути не туди, куди потрібно

to swallow the wrong way — подавитися

to get the wrong number — не туди попасти ( по телефону)

sorry, wrong number! — ви не туди попали!; вибачте, я не туди попав!

to drive on the wrong side of the road — їхати по змузі зустрічного руху

you've been given the wrong number /connection/ — вас неправильно з'єднали

you're doing it in the wrong way — ви робите це не так, як потрібно

we got into the wrong train — ми сіли не в той поїзд

at the wrong time — в невдалий час; не у визначений час

it went the wrong way — не в те горло потрапило ( про їжу)

this is the wrong hat for you — цей капелюх вам не личить

3) недоречний

to laugh in the wrong place — недоречно засміятися

that was the wrong thing to say — цього не слід було казати

4) дурний; порочний, аморальний; неетичний

he thought war was wrong — він вважав війну злом; несправедливий; невиправданий

wrong act — юp. неправомірна дія

5) незадовільний

what's wrong with you — є що з вамиє; що у вас трапилосяє

I hope there is nothing wrong — сподіваюсь, нічого не трапилося

there's something wrong with his nerves — у нього негаразд з нервами

there is something wrong with me — мені щось не по собі

wrong in the head — психічно неврівноважений; несправний

something is wrong with the machinery — механізм несправний

there's something wrong somewhere — тут щось не так

my watch is wrong — мій годинник йде неточно

this watch goes two minutes wrong either way — годинник то відстає, то спішить на дві хвилини

6) лівий, виворітний ( про сторону)

wrong side out — навиворіт

7) пoлiгp. чужий ( про шрифт)

wrong fount — "чужий" ( вказівка в коректурі)

not far wrong — майже вірний

you are not far wrong — це майже так

wrong side up — догори дригом

to get out of bed on the wrong side — встати з лівої ноги

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks — народитися в бідній сім'ї; вийти з низів

to be on smb 's wrong side — не користуватися чиєю-н. прихильністю

on the wrong side of forty — за сорок ( років)

to get off on the wrong foot — невдало почати; справити погане враження

to have hold of the wrong end of the stick — неправильно зрозуміти (що-н.)

to be in the wrong box — бути в скрутному становищі

what's wrong with it — є чим це поганоє, чому це не підходитьє; чому б ні...

what's wrong with a cup of tea — є чому б не випити чашку чаює; що ж тут такогоє

to stroke the cat the wrong way — гладить кішку проти шерсті
III adv
1) неправильно, невірно, помилково

to guess wrong — помилятися в здогадках

to answer wrong — відповісти неправильно /невірно/

you led me wrong — ви ввели мене в оману

you've got it wrong — ви прорахувалися; ви неправильно /не так/ зрозуміли

don't get me wrong — зрозумійте мене правильно

2) негоже; неналежно

embarrassment made him act wrong — від зніяковілості він робив не те, що слід

3) дурно, погано; несправедливо

it would be wrong to punish him — буде несправедливо покарати його

4) в неправильному напрямку

he turned wrong at the junction — на перехресті він повернув не в ту сторону

v to go wrong — збитися зі шляху ( істинного)

a girl who has gone wrong — дівчина, що збилася зі шляху; провалитися; не вийти

everything went wrong — все вийшло не так ( як було задумано)

all our plans went wrong — всі наші задуми провалилися; вийти з ладу; почати працювати з перебоями ( про механізм); зіпсуватися

my digestion has gone wrong — у мене негаразд із травленням

to get in wrong with smb — потрапити до кого-н. в немилість

to get smb in wrong — підвести кого-н., підставити кого-н. під удар, підставити кого-н.
IV v
1) бути несправедливим (до кого-н.); приписувати дурні помисли (кому-н.); he wronged me when he said I was envious він безпідставно звинуватив мене в заздрощах

2) шкодити, заподіювати зло; ображати

3) ганьбити, безчестити; забезпечити ( жінку); спокусити

4) (of) віднімати; позбавляти (обманом, силою)

5) нанести тілесне пошкодження

English-Ukrainian dictionary > wrong
4 wrong

[roŋ] 1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) napačen

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) motiti se

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) narobe

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) napačen

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) narobe
2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) napačno
3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) kar je narobe
4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) biti krivičen

- wrongful
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong
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I [rɔŋ]
noun

krivica; zmota, zabloda, napačnost, greh; (redko) škoda, žalitev; juridically prestopek, prekršek, pregrešek, delikt, nedovoljeno dejanje

public wrong — javen delikt, kaznivo dejanje

private wrong — kršenje zasebnega prava

to commit a wrong — zagrešiti (zakriviti, narediti) krivico

to be in the wrong — biti v zmoti, ne imeti prav

to do wrong — napak, ne prav delati, grešiti

to do s.o. wrong, to do wrong to s.o. — delati (narediti) komu krivico

to know the right from the wrong — razlikovati pravico od krivice

to make wrong right — popraviti krivico, spremeniti slabo v dobro

to put s.o. in the wrong — dokazati komu, da nima prav

to right a wrong — popraviti krivico

to suffer wrong — trpeti krivico
II [rɔŋ]
adjective

zmoten, nepravi, pogrešen, napačen, naroben; ki ni v redu, ki je v neredu; neprimeren, nepripraven; nekoristen, neugoden

wrong act — prekršek

a wrong answer — napačen, nepravi odgovor

the wrong side — narobna stran ( of material — blaga)

wrong one, slang wrong'un — (kriket) žoga, ki leti čisto drugače, kot je igralec pričakoval

(the) wrong side out — na ven (narobe) obrnjena notranja stran (oblačila)

the wrong side of the blanket figuratively nezakonit

to be wrong — ne imeti prav

the clock is wrong — ura ne gre prav

you are wrong in believing that — nimaš prav (motiš se), če to verjameš

not to be far wrong — ne se zelo (z)motiti

I was not far wrong in guessing — skoraj sem uganil

something is wrong with him — nekaj je narobe z njim

what's wrong with you? — kaj pa je (narobe) s teboj?

to be in the wrong box figuratively biti v škripcih (v nerodnem položaju, v zagati); ne biti na mestu; biti na zgubi

it is the wrong side out — to je narobe, obrnjeno

to be on the wrong side of 50 — biti nad 50 let star

what's wrong with a cup of tea? colloquially kako bi bilo s skodelico čaja?

to do the wrong thing in the wrong place — ravno narobe (napačno) kaj napraviti

what do you find wrong with it? — kaj se ti zdi pri tem narobe (ti ni pri tem všeč)?

to get (to have) hold of the wrong end of the stick figuratively (popolnoma) napačno razumeti (imeti čisto napačno mnenje, vtis)

to get out of the bed (on) the wrong side figuratively colloquially z levo nogo vstati; biti slabe volje

he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth figuratively smeh ga bo že minil

to prove s.o. wrong — dokazati komu, da nima prav

to go wrong — zaiti; spodleteti, ne iti (biti) v redu

he holds the book the wrong way — narobe drži knjigo

he found himself in the wrong shop figuratively colloquially ni na pravega naletel

it is very wrong of you to support him — zelo napak je od vas, da ga podpirate

to take the wrong train — peljati se z napačnim vlakom

to take the wrong turning ( —ali path) — figuratively zaiti na kriva pota
III [rɔŋ]
adverb

neprav, nápak, narobe, pogrešno, lažno

to act wrong — ne delati prav, napačno delati

to get it wrong — (z)motiti se, napačno razumeti

to get in wrong with s.o. American colloquially lahkomiselno izgubiti (zaigrati) naklonjenost kake osebe

to go wrong — iti s prave poti, zaiti na kriva pota (o ženski); pogrešiti, zmotiti se; commerce slabo iti; technical slabo funkcionirati, biti pokvarjen

to get s.o. in wrong with — spraviti koga ob dobro ime pri, diskreditirati koga pri

our plans went wrong — naši načrti so šli po vodi

your watch is wrong — vaša ura ne gre prav (točno)

to guess wrong — napak uganiti, krivo zadeti
IV [rɔŋ]
transitive verb

biti krivičen (s.o. — do koga), krivično ravnati (z), delati krivico (komu), škoditi, prizadeti škodo (komu), prevarati (s.o. of s.th. — koga za kaj); zapeljati (žensko); nautical odvzeti veter (ladji)

I was deeply wronged — storjena (prizadejana) mi je bila velika krivica

he is wronged — dela se mu krivica

English-Slovenian dictionary > wrong
5 wrong

1. [rɒŋ] n
1. вред; зло; обида

right and wrong - добро и зло

to make wrong right - ≅ называть чёрное белым

to right a wrong - исправить зло

2. неправда; неправильность; ошибочность

3. несправедливость; неправомерность; неоправданность

4. юр. правонарушение, деликт

private wrongs - нарушения законных прав и интересов частных лиц

public wrongs - нарушения государственных или общественных прав и интересов

♢ the king can do no wrong - юр. король не несёт ответственности ( за политику кабинета при конституционной монархии)

to be in the wrong - а) быть неправым, ошибаться; б) быть виновным

to acknowledge oneself in the wrong - признать свою ошибку /вину/

the dead are always wrong - посл. мёртвые всегда виноваты; на мёртвых всё можно свалить

to do wrong to smb. - а) быть несправедливым к кому-л., обидеть кого-л.; б) неправильно судить о ком-л.

to suffer wrong - терпеть обиду /несправедливость/

the labour under a sense of wrong - а) действовать под влиянием обиды; б) считать себя обиженным /обойдённым/
2. [rɒŋ] a
1. неправильный, неверный, ошибочный; ложный

wrong answer [opinion] - неверный ответ [-ое мнение]

wrong decision - неправильное решение

wrong hypothesis - ошибочная гипотеза

wrong statement - неправильное заявление

wrong ideas - ложные представления

wrong note - муз. фальшивая нота

wrong use of a word - неправильное употребление слова

a wrong move - а) неверный шаг, б) неудачный /ошибочный/ ход (в шахматах и т. п.)

to put smb. on the wrong track - пустить кого-л. по ложному следу

to be on the wrong track /scent/ - идти по ложному следу

to be wrong - ошибаться; быть неправым в чём-л.

that's just where you are wrong - в этом как раз и состоит ваша ошибка

2. неподходящий, несоответствующий; не тот, который нужен

to take the wrong turning - свернуть не туда, куда нужно

to swallow the wrong way - подавиться

to get the wrong number - не туда попасть ( по телефону)

sorry, wrong number! - а) вы не туда попали!; б) простите, я не туда попал!

to drive on the wrong side of the road - ехать по полосе встречного движения

you've been given the wrong number /connection/ - вас неправильно соединили

you're doing it in the wrong way - вы делаете это не так, как нужно

you've brought the wrong book - вы принесли не ту книгу

we got into the wrong train - мы сели не в тот поезд

at the wrong time - а) в неподходящее время; б) не в назначенное время

it went the wrong way - не в то горло попало ( о еде)

quite the wrong dress for the hot weather - совершенно неподходящее платье для жаркой погоды

this is the wrong hat for you - эта шляпа вам не идёт

3. неуместный

to laugh in the wrong place - засмеяться некстати

that was the wrong thing to say - этого говорить не следовало; это было очень неудачно /неуместно/ сказано

4. 1) дурной; порочный, аморальный; неэтичный

he thought war was wrong - он считал войну злом

you were wrong to borrow his bicycle without asking his permission - ты поступил непорядочно, взяв его велосипед без разрешения

2) несправедливый; неоправданный

wrong act - юр. неправомерное действие

5. 1) неудовлетворительный

what's wrong with you? - что с вами?; что у вас случилось?

I hope there is nothing wrong - надеюсь, ничего (неприятного) не произошло

there's something wrong with his nerves - у него неважно /неладно/ с нервами

there is something wrong with me - мне что-то не по себе, мне нездоровится

wrong in the head - разг. психически неуравновешенный; с приветом

2) неисправный

something is wrong with the machinery - механизм неисправен

there's something wrong somewhere - здесь что-то не так

my watch is wrong - мои часы идут неточно

this watch goes two minutes wrong, either way - часы то отстают, то спешат на две минуты

6. левый, изнаночный ( о стороне)

wrong side out - наизнанку

7. полигр. чужой ( о шрифте)

wrong fount - «чужой» ( указание в корректуре)

♢ not far wrong - почти верный

you are not far wrong - да, это почти так; вы и основном правы

wrong side up - вверх дном

to get out of bed on the wrong side - встать с левой ноги

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks - родиться в бедной семье; выйти из низов

to be on smb.'s wrong side - не пользоваться расположением кого-л.

on the wrong side of forty - за сорок (лет)

to get off on the wrong foot - неудачно начать; произвести плохое впечатление

to have hold of the wrong end of the stick - неправильно понять, превратно истолковать, извратить (что-л.)

to be in the wrong box - быть в затруднительном или ложном положении

what's wrong with it? - а) чем это плохо?, почему это не подходит?; б) почему бы не...; what's wrong with a cup of tea? - почему бы не выпить чашку чая?; в) что же тут такого?

to stroke the cat the wrong way - гладить кошку против шерсти
3. [rɒŋ] adv
1. неправильно, неверно, ошибочно

to guess wrong - ошибиться в догадке

to answer wrong - ответить неправильно /неверно/

you led me wrong - вы ввели меня в заблуждение

you've got it wrong - а) вы просчитались; б) вы неправильно /не так/ поняли

don't get me wrong - разг. поймите меня правильно

2. предосудительно; неподобающе

embarrassment made him act wrong - от смущения он делал не то, что следовало

3. дурно, плохо; несправедливо

it would be wrong to punish him - будет несправедливо наказывать его

4. в неправильном направлении

he turned wrong at the junction - на перекрёстке он повернул не в ту сторону

♢ to go wrong - а) сбиться с пути (истинного); a girl who has gone wrong - сбившаяся с пути девушка; б) провалиться; не выйти, не получиться; everything went wrong - всё вышло не так (как было задумано); all our plans went wrong - все наши замыслы провалились; в) выйти из строя; начать работать с перебоями (о механизме и т. п.); испортиться; his watch has gone wrong - его часы стали шалить; my digestion has gone wrong - у меня неладно с пищеварением

to get in wrong with smb. - попасть к кому-л. в немилость

to get smb. in wrong - подвести кого-л., поставить кого-л. под удар, подставить кого-л.
4. [rɒŋ] v
1. быть несправедливым (к кому-л.); приписывать дурные побуждения (кому-л.)

he wronged me when he said I was envious - он без всяких оснований обвинил меня в зависти

2. вредить, причинять зло; обижать

3. 1) позорить, бесчестить

2) обесчестить ( женщину) соблазнить, совратить

4. (of) отнимать; лишать (обманом, силой)

5. нанести телесное повреждение

НБАРС > wrong
6 wrong

I n
1) шкода; зло; образа

right and wrong — добро, зло

to make wrong right — називати чорне білим

to right a wrong — виправити зло

2) неправда; неправильність; помилковість

3) несправедливість; неправомірність; невиправданість; юp. правопорушення, делікт

private wrongs — порушення законних прав та інтересів приватних осіб

public wrongs — порушення державних або громадських прав та інтересів

the king can do no wrong — юp. король не несе відповідальність ( за політику кабінету при конституційній монархії)

to be in the wrong — бути неправим, помилятися; бути винним

to acknowledge oneself in the wrong — визнати свою помилку /провину/

the dead are always wrong — пpиcл. мертві завжди винні; на мертвих все можна звалити

to do wrong to smb — бути несправедливим до кого-н., образити кого-н.; неправильно судити про кого-н.

to suffer wrong — терпіти образу /несправедливість/

to labour under a sense of wrong — діяти під впливом образи; вважати себе ображеним
II a
1) неправильний, невірний, помилковий; хибний

wrong note — мyз. фальшива нота

wrong use of a word — неправильне використання слова

a wrong move — невірний крок; невдалий /помилковий/ хід ( в шахах)

to put smb on the wrong track — пустити кого-н. по хибному сліду

to be on the wrong track /scen — ц йти по хибному сліду

to be wrong — помилятися; бути неправим в чому-н.

that's just where you are wrong — як раз в цьому, полягає ваша помилка

2) непідходящий, невідповідний; не той, що потрібно

to take the wrong turning — повернути не туди, куди потрібно

to swallow the wrong way — подавитися

to get the wrong number — не туди попасти ( по телефону)

sorry, wrong number! — ви не туди попали!; вибачте, я не туди попав!

to drive on the wrong side of the road — їхати по змузі зустрічного руху

you've been given the wrong number /connection/ — вас неправильно з'єднали

you're doing it in the wrong way — ви робите це не так, як потрібно

we got into the wrong train — ми сіли не в той поїзд

at the wrong time — в невдалий час; не у визначений час

it went the wrong way — не в те горло потрапило ( про їжу)

this is the wrong hat for you — цей капелюх вам не личить

3) недоречний

to laugh in the wrong place — недоречно засміятися

that was the wrong thing to say — цього не слід було казати

4) дурний; порочний, аморальний; неетичний

he thought war was wrong — він вважав війну злом; несправедливий; невиправданий

wrong act — юp. неправомірна дія

5) незадовільний

what's wrong with you — є що з вамиє; що у вас трапилосяє

I hope there is nothing wrong — сподіваюсь, нічого не трапилося

there's something wrong with his nerves — у нього негаразд з нервами

there is something wrong with me — мені щось не по собі

wrong in the head — психічно неврівноважений; несправний

something is wrong with the machinery — механізм несправний

there's something wrong somewhere — тут щось не так

my watch is wrong — мій годинник йде неточно

this watch goes two minutes wrong either way — годинник то відстає, то спішить на дві хвилини

6) лівий, виворітний ( про сторону)

wrong side out — навиворіт

7) пoлiгp. чужий ( про шрифт)

wrong fount — "чужий" ( вказівка в коректурі)

not far wrong — майже вірний

you are not far wrong — це майже так

wrong side up — догори дригом

to get out of bed on the wrong side — встати з лівої ноги

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks — народитися в бідній сім'ї; вийти з низів

to be on smb 's wrong side — не користуватися чиєю-н. прихильністю

on the wrong side of forty — за сорок ( років)

to get off on the wrong foot — невдало почати; справити погане враження

to have hold of the wrong end of the stick — неправильно зрозуміти (що-н.)

to be in the wrong box — бути в скрутному становищі

what's wrong with it — є чим це поганоє, чому це не підходитьє; чому б ні...

what's wrong with a cup of tea — є чому б не випити чашку чаює; що ж тут такогоє

to stroke the cat the wrong way — гладить кішку проти шерсті
III adv
1) неправильно, невірно, помилково

to guess wrong — помилятися в здогадках

to answer wrong — відповісти неправильно /невірно/

you led me wrong — ви ввели мене в оману

you've got it wrong — ви прорахувалися; ви неправильно /не так/ зрозуміли

don't get me wrong — зрозумійте мене правильно

2) негоже; неналежно

embarrassment made him act wrong — від зніяковілості він робив не те, що слід

3) дурно, погано; несправедливо

it would be wrong to punish him — буде несправедливо покарати його

4) в неправильному напрямку

he turned wrong at the junction — на перехресті він повернув не в ту сторону

v to go wrong — збитися зі шляху ( істинного)

a girl who has gone wrong — дівчина, що збилася зі шляху; провалитися; не вийти

everything went wrong — все вийшло не так ( як було задумано)

all our plans went wrong — всі наші задуми провалилися; вийти з ладу; почати працювати з перебоями ( про механізм); зіпсуватися

my digestion has gone wrong — у мене негаразд із травленням

to get in wrong with smb — потрапити до кого-н. в немилість

to get smb in wrong — підвести кого-н., підставити кого-н. під удар, підставити кого-н.
IV v
1) бути несправедливим (до кого-н.); приписувати дурні помисли (кому-н.); he wronged me when he said I was envious він безпідставно звинуватив мене в заздрощах

2) шкодити, заподіювати зло; ображати

3) ганьбити, безчестити; забезпечити ( жінку); спокусити

4) (of) віднімати; позбавляти (обманом, силою)

5) нанести тілесне пошкодження

English-Ukrainian dictionary > wrong
7 wrong

/rɔɳ/ * tính từ - xấu, không tốt, tồi =it is wrong to speak ill of one's companion+ nói xấu bạn là không tốt - trái, ngược =in the wrong sense+ trái chiều, ngược =the wrong side+ mặt trái =wrong side foremost+ ngược, trước ra sau =wrong side out+ trái, trong ra ngoài =wrong side up+ ngược, trên xuống dưới - sai, không đúng, lầm; trái lý, sai trái =my watch is wrong+ đồng hồ tôi không đúng =wrong use of a word+ sự dùng từ sai =to be wrong+ trái lý, sai - không ổn =there is something wrong with him+ anh ta có điều gì không ổn =what's wrong with that?+ được cả, không có gì không ổn phải không? !to be on the wrong side of forty - (xem) side !to be in the wrong box - (xem) box !to have (get) hold of the wrong end of the stick - có ý nghĩ hoàn toàn lầm; có cảm tưởng hoàn toàn lầm !on the wrong foot - (thể dục,thể thao) trái chân, tréo giò * phó từ - sai, không đúng, không đáng, bậy =to do a sum wrong+ làm sai một bài tính - lạc =to lead someone wrong+ dẫn ai lạc đường !to get in wrong with someone - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) bị ai ghét !to get someone in wrong - làm cho ai mất tín nhiệm; làm cho ai bị ghét bỏ !to go wrong - lạc đường, lầm đường - (kỹ thuật) hỏng, không chạy (máy) - (thương nghiệp) không chạy, tiến hành không tốt - (nghĩa bóng) trở nên xấu, hỏng đi - (nghĩa bóng) sa ngã, lầm lạc * danh từ - điều xấu, điều không tốt, mặt xấu, cái xấu =to make wrong right+ làm cho cái xấu thành tốt =to know right from wrong+ biết phân biệt phải trái - điều sai trái, điều bất công =to be in the wrong+ trái =to put someone in the wrong+ đổ cái sai cho ai - (pháp lý) điều thiệt hại, điều tổn hại =to do somebody wrong+ làm hại ai * ngoại động từ - làm hại, làm thiệt hại (người nào) - đối đãi bất công (với người nào) - chụp mũ, gán cho những động cơ không tốt

English-Vietnamese dictionary > wrong
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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. noun

4. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. ( = incorrect) [guess] erroné ; [answer, sum] faux ( fausse f)

• the letter has the wrong date on it ils se sont trompés de date sur la lettre

• I'm in the wrong job je ne suis pas fait pour ce travail

• that's the wrong kind of plug ce n'est pas la prise qu'il faut

• you've picked the wrong man if you want someone to mend a fuse vous tombez mal si vous voulez quelqu'un qui puisse réparer un fusible

• you've put it back in the wrong place vous ne l'avez pas remis à la bonne place

• to say the wrong thing dire ce qu'il ne faut pas dire

• he told me the wrong time il ne m'a pas donné la bonne heure

• he got on the wrong train il s'est trompé de train

► to be wrong se tromper

• I was wrong about him je me suis trompé sur son compte

• my watch is wrong ma montre n'est pas à l'heure

• you are wrong to think that tu as tort de penser cela► to get sth/sb wrong

• you've got your facts wrong ce que vous avancez est faux

• he got the figures wrong il s'est trompé dans les chiffres

• he got all his sums wrong toutes ses opérations étaient fausses

• you've got it all wrong (inf) ( = misunderstood) vous n'avez rien compris

• don't get me wrong (inf) comprends-moi bien

   b. ( = bad) mal inv ; ( = unfair) injuste

• it is wrong to lie c'est mal de mentir

• it was wrong of you to hit him tu as eu tort de le frapper

   c. ( = exceptionable) there's nothing wrong with hoping that... il n'y a pas de mal à espérer que...

• there's nothing wrong with (doing) that il n'y a rien de mal à (faire) cela

   d. ( = amiss) something's wrong (with it) il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas

• there's something wrong with him il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas chez lui

• something's wrong with my watch ma montre ne marche pas comme il faut

• something was very wrong quelque chose n'allait vraiment pas

• there's nothing wrong with it [+ plan] c'est tout à fait valable ; [+ machine, car] ça marche très bien

• there's nothing wrong with him il va très bien

► what's wrong? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?

• what's wrong with you? qu'est-ce que tu as ?

• what's wrong with your arm? qu'est-ce que vous avez au bras ?

• what's wrong with the car? qu'est-ce qu'elle a, la voiture ?

2. adverb

[answer, guess] mal

• you're doing it all wrong vous vous y prenez mal

• you've spelt it wrong vous l'avez mal écrit

• you thought wrong tu t'es trompé

• how wrong can you get! (inf) comme on peut se tromper !

► to go wrong (in calculations, negotiations) faire une erreur ; [plan] mal tourner

• you can't go wrong (in directions) vous ne pouvez pas vous tromper ; (in choice of job, car) (de toute façon) c'est un bon choix

• nothing can go wrong now tout va marcher comme sur des roulettes maintenant

• everything went wrong that day tout est allé de travers ce jour-là

3. noun

   a. ( = evil) mal m

• to do wrong mal agir

• he can do no wrong in her eyes tout ce qu'il fait est bien à ses yeux

   b. ( = injustice) injustice f

• to right a wrong réparer une injustice (PROV) two wrongs don't make a right on ne répare pas une injustice par une autre injustice

   c. ► in the wrong

• to be in the wrong avoir tort

• to put sb in the wrong mettre qn dans son tort

4. compounds

► wrong-foot transitive verb (Sport) prendre à contre-pied ; (British figurative) prendre au dépourvu

► wrong-headed adjective [person] buté ; [idea, approach] aberrant

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[rɒŋ], US [rɔːŋ] 1.
noun

1) [U] ( evil) mal m

in their eyes, she could do no wrong — pour eux, tout ce qu'elle faisait était parfait

2) ( injustice) tort m

to right a wrong — réparer un tort

the rights and wrongs of the matter — les aspects moraux de la question

3) Law délit m
2.
adjective

1) ( incorrect) ( ill-chosen) mauvais; ( containing errors) erroné

it's the wrong glue for the purpose — ce n'est pas la colle qu'il faut

to prove to be wrong — se révéler faux

to go the wrong way — se tromper de chemin

to take the wrong road — se tromper de route

to take the wrong turning GB ou turn — ne pas tourner au bon endroit

to give the wrong answer — ne pas donner la bonne réponse

everything I do is wrong — je ne fais jamais rien de bien

it was the wrong thing to say — c'était la chose à ne pas dire

to say the wrong thing — faire une gaffe

don't get the wrong idea — ne te méprends pas

don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that he's stupid but... — ne te méprends pas, je ne dis pas qu'il est idiot mais...

don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing you — ne le prends pas mal, je ne te critique pas

you've got the wrong number — vous faites erreur

2) ( reprehensible)

it is wrong to do — c'est mal de faire

she hasn't done anything wrong — elle n'a rien fait de mal

it was wrong of me to do — je n'aurais pas dû faire

it is wrong for somebody to do — ce n'est pas juste que quelqu'un fasse

it is wrong that — c'est injuste que

there's nothing wrong with ou in something — il n'y a pas de mal à quelque chose

what's wrong with trying? — quel mal y a-t-il à essayer?

(so) what's wrong with that? — où est le mal?

3) ( mistaken)

to be wrong — [person] avoir tort, se tromper

that's where you're wrong — c'est là que tu te trompes

how wrong can you be! — comme on peut se tromper!

I might be wrong — il se peut que je me trompe

to be wrong about — se tromper sur

she was wrong about him — elle s'est trompée sur son compte

am I wrong in thinking that...? — ai-je tort de penser que...?

to prove somebody wrong — donner tort à quelqu'un

4) ( not as it should be)

there is something (badly) wrong — il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas (du tout)

there's something wrong with this computer — il y a un problème avec cet ordinateur

what's wrong with your arm? — qu'est-ce que tu as au bras?

what's wrong with you? — ( to person suffering) qu'est-ce que tu as?; ( to person behaving oddly) qu'est-ce qui t'arrive?

nothing wrong is there? — tout va bien?
3.
adverb

to get something wrong — se tromper de quelque chose [date, time, details]; se tromper dans quelque chose [calculations]

I think you've got it wrong — je pense que tu te trompes

to go wrong — [person] se tromper; [machine] ne plus marcher; [plan] ne pas marcher

you won't go far wrong if... — vous ne risquez pas de faire fausse route si...

you can't go wrong — ( in choice of route) tu ne peux pas te tromper; ( are bound to succeed) tu peux être tranquille
4.
transitive verb ( treat unjustly) faire du tort à [person, family]

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to be in the wrong — être dans mon/ton etc tort

to be wrong in the head — (colloq) être dérangé (colloq)

to get into the wrong hands — tomber dans de mauvaises mains

to get on the wrong side of somebody — se faire mal voir de quelqu'un

to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] passer de travers

two wrongs don't make a right — on ne répare pas une injustice avec une autre

you've got me all wrong — vous ne m'avez pas du tout compris

English-French dictionary > wrong
9 ♦ right

♦ right (1) /raɪt/
a.

1 giusto; esatto: The right answer is yes, la risposta giusta (o esatta) è sì; What is the right time?, qual è l'ora esatta?; That's right!, giusto! (o esatto!); Let me get this right: you want to leave school and find a job?, fammi capire bene: vuoi lasciare la scuola e trovarti un lavoro?; Is this the right train for Chester?, è il treno giusto per Chester, questo?; Is this the right way for Oxford Circus?, è giusto di qua per Oxford Circus? NOTA D'USO: - ragione-

2 giusto; corretto ( moralmente): It is not right of you to blame her, non è giusto che tu dia la colpa a lei; You did the right thing by telling her the truth, hai fatto bene a dirle la verità; It's ( only) right to let him know, è (più che) giusto farglielo sapere; It is ( only) right that they should pay for it, è (più che) giusto che paghino per questo

3 ( di persona) che ha ragione; che fa bene: You were right in refusing his offer, hai fatto bene a rifiutare la sua offerta; You were right about him, avevi ragione sul suo conto; Time will prove me right, il tempo mi darà ragione

4 a posto; normale: I don't feel right, non mi sento bene; She doesn't look quite right, non sembra che stia molto bene; Something's not right here, c'è qualcosa che non va qui; She had a Caesarean because the baby wasn't in the right position, ha avuto un cesareo perché il bambino non era nella posizione giusta; to put sb. right, rimettere in sesto: Five days' rest will put you right, cinque giorni di riposo ti rimetteranno in salute; Put the clock right!, metti l'orologio all'ora giusta!

5 destro; di destra: Show me your right hand, mostrami la mano destra; a right glove, un guanto destro; the right side of the house, il lato destro della casa; ( boxe) a right hook, un gancio destro; «No right turn» ( cartello), «divieto di svolta a destra»

6 giusto; adatto: This is the right time to tell him, questo è il momento giusto per dirglielo; at the right moment, al momento giusto (o opportuno); He is the right man in the right place, è l'uomo giusto al posto giusto; She's not right for you, lei non fa per te; He knows the right people, conosce le persone giuste (o la gente che conta)

7 (fam., ingl.) vero; vero e proprio: He's a right idiot, è un vero idiota; a right fool, un perfetto stupido; DIALOGO → - Building work- The house is in a right mess, la casa è nel caos totale

● (mecc.) right-and-left screw, vite con filettatura doppia □ ( sport) a right-and-left shot, una doppietta ( due fucilate dalle due canne) □ (geom.) right angle, angolo retto □ a right-angled bend, una curva ad angolo retto □ (geom.) a right-angled triangle, un triangolo rettangolo □ (fig.) to give one's right arm, dare qualsiasi cosa: I'd give my right arm to marry her, darei qualsiasi cosa pur di sposarla □ (fam.) (as) right as rain, che sta benissimo; in perfetta salute □ ( calcio, ecc.) right back, terzino destro □ ( rugby) right centre, trequarti centrodestra ( giocatore) □ (comput.) right click, clic destro ( del mouse) □ ( baseball) right fielder, esterno destro □ right foot, piede destro; ( sport) destro □ ( calcio, ecc.) right-foot, di destro: a right-foot cross, un cross di destro □ right-footed, di destro; ( di un giocatore) che usa (solo) il piede destro □ ( sport) right footer, chi calcia di destro; ( calcio, ecc.) destro (il tiro) □ ( calcio, ecc.) right half (o halfback), mediano (o laterale) destro □ at (o on, to) one's right hand, alla propria destra, a destra □ to be at sb. 's right hand, essere alla destra di q.; (fig.) essere il braccio destro di q. □ right-hand, destro, (che sta) a destra, di destra: the right-hand side of the canal, il lato destro del canale; a right-hand bend, una curva a destra; (autom.) right-hand drive (o steering) guida a destra; (fig.) the right-hand man, il braccio destro (di q.); right-hand screw, vite destrorsa; vite con la filettatura destra; ( calcio, ecc.) the right-hand post, il palo di destra ( della porta) □ right-handed, destrimano, che usa la mano destra; ( di un colpo, lancio, ecc.) di destro; (tecn.) destrorso, in senso orario; ( slang USA) eterosessuale: a right-handed blow, un colpo con la destra; ( boxe) un destro □ (mat.) right-handed system, sistema di riferimento destrorso □ right-handed rotation, rotazione in senso orario □ right-handedness, l'essere destrimano, uso della mano destra □ right-hander, destrimano, persona che si serve della mano destra; ( boxe) pugile che porta i colpi col destro; ( anche) destro ( pugno) □ the right heir, l'erede legittimo □ (fam.) not right in the (o in one's) head, non sano di mente; che non ha la testa a posto (fam.) □ (fin.) rights issue, emissione (di azioni) riservata agli azionisti □ (geom.) right-lined, rettilineo □ ( calcio, ecc.) right midfield, settore destro del centrocampo □ ( calcio) right midfielder, centrocampista di destra □ right-minded, equanime; onesto; giusto; ragionevole; retto □ right-mindedness, equanimità; onestà □ (polit.) right-of-centre, di centrodestra □ (fin.) rights offering = rights issue ► sopra □ (fam.) right on, sinistroide; ( USA) giusto, esatto: a right-on journalist, un giornalista sinistroide; She's very right on, si atteggia a intellettuale di sinistra □ (comput.) right shift, scorrimento a destra □ the right side, il verso giusto; il diritto ( di una stoffa, ecc.) □ right side out, al diritto: Your jumper isn't right side out, il tuo golf non è al diritto □ right side up, dritto; non capovolto; a testa in su: In the canal beside the road, right side up, rested a car, nel canale accanto alla strada c'era, dritta, un'auto □ right-thinking, assennato; giudizioso □ ( USA) right triangle = right-angled triangle ► sopra □ right wing, ala destra ( di un esercito, di un partito, ecc.); ( sport: calcio, hockey, ecc.) ala destra, fascia destra ( la posizione); ala destra ( il giocatore); ( rugby) trequarti ala destra □ (polit.) right-wing, di destra; destrorso (spreg.): right-wing extremist, estremista di destra □ right-winger, (polit.) uomo di destra; destrorso (spreg.); ( sport) ala destra ( il giocatore) □ all right, d'accordo; bene ( anche di salute): Is he feeling all right now?, sta bene ora? □ All right!, benissimo! □ not to be in one's right mind (o right senses), non essere sano di mente; non avere la testa a posto □ (fig.) to get on the right side of sb., ingraziarsi q. □ to keep on the right side of the law, rispettare la legge □ (fam.) Mr Right, l'uomo giusto ( per una donna); (il mio, tuo, ecc.) «lui» □ (fam.) Miss Right, la donna giusta ( per un uomo); (la mia, tua, ecc.) «lei» □ to be on the right side of fifty, essere al di sotto della cinquantina; avere meno di 50 anni □ to set right = to put right ► sopra □ to set (o to put) oneself right with sb., giustificarsi, spiegarsi con q. □ to stay on the right side of sb., tenersi buono q. □ Right you are!, (fam.) Right oh! ► righto □ «Thank you!» «That's all right!», «grazie!» «figurati! (o non c'è di che!)» □ All's right with the world, tutto va nel migliore dei modi.
♦ right (2) /raɪt/
n.

1 [u] (il) giusto; (il) bene: to know right from wrong, distinguere il bene dal male; right and wrong, il bene e il male; ciò che è giusto e ciò che è sbagliato; to be in the right, essere nel giusto; aver ragione

2 (leg.) diritto; rights and duties, diritti e doveri; He has no right to bully you like that, non ha il diritto di fare il prepotente con te in questo modo; by right (o as of right) di diritto; I am claiming back what was mine by right, chiedo che mi sia restituito quello che era mio di diritto; by right of, per diritto di; What gives you the right to judge me?, che cosa ti dà il diritto di giudicarmi?; legal rights, diritti riconosciuti dalla legge; constitutional rights, diritti costituzionali; equal rights, pari diritti; inalienable rights, diritti inalienabili; the right to work, il diritto al lavoro; right of access, diritto di passaggio; right of association, diritto di associazione; to have a right [every right] to do st., avere il diritto [tutto il diritto] di fare qc.; Rights Management Services ► RMS®; to assert (o to stand on) one's rights, difendere i propri diritti; to exercise one's rights, esercitare i propri diritti; to renounce (o to waive) a right, rinunciare a un diritto

3 [u] lato destro; (la) destra; (la) mano destra: to keep to the right, tenere la destra; to turn to the right, svoltare a destra; I parked my car on the right of the street, ho parcheggiato sul lato destro della strada; The woman on his right is his wife, la donna alla sua destra è sua moglie

4 svolta a destra: to take [o make] a right, svoltare a destra

5 (pl., leg.) diritti ( di opera): the rights to a book, i diritti su un libro

6 ( boxe) destro: a beautiful right, un bel destro; a straight right, un diretto destro

7 (mil.) ala destra; fianco destro

8 – (polit.) destra: The voters have moved to the right, l'elettorato si è spostato a destra; the Right, la destra; a member of the Right, un esponente della destra; ( USA) the New Right, la nuova destra; the extreme (o far) right, l'estrema destra

● ( boxe) a right-and-left, un destro doppiato da un sinistro □ (fam.) the right to hire and fire, il diritto di assumere e di licenziare □ (leg.) right in action, diritto immateriale □ (leg.) right in personam, diritto di credito □ (leg.) right in rem, diritto materiale □ (leg.) right of action, diritto di agire in giudizio □ (leg.) right of common, diritto di far uso di un terreno della comunità □ (leg.) right of pre-emption, diritto di prelazione □ (leg.) right of redemption, diritto di riscatto □ (leg.) right of search, diritto di perquisizione ( di una nave in alto mare) □ right of way, (autom.) (diritto di) precedenza; (leg.) diritto (o servitù) di passaggio □ right-to-life, (polit., di un movimento, ecc.) per il diritto alla vita; antiabortista □ right-to-lifer, (polit.) antiabortista; sostenitore del diritto alla vita □ by rights, secondo giustizia; per essere giusti: By rights, he should have won the race, sarebbe stato giusto che vincesse lui la corsa □ to do right by sb., render giustizia a q. □ in one's own right, di diritto; per diritto di nascita; (fig.) per i propri meriti □ to be within one's rights ( to do st.) –: You are within your rights to ask for a refund, è legittimo da parte tua chiedere un rimborso □ to set (o to put) st. to rights, sistemare qc.; mettere a posto qc.: He'll put the country to rights, rimetterà a posto il Paese □ to set (o to put) sb. to rights, rimettere in sesto q. □ to take the first [second, ecc.] right, prendere la prima [la seconda, ecc.] a destra □ women's rights, i diritti delle donne.
♦ right (3) /raɪt/
avv.

1 esattamente; proprio: Put it right in the middle, mettilo esattamente nel centro (o proprio nel mezzo); right here, proprio qui; You're right on time, sei puntualissimo

2 bene; correttamente: Everything seems to go right with him, sembra che tutto gli vada bene; If I remember right, se ben ricordo; You did right to tell me, hai fatto bene a dirmelo; to guess right, indovinare; He guessed right the first time, ha indovinato subito

3 a destra ( anche polit.); a dritta (lett. o naut.): to turn [to look] right, girare [guardare] a destra

4 immediatamente; subito: DIALOGO → - Ordering food 1- I'll be right back, torno subito; I'm going right home, vado dritto a casa; right after [before], subito dopo [prima]; I'll be right with you, sono subito da Lei

5 completamente; del tutto: He turned right around, si è girato completamente; It put me right off my food, mi ha fatto passare del tutto l'appetito; right through [up, down, ecc.] – The bullet went right through his arm, la pallottola gli ha attraversato il braccio da una parte all'altra; The cafeteria is right down the stairs, il bar è proprio in fondo alle scale

6 rettamente; onestamente: to act right, agire rettamente; to live right, vivere onestamente

7 (antiq.) molto; proprio: I'm right glad to see you, sono proprio contento di vederti

● right along = right on ► sotto □ right and left, a destra e a sinistra; a destra e a manca; da tutte le parti □ right away, immediatamente □ (fam.) right-down clever, bravissimo □ (fam.) a right-down rascal, un furfante matricolato □ right enough, certo; effettivamente □ Right Honourable ► honourable □ right, left and centre = right and left ► sopra □ right now, proprio adesso; immediatamente: What are you doing right now?, cosa stai facendo in questo preciso momento?; Come here right now!, vieni qui subito! □ (fam.) right off (o right off the bat), subito; immediatamente; per primo □ right on, senza interruzione; continuamente □ right or wrong, a ragione o a torto □ ( di vescovo) Right Reverend, reverendissimo □ it serves you [him, her, ecc.] right, ti [gli, le, ecc.] sta bene □ (mil.) Right turn!, fianco destr!; fronte a destr! □ Let me tell you right here that…, lascia che ti dica subito che…; ti dico subito che… □ ( USA) Come right in, avanti!; entra pure! □ ( di soldati in parata) Eyes right!, attenti a destr!
♦ right (4) /raɪt/
inter.

1 (all'inizio di una frase) bene; allora: Right! let's start again!, bene, ricominciamo

2 (= all right) (va) bene; d'accordo; (iron.) come no?: «Come tomorrow» «Right! What time?» «Vieni domani» «Bene! a che ora?»; «I told you the truth» «Yeah, right! You really expect me to believe that?», «ti ho detto la verità» «sì, come no? ti aspetti davvero che io ci creda?»

3 giusto; vero: I think we all agree about it, right?, penso che siamo tutti d'accordo, giusto? quite right!, proprio così!; esatto!

● (fam.) too right!, giustissimo! □ (fam.) right on!, bravo!; sono d'accordissimo!
(to) right /raɪt/
v. t.

raddrizzare ( anche fig.): We righted the boat and started rowing, abbiamo raddrizzato la barca e abbiamo cominciato a remare; to right a wrong, raddrizzare un torto; to right an injustice, riparare un'ingiustizia

● to right itself, raddrizzarsi, aggiustarsi: Let's hope things will right themselves in the end, speriamo che tutto s'aggiusti (da sé) alla fine!

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10 wrong

wrong, US rO ;N

A n

1 ¢ ( evil) mal m ; no sense of right or wrong aucun sens du bien ou du mal ; she could do no wrong elle était incapable de faire du mal ; in their eyes, she could do no wrong pour eux, tout ce qu'elle faisait était parfait ;

2 ( injustice) tort m ; to right a wrong réparer un tort ; to do sb wrong/a great wrong sout faire du tort/beaucoup de tort à qn ; the rights and wrongs of the matter les aspects moraux de la question ;

3 Jur délit m ; private/public wrong délit civil/pénal.

B adj

1 ( incorrect) ( ill-chosen) mauvais ; ( containing errors) [total] erroné ; [note, forecast, hypothesis] faux/fausse, erroné ; in the wrong place at the wrong time au mauvais endroit au mauvais moment ; he picked up the wrong key il a pris la mauvaise clé ; it's the wrong wood/glue for the purpose ce n'est pas le bois/la colle qu'il faut ; she was the wrong woman for you ce n'était pas la femme qu'il te fallait ; to prove to be wrong [forecast, hypothesis] se révéler faux ; to go the wrong way/to the wrong place se tromper de chemin/d'endroit ; to take the wrong road/train se tromper de route/train ; to take the wrong turning GB ou turn US ne pas tourner au bon endroit ; to give the wrong password/answer ne pas donner le bon mot de passe/la bonne réponse ; confrontation is the wrong approach l'affrontement n'est pas la bonne méthode ; everything I do is wrong je ne fais jamais rien de bon ; it was the wrong thing to say/do c'était la chose à ne pas dire/faire ; to say the wrong thing faire une gaffe, dire ce qu'il ne faut/fallait etc pas dire ; don't get the wrong idea ne te méprends pas ; you've got the wrong number ( on phone) vous faites erreur ;

2 (reprehensible, unjust) it is wrong to do c'est mal de faire ; it's wrong to cheat c'est mal de tricher ; she hasn't done anything wrong elle n'a rien fait de mal ; it was wrong of me/you to do je/tu n'aurais pas dû faire ; it is wrong for sb to do ce n'est pas juste que qn fasse ; it's wrong for her to have to struggle alone ce n'est pas juste qu'elle soit obligée de lutter seule ; it is wrong that c'est injuste que (+ subj) ; it is wrong that the poor should go hungry c'est injuste que les pauvres aient faim ; there's nothing wrong with ou in sth il n'y a pas de mal à qch ; there's nothing wrong with ou in doing il n'y a pas de mal à faire ; what's wrong with trying? quel mal y a-t-il à essayer? ; (so) what's wrong with that? où est le mal? ;

3 ( mistaken) to be wrong [person] avoir tort, se tromper ; that's where you're wrong c'est là que tu te trompes ; can you prove I'm wrong? est-ce que tu peux prouver que j'ai tort? ; how wrong can you be! comme on peut se tromper! ; I might be wrong il se peut que je me trompe ; to be wrong about se tromper sur [person, situation, details] ; she was wrong about him elle s'est trompée sur son compte ; to be wrong to do ou in doing sout avoir tort de faire ; you are wrong to accuse me vous avez tort de m'accuser ; am I wrong in thinking that…? ai-je tort de penser que…? ; to prove sb wrong donner tort à qn ;

4 ( not as it should be) to be wrong ne pas aller ; there is something (badly) wrong il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas (du tout) ; what's wrong? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? ; what's wrong with the machine/clock? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas avec la machine/pendule? ; there's something wrong with this computer cet ordinateur a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; the wording is all wrong la formulation ne va pas du tout ; what's wrong with your arm/leg? qu'est-ce que tu as au bras/à la jambe? ; what's wrong with you? ( to person suffering) qu'est-ce que tu as? ; ( to person behaving oddly) qu'est-ce qui t'arrive or te prend? ; your clock is wrong votre pendule n'est pas à l'heure ; nothing wrong is there? tout va bien?

C adv to get sth wrong se tromper de qch [date, time, details] ; se tromper dans qch [calculations] ; I think you've got it wrong je pense que tu te trompes ; to go wrong [person] se tromper ; [machine] ne plus marcher ; [plan] ne pas marcher ; what's gone wrong between them? qu'est-ce qui n'a pas marché entre eux? ; you won't go far wrong if… vous ne risquez pas de faire fausse route si… ; you can't go wrong ( in choice of route) tu ne peux pas te tromper ; ( are bound to succeed) tu peux être tranquille.

D vtr

1 ( treat unjustly) faire du tort à [person, family] ;

2 sout ( judge unfairly) mésestimer.

Idioms

to be in the wrong être dans mon/ton etc tort ; to be wrong in the head ○ être dérangé ○, avoir une case en moins ○ ; don't get me wrong ne le prends pas mal ; to get into the wrong hands tomber dans de mauvaises mains ; to get on the wrong side of sb se faire mal voir de qn ; to go down the wrong way [food, drink] passer de travers ; to jump to the wrong conclusions tirer des conclusions hâtives ; two wrongs don't make a right on ne répare pas une injustice avec une autre ; you've got me all wrong vous ne m'avez pas du tout compris ; ⇒ stick.

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11 ♦ wrong

♦ wrong (1) /rɒŋ/
a.

1 disonesto; ingiusto; riprovevole; scorretto: wrong behaviour, comportamento scorretto; ( sport) a wrong decision, un verdetto ingiusto; It was wrong of you to do that, è stato disonesto da parte tua fare ciò; It's wrong of him to punish his children in that way, è ingiusto che punisca (o fa male a punire) così i suoi figli

2 errato; sbagliato; falso; inesatto; scorretto: It's wrong to say that the sun goes round the earth, è errato dire che il sole gira intorno alla terra; I can prove you wrong, posso dimostrarti che hai torto; Your answer is wrong, la tua risposta è sbagliata; You've got the wrong idea, ti sei fatto un'idea sbagliata; a wrong hypothesis, un'ipotesi inesatta; totally wrong, completamente sbagliato NOTA D'USO: - ragione-

3 inopportuno; disadatto; sconveniente: He always says the wrong things, dice sempre cose inopportune; parla sempre a sproposito; You are wearing the wrong ( sort of) clothes for a hot place like this, indossi abiti disadatti a un posto caldo come questo

4 guasto; che non va ( anche fig.); che va male; in cattive condizioni; che non funziona: That clock is wrong, quell'orologio segna l'ora sbagliata; Something is wrong with the TV set, il televisore è guasto; The engine won't start; what's wrong with it?, il motore non parte; cos'ha che non va?; (fam.) What's wrong with you?, cosa c'è che non va?; cos'hai oggi?; Is anything wrong?, c'è qualcosa che non va?

5 che non va; da obiettare; da ridire: What's wrong with him?, che c'è da ridire sul suo conto?

6 (fam. ingl.: di una persona) disonesto; corrotto: wrong coppers, sbirri corrotti

● to be wrong, essere in errore, sbagliare, sbagliarsi; aver torto, far male (a): He was wrong when he said I wasn't there, era in errore quando disse che io non c'ero; You are wrong in thinking that Tom is a liar, sbagli a credere che Tom sia un bugiardo; You are quite wrong, hai completamente torto (fam.: hai torto marcio); You are wrong in saying that he is a thief, fai male a dire che è un ladro □ the wrong end, la parte sbagliata ( di un oggetto); l'estremità sbagliata ( di un attrezzo, di una strada) □ ( d'oggetto, collo, pacco, ecc.) wrong end up, capovolto; sottosopra □ the wrong foot, il piede sbagliato ( anche fig.) □ ( atletica) wrong footing, posizione di svantaggio □ (tipogr.) wrong fount, indicazione di refuso (abbr. w. f.) □ (fam.) to be wrong in the head, non avere la testa a posto; essere giù di testa; essere matto □ (telef.) wrong number, numero sbagliato; sbaglio: Sorry, wrong number!, mi dispiace, ha sbagliato (numero)! □ the wrong side, il lato (o il verso) sbagliato; ( di stoffa, ecc.) il rovescio: (autom.) to drive on the wrong side of the road, guidare sul lato sbagliato della strada (o contromano); (fig.) to get on the wrong side of sb., prendere q. per il verso sbagliato; inimicarsi q.; (fig.) to get out of bed on the wrong side, alzarsi di cattivo umore (o con la luna di traverso); (fig.) to be on the wrong side of forty, aver passato la quarantina; (fig. antiq.) to have been born on the wrong side of the blanket, essere figlio illegittimo □ ( slang USA) the wrong side of the tracks, i quartieri poveri della città □ wrong side out, a rovescio: I've put on my socks wrong side out, mi sono messo i calzini a rovescio; You're wearing your pullover wrong side out, hai il pullover a rovescio □ wrong side up, sottosopra; capovolto; a testa in giù: He set the box down wrong side up, ha posato la scatola capovolta □ the wrong way, la strada (o la direzione) sbagliata; (fig.) il (o nel) modo sbagliato: to take the wrong way, prendere la strada sbagliata; sbagliare strada; to do st. the wrong way, fare qc. nel modo sbagliato; (fig.) to take st. the wrong way, prendere qc. in mala parte; fraintendere qc. □ the wrong way round, a rovescio: You've got your hat the wrong way round, ti sei messo il cappello a rovescio ( col davanti didietro) □ (fig.) to be caught on the wrong foot, essere preso in contropiede (fig.) □ (fig.) to get off on the wrong foot, partire col piede sbagliato □ to get the wrong end of the stick, prendere fischi per fiaschi (fig.); fraintendere; prendere lucciole per lanterne □ ( di cibo) to go down the wrong way, andare di traverso □ something wrong, qualcosa che non va; indisposizione, disturbo, malanno; guasto meccanico (o elettrico, ecc.): Something is wrong with my liver, ho disturbi di fegato; There's something wrong with the brakes, c'è un guasto ai freni □ That was a wrong guess, hai sbagliato; non hai indovinato □ You always do the wrong thing, fai sempre quello che non dovresti fare □ You've got the wrong key, hai sbagliato chiave □ He came on the wrong day, sbagliò giorno; venne quando non doveva venire □ That was the wrong ( sort of) thing to do, quella era l'ultima cosa da farsi.
♦ wrong (2) /rɒŋ/
avv.

1 erroneamente; in modo inesatto; male: to answer wrong, rispondere erroneamente; You've done it wrong, l'hai fatto male; l'hai sbagliato; What am I doing wrong?, dov'è che sbaglio?; to guess wrong, sbagliare; non indovinare

2 in modo inopportuno (o sconveniente); impropriamente

3 (leg.) illecitamente

● to aim wrong, sbagliare la mira; mirare male □ (fam. USA) to get in wrong with sb., rendersi (o riuscire) antipatico a q. □ to get it wrong, capire male; fraintendere □ to get wrong, sbagliare; capir male, fraintendere: You've got the answer wrong, hai sbagliato la risposta; Don't get me wrong!, non fraintendermi!; You've got it all wrong, non hai capito niente; hai frainteso ogni cosa □ to go wrong, andare male (o a rotoli, di traverso); fallire; (fig.) deviare dal retto cammino, prendere una cattiva strada, sgarrare; ( di un orologio, ecc.) guastarsi; ( di un meccanismo) incepparsi; ( di una parte del corpo) cessare di funzionare bene, ammalarsi: Everything went wrong, è andato tutto a rotoli; The attempt to rescue the hostages went horribly wrong, il tentativo di liberare gli ostaggi si è concluso tragicamente □ to lead sb. wrong, fuorviare q. □ to tell sb. wrong, dare a q. un'informazione sbagliata: He told me wrong and I got lost in the wood, mi diede un'indicazione sbagliata e io mi smarrii nel bosco.
wrong (3) /rɒŋ/
n.

1 [u] male; peccato: He's too young to know right from wrong, è troppo giovane per distinguere il bene dal male; I hope you will never do wrong, spero che non commetterai mai azioni disoneste

2 [uc] torto; ingiustizia; ingiuria; offesa: Who says that I'm in the wrong?, chi lo dice che ho torto?; to do sb. a wrong, fare un torto a q., offendere q.; (lett.) the wrongs of time, le ingiurie del tempo

3 (leg.) illecito: private wrong, illecito civile; public wrong, illecito penale

4 (leg.) torto; pregiudizio, danno (subìto o arrecato a q.)

● to be in the wrong, aver torto; essere dalla parte del torto: They were both in the wrong, avevano torto tutti e due □ to put sb. in the wrong, mettere q. dalla parte del torto, fare apparire q. colpevole; (leg.) dimostrare (o provare) la colpevolezza di q. □ (polit.) The King can do no wrong, il re non è politicamente responsabile ( nelle monarchie costituzionali) □ (prov.) Two wrongs do not make a right, due torti non fanno una ragione.
(to) wrong /rɒŋ/
v. t.

1 far torto a; trattare ingiustamente; offendere; maltrattare

2 denigrare; diffamare: They wronged me with false accusations, mi hanno diffamato con false accuse

3 (leg.) arrecare un danno, nuocere a (q.)

● to wrong sb. out of st., defraudare q. di qc.: The pioneers wronged the native Americans out of their lands, i pionieri defraudarono (o con l'inganno spogliarono) i nativi americani delle loro terre.

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12 wrong

wrong [rɒŋ]

mauvais ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) faux ⇒ 1 (a) erroné ⇒ 1 (a) tort ⇒ 1 (b), 3 (b)-(d) mal ⇒ 1 (d), 2, 3 (a) injuste ⇒ 1 (d) faire du tort à ⇒ 4

1 adjective

(a) (incorrect → address, answer, information) mauvais, faux (fausse), erroné; (→ decision) mauvais; Music (note) faux (fausse); Telecommunications (number) faux (fausse);

∎ to get things in the wrong order mettre les choses dans le mauvais ordre;

∎ these cups are in the wrong place ces tasses ne sont pas à leur place;

∎ they came on the wrong day ils se sont trompés de jour pour leur venue;

∎ to take the wrong road/train se tromper de route/de train;

∎ this is the wrong road for Munich ce n'est pas la bonne route pour aller à Munich;

∎ to drive on the wrong side of the road conduire du mauvais côté de la route;

∎ she went to the wrong address elle s'est trompée d'adresse;

∎ you've put your shoes on the wrong feet vous vous êtes trompé (de pied) en mettant vos chaussures;

∎ to be (the) wrong side up être à l'envers;

∎ the biscuit went down the wrong way j'ai avalé le gâteau de travers;

∎ it was a wrong number c'était une erreur;

∎ to dial the wrong number se tromper de numéro;

∎ I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number désolé, vous vous êtes trompé de numéro ou vous faites erreur;

∎ you've got the wrong man, Jack Taylor isn't a murderer vous faites erreur, Jack Taylor n'est pas un meurtrier;

∎ the clock/my watch is wrong le réveil/ma montre n'est pas à l'heure;

∎ the clock has always shown the wrong time la pendule n'a jamais été à l'heure ou n'a jamais indiqué l'heure exacte

(b) (mistaken → person)

∎ to be wrong (about sth) avoir tort ou se tromper (à propos de qch);

∎ you were wrong to lose your temper vous avez eu tort de vous emporter;

∎ you were wrong to accuse him, it was wrong of you to accuse him vous avez eu tort de l'accuser, vous n'auriez pas dû l'accuser;

∎ to be wrong about sb se tromper sur (le compte de) qn;

∎ how wrong can you be! comme quoi on peut se tromper!;

∎ that's just where you are wrong c'est justement ce qui vous trompe, c'est justement là que vous vous trompez;

∎ I hope he won't get the wrong idea about me j'espère qu'il ne se fera pas de fausses idées sur mon compte;

∎ I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but… ne le prends pas mal mais…

(c) (unsuitable) mauvais, mal choisi;

∎ you've got the wrong attitude vous n'avez pas l'attitude qu'il faut ou la bonne attitude;

∎ it was the wrong thing to do/to say ce n'était pas la chose à faire/à dire;

∎ I said all the wrong things j'ai dit tout ce qu'il ne fallait pas dire;

∎ his ideas are all wrong il a des idées tout de travers;

∎ you're going about it in the wrong way vous vous y prenez mal;

∎ it's the wrong way to deal with the situation ce n'est pas comme cela qu'il faut régler la situation;

∎ to come at the wrong time venir à un mauvais moment ou mal à propos;

∎ he's the wrong man for the job ce n'est pas l'homme qu'il faut pour ce poste;

∎ I'm the wrong person to ask il ne faut pas me demander ça à moi;

∎ I think you're in the wrong job je pense que ce n'est pas le travail qu'il vous faut; humorous vous vous êtes trompé de métier!;

∎ she was wearing the wrong shoes for a long walk elle n'avait pas les chaussures qui conviennent ou elle n'avait pas les bonnes chaussures pour une randonnée;

∎ this village is the wrong place for a nightclub ce village n'est pas l'endroit qui convient ou n'est pas le bon endroit pour une boîte de nuit

(d) (immoral, bad) mal; (unjust) injuste;

∎ cheating is wrong c'est mal de tricher;

∎ slavery is wrong l'esclavage est inacceptable;

∎ it was wrong of him to take the money ce n'était pas bien de sa part de prendre l'argent;

∎ what's wrong with reading comics? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal à lire des bandes dessinées?;

∎ what's wrong with that? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal à ça?;

∎ there's nothing wrong with it il n'y a rien à redire à cela, il n'y a pas de mal à cela;

∎ it's wrong that anyone should have to live in poverty il est injuste que des gens soient obligés de vivre dans la misère

(e) (amiss)

∎ something is wrong or there's something wrong with the lamp la lampe ne marche pas bien ou a un défaut;

∎ something is wrong or there's something wrong with my elbow j'ai quelque chose au coude;

∎ there's something wrong with me (ill) j'ai quelque chose qui ne va pas;

∎ there must be something wrong with me (that people don't like me) il doit y avoir quelque chose qui ne va pas chez moi;

∎ there must be something seriously wrong il doit y avoir un gros problème;

∎ there's something wrong somewhere il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas quelque part;

∎ I hope there's nothing wrong j'espère qu'il n'est rien arrivé;

∎ there's nothing at all wrong with the clock la pendule marche parfaitement bien;

∎ there's nothing wrong with your work votre travail est très bon;

∎ there's nothing wrong with her decision/her reasoning sa décision/son raisonnement est parfaitement valable;

∎ there's nothing wrong about wanting a holiday without the kids il n'y a pas de mal à vouloir des vacances sans les enfants;

∎ there's nothing wrong with you vous êtes en parfaite santé;

∎ there's nothing wrong, thank you tout va bien, merci;

∎ there's nothing wrong with your eyes/your hearing! vous avez de bons yeux/de bonnes oreilles!;

∎ what's wrong? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?;

∎ what's wrong with the car? qu'est-ce qu'elle a, la voiture?;

∎ what's wrong with your elbow? qu'est-ce qu'il a, votre coude?;

∎ what's wrong with you? qu'est-ce que vous avez?;

∎ what's wrong with these people? (that they don't understand) qu'est-ce qu'ils ont qui ne va pas, ces gens?;

∎ what's wrong with going to France? quel mal y a-t-il à aller en France?;

∎ there's very little wrong with you dans l'ensemble, vous êtes en très bonne santé;

∎ there wasn't much wrong with the car la voiture n'avait pas grand-chose;

∎ British familiar to be wrong in the head avoir la tête fêlée ou le cerveau fêlé, être fêlé ou timbré

(f) Textiles

∎ the wrong side of the fabric l'envers m du tissu;

∎ wrong side out à l'envers

(g) (idioms)

∎ he got hold of the wrong end of the stick il a tout compris de travers;

∎ British to be caught on the wrong foot être pris au dépourvu;

∎ they got off on the wrong foot ils se sont mal entendus au départ;

∎ British I'm (on) the wrong side of fifty j'ai cinquante ans bien sonnés;

∎ to get out of bed on the wrong side se lever du pied gauche;

∎ to get on the wrong side of sb se faire mal voir de qn

2 adverb

mal;

∎ you did wrong vous avez mal agi;

∎ I guessed wrong je suis tombé à côté, je me suis trompé;

∎ you've spelt the word wrong vous avez mal écrit ou mal orthographié ce mot;

∎ she got the time/address/name wrong (was mistaken about) elle s'est trompée d'heure/d'adresse/de nom; (misunderstood) elle a mal compris l'heure/l'adresse/le nom;

∎ I got the answer wrong je n'ai pas donné la bonne réponse;

∎ to get one's sums wrong Mathematics faire des erreurs dans ses opérations; figurative se tromper dans ses calculs;

∎ she's got her facts wrong elle se trompe, ce qu'elle avance est faux;

∎ you've got it wrong, I never said that vous vous trompez ou vous n'avez pas compris, je n'ai jamais dit cela;

∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;

∎ you've got her all wrong vous vous trompez complètement sur son compte;

∎ to go wrong (person) se tromper; (plan) mal marcher, mal tourner; (deal) tomber à l'eau; (machine) tomber en panne;

∎ something has gone wrong with the TV la télé est tombée en panne;

∎ something went wrong with her eyesight elle a eu des ennuis avec sa vue;

∎ the space flight went disastrously wrong le vol spatial a tourné à la catastrophe;

∎ we must have gone wrong somewhere nous avons dû nous tromper quelque part;

∎ you can't go wrong vous ne pouvez pas vous tromper, c'est très simple;

∎ you won't go far wrong if you follow her advice vous ne risquez guère de vous tromper si vous suivez ses conseils;

∎ you can't go wrong with a pair of jeans vous êtes tranquille avec un jean;

∎ you can't go wrong with a good book (for reading) vous ne risquez pas de vous ennuyer avec un bon livre; (as present) un bon livre, cela plaît toujours;

∎ where I went wrong was in being too kind to him là où j'ai commis une erreur, c'est en me montrant trop gentil avec lui;

∎ when did things start going wrong? quand est-ce que les choses ont commencé à se gâter?;

∎ she used to be a normal, happy little girl, but something went wrong c'était une petite fille normale et heureuse mais quelque chose a mal tourné;

∎ everything that could go wrong went wrong tout ce qui pouvait aller de travers est allé de travers;

∎ to turn out wrong (event) mal (se) terminer; (calculation) se révéler faux; (person) mal tourner

3 noun

(a) (immorality, immoral act) mal m;

∎ to know the difference between right and wrong savoir distinguer le bien du mal;

∎ I did no wrong je n'ai rien fait de mal;

∎ proverb two wrongs don't make a right = on ne répare pas une injustice par une autre

(b) (harm) tort m, injustice f;

∎ to suffer wrong subir une injustice;

∎ to do sb wrong faire du tort à ou se montrer injuste envers qn;

∎ he did them a great wrong il leur a fait subir une grave injustice, il leur a fait (un) grand tort

(c) (error) tort m, erreur f;

∎ he can do no wrong in her eyes tout ce qu'il fait trouve grâce à ses yeux

(d) Law tort m

4 transitive verb

faire du tort à, traiter injustement;

∎ he wronged his wife by accusing her of being unfaithful il a traité injustement sa femme en l'accusant d'infidélité;

∎ she felt deeply wronged elle se sentait gravement lésée;

∎ she has been badly wronged (by words) on a dit à tort beaucoup de mal d'elle; (by actions) on a agi de manière injuste envers elle

5 in the wrong

1 adjective

dans son tort;

∎ to be in the wrong être dans son tort, avoir tort

2 adverb

∎ to put sb in the wrong mettre qn dans son tort

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13 make

make [meɪk]

faire ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1A (e)-(g), 1B (b)-(d), 1C (d), 1D (a)-(c) fabriquer ⇒ 1A (a) établir ⇒ 1A (c) former ⇒ 1A (d) rendre ⇒ 1B (a) atteindre ⇒ 1C (a), 1C (b) gagner ⇒ 1C (d) marquer ⇒ 1D (d) faire le succès de ⇒ 1E (a) marque ⇒ 3 (a)

(pt & pp made [meɪd])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (construct, create, manufacture) faire, fabriquer;

∎ to make one's own clothes faire ses vêtements soi-même;

∎ to make a meal préparer un repas;

∎ I'll make some tea je vais préparer du thé;

∎ they make computers ils fabriquent des ordinateurs;

∎ made in Japan (on packaging) fabriqué au Japon;

∎ a vase made of or from clay un vase en ou de terre cuite;

∎ what's it made of? en quoi est-ce que c'est fait?;

∎ what do you make aluminium from? à partir de quoi est-ce qu'on fabrique l'aluminium?;

∎ he makes models out of matchsticks il fait des maquettes avec des allumettes;

∎ Knitting to make one/two faire un jeté simple/double;

∎ they're made for each other ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre;

∎ familiar we're not made of money! on n'a pas d'argent à jeter par les fenêtres!;

∎ familiar I'll show them what I'm made of! je leur montrerai de quel bois je me chauffe ou qui je suis!

(b) (cause to appear or happen → hole, tear, mess, mistake, noise) faire;

∎ it made a dent in the bumper ça a cabossé le pare-chocs;

∎ he's always making trouble il faut toujours qu'il fasse des histoires

(c) (establish → law, rule) établir, faire;

∎ I don't make the rules ce n'est pas moi qui fais les règlements

(d) (form → circle, line) former

(e) Cinema & Television (direct, act in) faire;

∎ she's making a documentary elle fait un documentaire;

∎ he's made several films with Ridley Scott il a fait plusieurs films avec Ridley Scott

(f) (indicating action performed)

∎ to make an offer faire une offre;

∎ to make a request faire une demande;

∎ to make a note of sth prendre note de qch;

∎ to make a speech faire un discours;

∎ to make a phone call passer un coup de fil;

∎ the Queen will make an official visit to Japan la reine va se rendre en visite officielle au Japon;

∎ we've made a few changes nous avons fait ou apporté quelques modifications;

∎ the police are making inquiries la police procède à une enquête;

∎ I have no further comments to make je n'ai rien à ajouter

(g) (tidy)

∎ to make one's bed faire son lit

B.

(a) (with adj or pp complement) (cause to be) rendre;

∎ to make sb happy/mad rendre qn heureux/fou(folle);

∎ to make oneself useful se rendre utile;

∎ this will make things easier cela facilitera les choses;

∎ it makes her tired ça la fatigue;

∎ what makes the sky blue? qu'est-ce qui fait que le ciel est bleu?;

∎ I'd like to make it clear that it wasn't my fault je voudrais qu'on comprenne bien que je n'y suis pour rien;

∎ make yourselves comfortable mettez-vous à l'aise;

∎ it was hard to make myself heard/understood j'ai eu du mal à me faire entendre/comprendre;

∎ a child would make our happiness complete il ne nous manque qu'un enfant pour que notre bonheur soit parfait

(b) (with noun complement or with "into") (change into) faire;

∎ the film made her (into) a star le film a fait d'elle une vedette;

∎ to make a success of sth réussir qch;

∎ he was made president for life il a été nommé président à vie;

∎ they made Bonn the capital ils ont choisi Bonn pour capitale;

∎ they made Strasbourg the capital of Europe ils ont fait de Strasbourg la capitale de l'Europe;

∎ he makes a joke of everything il tourne tout en plaisanterie;

∎ the building has been made into offices l'immeuble a été réaménagé ou converti en bureaux;

∎ I'll make you a present of it je t'en ferai cadeau;

∎ the latest cheque makes the total £10,000 le dernier chèque porte la somme totale à 10 000 livres;

∎ I can't come in the morning, shall we make it 2 p.m.? je ne peux pas venir le matin, est-ce que 14 heures vous conviendrait?;

∎ if we made it a Wednesday… si on faisait ça un mercredi…;

∎ can we make it your place? est-ce qu'on peut faire ça chez toi?;

∎ better make it or that TWO whiskies mettez-moi un deuxième whisky

(c) (with verb complement) (cause) faire;

∎ what makes you think they're wrong? qu'est-ce qui te fait penser qu'ils ont tort?;

∎ peeling onions makes my eyes water les oignons me font pleurer;

∎ I can't make the coffee machine work je n'arrive pas à faire marcher la machine à café;

∎ you make it look easy à vous voir, on croirait que c'est facile;

∎ the hat/photo makes you look ridiculous tu as l'air ridicule avec ce chapeau/sur cette photo;

∎ don't make me laugh! ne me fais pas rire!

(d) (force, oblige)

∎ to make sb do sth faire faire qch à qn; (stronger) forcer ou obliger ou contraindre qn à faire qch;

∎ they made me wait ils m'ont fait attendre;

∎ if he doesn't want to do it you can't make him s'il ne veut pas le faire, tu ne peux pas l'y obliger ou forcer;

∎ she made herself keep running elle s'est forcée à continuer à courir

C.

(a) (attain, achieve → goal) atteindre;

∎ we made all our production targets nous avons atteint tous nos objectifs de production;

∎ their first record made the top ten leur premier disque est rentré au top ten;

∎ you won't make the team if you don't train tu n'entreras jamais dans l'équipe si tu ne t'entraînes pas;

∎ the story made the front page l'histoire a fait la une des journaux

(b) (arrive at, get to → place) atteindre;

∎ we should make Houston/port by evening nous devrions arriver à Houston/atteindre le port d'ici ce soir;

∎ did you make your train? as-tu réussi à avoir ton train?

(c) (be available for)

∎ I won't be able to make lunch je ne pourrai pas déjeuner avec toi/elle/vous/ etc;

∎ can you make Friday afternoon? vendredi après-midi, ça vous convient?;

∎ I can make two o'clock je peux être là à deux heures

(d) (earn, win) faire, gagner;

∎ how much do you make a month? combien gagnes-tu par mois?;

∎ she made her first million selling beauty products elle a gagné son premier million en vendant des produits de beauté;

∎ what do they make out of the deal? qu'est-ce qu'ils gagnent dans l'affaire?, qu'est-ce que l'affaire leur rapporte?

D.

(a) (amount to, add up to) faire;

∎ 17 and 19 make or makes 36 17 plus 19 font ou égalent 36;

∎ if Kay comes, that will make eight si Kay vient, ça fera huit;

∎ that makes £4, Madam ça fait ou fera 4 livres, Madame;

∎ that makes the third time you've been late this week c'est la troisième fois que vous êtes en retard cette semaine;

∎ how old does that make him? quel âge ça lui fait?

(b) (reckon to be)

∎ I make the answer 257 d'après moi, ça fait 257;

∎ I make it $14 each si je compte bien, ça fait 14 dollars par personne;

∎ what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu?

(c) (with noun complement) (fulfil specified role, function etc) faire;

∎ these shoes will make an excellent Christmas present ces chaussures feront un très beau cadeau de Noël;

∎ he'll make somebody a good husband ce sera un excellent mari;

∎ he'd make a good teacher il ferait un bon enseignant;

∎ they make a handsome couple ils forment un beau couple;

∎ her reminiscences make interesting reading ses souvenirs sont intéressants à lire

(d) (score) marquer;

∎ Smith made his second century Smith a marqué deux cents points

E.

(a) (make successful) faire le succès de;

∎ it's her performance that makes the film tout le film repose sur son interprétation;

∎ if this deal comes off we're made! si ça marche, on touche le gros lot!;

∎ you've got it made! tu n'as plus de souci à te faire!;

∎ what happens today will make us or break us notre avenir dépend entièrement de ce qui va se passer aujourd'hui

(b) American (in directions)

∎ make a right/left tournez à droite/à gauche

(c) (idioms)

∎ to make it (arrive) arriver; (be successful) réussir; (be able to attend) être là;

∎ I'll never make it for ten o'clock je ne pourrai jamais y être pour dix heures;

∎ we made it to the airport with an hour to spare nous sommes arrivés à l'aéroport avec une heure d'avance;

∎ if he doesn't make it back in ten minutes, start without him s'il n'est pas revenu dans dix minutes, commencez sans lui;

∎ I hope she makes it through the winter j'espère qu'elle passera l'hiver;

∎ he'll never make it as a businessman il ne réussira jamais dans les affaires;

∎ I can't make it for supper tomorrow je ne peux pas dîner avec eux/toi/ etc demain;

∎ American familiar to make sb, to make it with sb (have sex with) coucher avec qn

2 intransitive verb

∎ (act) to make (as if) to faire mine de;

∎ she made (as if) to stand up elle fit mine de se lever;

∎ familiar I walked in trying to make like a businessman je suis entré en essayant d'avoir l'air d'un homme d'affaires^□ ;

∎ familiar he's always making like a tough guy il essaie toujours de jouer les durs;

∎ familiar make like you don't know anything fais comme si tu ne savais pas;

∎ familiar make like you're asleep! fais semblant de dormir!^□ ;

∎ familiar I didn't know what it was all about but I made like I did je ne savais pas de quoi il était question, mais j'ai fait comme si;

∎ to make believe imaginer;

∎ make believe you're a bird imagine que tu es un oiseau;

∎ to make do (with) (manage) se débrouiller (avec); (be satisfied) se contenter (de);

∎ it's broken but we'll just have to make do c'est cassé mais il faudra faire avec ou nous débrouiller avec;

∎ we could make do with ten nous pourrions nous débrouiller avec dix

3 noun

(a) (brand) marque f;

∎ what make of washing machine have you got? quelle est la marque de votre machine à laver?, qu'est-ce que vous avez comme machine à laver?

(b) (in bridge) contrat m

(c) familiar (idiom)

∎ to be on the make (financially) chercher à se faire du fric, chercher à s'en mettre plein les poches; (looking for sexual partner) chasser, draguer

➲ make away with inseparable transitive verb

partir avec;

∎ he made away with the cash il est parti avec l'argent

➲ make for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (head towards) se diriger vers; (hastily) se précipiter vers;

∎ the plane is making for Berlin l'avion se dirige sur Berlin;

∎ he made straight for the fridge il se dirigea tout droit vers le frigo;

∎ when it started to rain everyone made for the trees quand il s'est mis à pleuvoir, tout le monde s'est précipité vers les arbres;

∎ the truck was making right for him le camion fonçait droit sur lui;

∎ he made for his gun il fit un geste pour saisir son pistolet

(b) (contribute to) mener à;

∎ the treaty should make for a more lasting peace le traité devrait mener ou aboutir à une paix plus durable;

∎ this typeface makes for easier reading cette police permet une lecture plus facile;

∎ a good diet makes for healthier babies un bon régime alimentaire donne des bébés en meilleure santé

➲ make of

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (understand) comprendre à;

∎ I don't know what to make of that remark je ne sais pas comment interpréter cette remarque;

∎ can you make anything of these instructions? est-ce que tu comprends quelque chose à ce mode d'emploi?

(b) (attach importance to)

∎ I think you're making too much of a very minor problem je pense que tu exagères l'importance de ce petit problème;

∎ you're making too much of this tu y attaches trop d'importance;

∎ the press has made a lot of this visit la presse a fait beaucoup de bruit autour de cette visite;

∎ the prosecution made much of this fact l'accusation a fait grand cas de ce fait;

∎ familiar do you want to make something of it, then? (threat) tu cherches des histoires ou quoi?

2 inseparable transitive verb

(think of) penser de;

∎ what do you make of the Caines? qu'est-ce que tu penses des Caine?

➲ make off intransitive verb

partir

➲ make off with inseparable transitive verb

partir avec;

∎ he made off with the cash il est parti avec l'argent

➲ make out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (see) distinguer; (hear) entendre, comprendre; (read) déchiffrer;

∎ I could just make out the outline of the castle je distinguais juste la silhouette du château;

∎ I couldn't make out what he said je ne comprenais pas ce qu'il disait;

∎ I can't make out the address je n'arrive pas à déchiffrer l'adresse

(b) (understand) comprendre;

∎ I couldn't make out how to fit it together je ne comprenais pas comment l'assembler;

∎ I can't make her out at all je ne la comprends pas du tout

(c) (claim) prétendre;

∎ she made out that she was busy elle a fait semblant d'être occupée;

∎ don't make yourself out to be something you're not ne prétends pas être ce que tu n'es pas;

∎ it's not as bad as everyone makes out ce n'est pas aussi mauvais qu'on le prétend

(d) (fill out → form) remplir;

∎ to make out a cheque (to sb) faire un chèque (à l'ordre de qn);

∎ who shall I make the cheque out to? je fais le chèque à quel ordre?

(e) (draw up → list) dresser, faire; (→ will, contract) faire, rédiger, établir; (→ receipt) faire

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (manage) se débrouiller^□ ;

∎ I'm sure she'll make out whatever happens je suis sûr qu'elle se débrouillera quoi qu'il arrive;

∎ how did you make out at work today? comment ça s'est passé au boulot aujourd'hui?

(b) very familiar (sexually) se peloter;

∎ to make out with sb peloter qn

➲ make over separable transitive verb

(a) (transfer) transférer, céder;

∎ she has made the estate over to her granddaughter elle a cédé la propriété à sa petite-fille

(b) American (convert → room, house) réaménager;

∎ the garage had been made over into a workshop le garage a été transformé en atelier

(c) (change the appearance of) transformer

➲ make up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (put make-up on) maquiller;

∎ to make oneself up se maquiller;

∎ he was heavily made up il était très maquillé ou fardé

(b) (prepare) faire, préparer;

∎ we can make up a bed for you in the living room nous pouvons vous faire un lit dans le salon;

∎ the chemist made up the prescription le pharmacien a préparé l'ordonnance;

∎ the fire needs making up il faut remettre du charbon/du bois sur le feu

(c) (invent) inventer;

∎ I'm sure he made the story up je suis sûr qu'il a inventé cette histoire (de toutes pièces);

∎ I'm making it up as I go along j'improvise au fur et à mesure

(d) Typography mettre en pages

(e) (idiom)

∎ to make up with sb, British to make it up with sb se réconcilier avec qn;

∎ have you made up or British made it up with him? est-ce que vous vous êtes réconciliés?

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (constitute) composer, constituer;

∎ the different ethnic groups that make up our organization les différents groupes ethniques qui constituent notre organisation;

∎ the cabinet is made up of eleven ministers le cabinet est composé de onze ministres;

∎ it's made up of a mixture of different types of tobacco c'est un mélange de plusieurs tabacs différents

(b) (compensate for → losses) compenser;

∎ to make up lost ground regagner le terrain perdu;

∎ he's making up time il rattrape son retard

(c) (complete)

∎ this cheque will help you make up the required sum ce chèque vous aidera à atteindre le montant requis;

∎ we need two more players to make up the team nous avons besoin de deux joueurs de plus pour que l'équipe soit au complet;

∎ I'll make up the difference je mettrai la différence

3 intransitive verb

(a) (put on make-up) se maquiller

(b) (become reconciled) se réconcilier

➲ make up for inseparable transitive verb

compenser;

∎ the pay doesn't make up for the poor conditions le salaire ne compense pas les piètres conditions de travail;

∎ how can I make up for all the trouble I've caused you? que puis-je faire pour me faire pardonner tous les ennuis que je vous ai causés?;

∎ also figurative she's making up for lost time now! elle est en train de rattraper le temps perdu!

➲ make up to

1 separable transitive verb

∎ (idiom) I promise I'll make it up to you someday tu peux être sûr que je te revaudrai ça (un jour)

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to make up to sb (try to win favour) essayer de se faire bien voir par qn; (make advances) faire du plat à qn

➲ make with inseparable transitive verb

American familiar

∎ make with the drinks! à boire!;

∎ make with the music! musique!

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roŋ
1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) equivocado, erróneo, incorrecto

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) equivocado

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) malo

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) inadecuado, impropio, inoportuno

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) que no va bien, que no funciona

2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) mal, incorrectamente

3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) mal

4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) ser injusto con, juzgar, agraviar

- wrongful
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong

wrong¹ adj

1. incorrecto / erróneo

the wrong answer la respuesta incorrecta

2. equivocado / mal / que no es

this is the wrong house esta casa no es

they arrested the wrong man detuvieron al hombre que no era

3. malo

stealing is wrong robar es malo

wrong² adv mal

I must have heard wrong debo de haber oído mal

to get something wrong equivocarse

to go wrong estropearse / averiarse

the TV went wrong se estropeó la tele

wrong³ n mal

the difference between right and wrong la diferencia entre el bien y el mal

wrong

tr[rɒŋ]

adjective

1 (erroneous) erróneo,-a, equivocado,-a, incorrecto,-a

a wrong answer una respuesta incorrecta

we're going the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

my watch is wrong mi reloj anda mal

they arrested the wrong man detuvieron al hombre que no era, detuvieron al hombre equivocado

he was driving on the wrong side of the road conducía por el carril contrario

she played a wrong note tocó una nota falsa

2 (mistaken) equivocado,-a

we proved him wrong demostramos que estaba equivocado

that's just where you're wrong ahí es donde te equivocas

I was wrong about you te había juzgado mal

you're wrong in thinking that... te equivocas si piensas que...

3 (evil, immoral) malo,-a; (unacceptable, unfair) injusto,-a

stealing is wrong robar es malo

I've done nothing wrong no he hecho nada malo

you were wrong not to tell me hiciste mal en no decírmelo

it seems all wrong to me a mí me parece injusto

4 (amiss) mal

something's wrong here aquí pasa algo

what's wrong? ¿qué pasa?

is anything wrong? ¿pasa algo?

what's wrong with him? ¿qué le pasa?

5 (unsuitable) inadecuado,-a, impropio,-a; (time) inoportuno,-a

she's the wrong person for the job no es la persona adecuada para el puesto

I think I said the wrong thing creo que he dicho algo no debía

he was in the wrong place at the wrong time estaba en el sitio equivocado en el momento inoportuno

adverb

1 mal, incorrectamente, equivocadamente

you've spelt it wrong lo has escrito mal

I must have heard wrong debo de haber oído mal

you're doing it wrong lo estás haciendo mal

noun

1 (evil, bad action) mal nombre masculino

children know right from wrong los niños saben distinguir entre el bien y el mal

she can do no wrong in his eyes para él, todo lo que ella hace está bien

2 (injustice) injusticia; (offence) agravio

many wrongs have been done in the name of the church se han cometido muchas injusticias en nombre de la iglesia

transitive verb

1 (treat unfairly) ser injusto,-a con; (judge unfairly) juzgar mal; (offend) agraviar

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to be from the wrong side of the tracks ser de los barrios bajos

to be in the wrong (mistaken) estar equivocado,-a 2 (at fault) tener la culpa

to be on the wrong side of forty «(fifty etc)» tener cuarenta (cincuenta etc) años bien cumplidos

to be wrong (person) estar equivocado,-a, no tener razón, equivocarse

to have/get the wrong number (tel) confundirse de número, equivocarse de número

to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick coger el rábano por las hojas

to get somebody wrong malinterpretar a alguien

to get something wrong equivocarse, no acertar

to go down the wrong hole/way atragantarse

to go wrong (things in general) salir mal 2 (make a mistake) equivocarse 3 (go wrong way) equivocarse de camino; (machine, device) romperse, estropearse; (plan) fallar, fracasar

to right a wrong deshacer un entuerto

two wrongs don't make a right no se subsana un error cometiendo otro

wrong side out al revés

you can't go wrong (giving directions) no tiene pérdida

wrong ['rɔŋ] vt, wronged ; wronging : ofender, ser injusto con

wrong adv

: mal, incorrectamente

wrong adj, wronger ['rɔŋər] ; wrongest ['rɔŋəst]

1) evil, sinful: malo, injusto, inmoral

2) improper, unsuitable: inadecuado, inapropiado, malo

3) incorrect: incorrecto, erróneo, malo

a wrong answer: una mala respuesta

4)

to be wrong : equivocarse, estar equivocado

wrong n

1) injustice: injusticia f, mal m

2) offense: ofensa f, agravio m (en derecho)

3)

to be in the wrong : haber hecho mal, estar equivocado

wrong

v.

• agraviar v.

• injuriar v.

• ofender v.

adj.

• desacertado, -a adj.

• equivocado, -a adj.

• erróneo, -a adj.

• incorrecto, -a adj.

• inexacto, -a adj.

• injusto, -a adj.

• mal adj.

adv.

• injustamente adv.

• mal adv.

n.

• agravio s.m.

• daño s.m.

• entuerto s.m.

• error s.m.

• injuria s.f.

• injusticia s.f.

• mal s.m.

• perjuicio s.m.

• sinrazón s.m.

• tuerto s.m.

I rɔːŋ, rɒŋ
adjective

1)

a) (incorrect, inappropriate)< answer> equivocado

the answer is wrong — la respuesta está mal or equivocada, la respuesta es incorrecta or (frml) errónea

the time given in the newspaper was wrong — la hora que salió en el periódico estaba mal

you've given me the wrong change — se ha equivocado al darme el cambio

we've taken the wrong bus — nos hemos equivocado de autobús

he went in the wrong direction — tomó or (esp Esp) cogió para dónde no debía

my food went down the wrong way — la comida se me fue por el otro lado (fam)

I did it the wrong way — lo hice mal

you're in the wrong job, you should be a painter — te has equivocado de oficio, deberías ser pintor

this is the wrong time to mention the subject — éste no es (el) momento oportuno para mencionar el tema

it's the wrong time of year for cherries — no es época de cerezas

she always says the wrong thing — siempre dice lo que no debe

the picture is the wrong way up — el cuadro está al revés

I'm the wrong person to ask — no soy la persona indicada para contestar esa pregunta

b) ( mistaken) (pred)

to be wrong — estar* equivocado

he was wrong about the date — estaba equivocado respecto de la fecha

I was wrong about her — la había juzgado mal

2) ( morally)

stealing is wrong — robar está mal

I was wrong to abandon him — hice mal en dejarlo

you were wrong to shout at her like that — no debiste haberle gritado así, estuviste mal en gritarle así

I haven't done anything wrong — no he hecho nada malo

there's nothing wrong with a drink now and then — tomarse una copa de vez en cuando no tiene nada de malo

what's wrong with that? — ¿qué hay de malo en eso?

3) ( amiss) (pred)

what's wrong? — ¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?

there's something wrong with her — algo le pasa

something's wrong with the lock — la cerradura no anda bien, algo le pasa a la cerradura

there's nothing wrong with your heart — su corazón está perfectamente bien

4) ( reverse)

the wrong side — el revés

II

adverb < answer> mal, incorrectamente

I assume you're paying - well, you assume wrong — imagino que pagas tú - pues estás en un error or te equivocas

I did it all wrong — lo hice todo mal

to get something wrong: you've got your facts wrong estás mal informado; you've got it all wrong: we're trying to help you no has entendido nada: estamos tratando de ayudarte; to get somebody wrong (colloq): I got him all wrong me equivoqué totalmente con él; don't get me wrong no me malinterpretes; to go wrong \<\<machinery\>\> estropearse, descomponerse* (AmL); \<\<plans\>\> salir* mal, fallar; it's straight ahead, you can't go wrong siga derecho, no se puede perder or (Esp tb) no tiene pérdida; he began to go wrong at college — en la universidad empezó a ir por mal camino

III

noun

a) u c ( immoral action) mal m; ( injustice) injusticia f

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

in her eyes he can do no wrong — para ella, es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to be in the wrong —: estar* equivocado

two wrongs don't make a right — con un error no se subsana otro

b) c ( Law) agravio m

IV

transitive verb (frml)

she had been wronged by her family — su familia había sido muy injusta con ella

[rɒŋ]
1. ADJ

1) (morally) (=bad) malo; (=unfair) injusto

it's wrong to steal, stealing is wrong — robar está mal

• there's nothing wrong in that — no hay nada malo en eso

• that was very wrong of you — ahí or en eso has hecho muy mal

• you were wrong to do that — hacer eso estuvo mal por tu parte

• what's wrong with a drink now and again? — ¿qué tiene de malo tomarse una copa de vez en cuando?

there's nothing wrong with that — no hay nada malo en eso

2) (=incorrect, mistaken) [answer] incorrecto; [calculation, belief] equivocado

the wrong answer — la respuesta incorrecta

he made a number of wrong assumptions — se equivocó al hacer ciertas suposiciones

to be wrong — [person] equivocarse, estar equivocado

that is wrong — eso no es exacto or cierto

the information they gave us was wrong — la información que nos dieron era incorrecta

• you're wrong about that — ahí or en eso estás equivocado

• that clock is wrong — ese reloj anda or marcha mal

• the letter has the wrong date on it — la carta tiene la fecha equivocada

• you've opened the packet at the wrong end — has abierto el paquete por el lado que no es, has abierto el paquete al revés

• I was wrong in thinking that... — me equivoqué al pensar que...

• I'm in the wrong job — tengo un puesto que no me conviene

• he's got the wrong kind of friends — no tiene los amigos apropiados

that's the wrong kind of plug — se necesita otro tipo de enchufe

• she married the wrong man — se equivocó al casarse con él

• to play a wrong note — tocar una nota falsa

• you have the wrong number — (Telec) se ha equivocado de número

• it's the wrong one — no es el/la que hace falta

• I think you're talking to the wrong person — creo que no es conmigo con quien debería hablar

• it's in the wrong place — está mal situado, está mal colocado

• is this the wrong road? — ¿nos habremos equivocado de camino?

• wrong side — [of cloth] revés m, envés m

he was driving on the wrong side (of the road) — iba por el carril contrario

• to say/do the wrong thing — decir/hacer algo inoportuno

• at the wrong time — inoportunamente

• we were on the wrong train — nos habíamos equivocado de tren

• the wrong way round — al revés

to go the wrong way — (on route) equivocarse de camino

that's the wrong way to go about it — esa no es la forma de enfocarlo

a piece of bread went down the wrong way — se me fue un pedazo de pan por el otro camino or por el camino viejo
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3) (=amiss)

is anything or something wrong? — ¿pasa algo?

what's wrong? — ¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you? — ¿qué te pasa?

what's wrong with the car? — ¿qué le pasa al coche?

nothing's wrong, there's nothing wrong — no pasa nada

there's nothing wrong with it/him — no le pasa nada

something's wrong, there's something wrong — hay algo mal or que no está bien

there's something wrong with my lights, something's wrong with my lights — algo les pasa a mis faros

something was very wrong — había algo que no iba nada bien

4)

to be wrong in the head * — estar chiflado *

2.

ADV mal

• to answer wrong — contestar mal, contestar incorrectamente

• you did wrong to insult him — hiciste mal en insultarle

• you're doing it all wrong — lo estás haciendo todo mal

• you've done it wrong — lo has hecho mal

• to get sth wrong — equivocarse en algo

the accountant got his sums wrong * — el contable se equivocó al hacer las cuentas

don't get me wrong * — no me malinterpretes

you've got it all wrong * — (=misunderstood) no has entendido nada

• to go wrong — [person] (on route) equivocarse de camino; (in calculation) equivocarse; (morally) ir por el mal camino; [plan] salir mal, malograrse (Peru), cebarse (Mex) *; (Mech) fallar, estropearse

the robbery went wrong and they got caught — el atraco fracasó y los pillaron

something went wrong with the gears — las marchas empezaron a funcionar mal

something went wrong with their plans — algo falló en sus planes

you can't go wrong — (with choice) no te equivocarás, puedes estar seguro ( with con); (in directions) no tiene pérdida

well, in that case you thought wrong — bueno, en ese caso pensaste mal

3.

N mal m

• to do sb a wrong — hacer mal a algn

he can do no wrong — es incapaz de hacer mal a nadie

he did her wrong — se portó mal con ella

• to be in the wrong — (=guilty) obrar mal; (=mistaken) estar equivocado

to put sb in the wrong — dejar en mal lugar a algn, poner en evidencia a algn

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, acabar con un abuso

- two wrongs don't make a right
right 3., 1)
4.

VT ser injusto con

you wrong me — eso no es justo

to feel that one has been wronged — sentirse agraviado

* * *

I [rɔːŋ, rɒŋ]
adjective

1)

a) (incorrect, inappropriate)< answer> equivocado

the answer is wrong — la respuesta está mal or equivocada, la respuesta es incorrecta or (frml) errónea

the time given in the newspaper was wrong — la hora que salió en el periódico estaba mal

you've given me the wrong change — se ha equivocado al darme el cambio

we've taken the wrong bus — nos hemos equivocado de autobús

he went in the wrong direction — tomó or (esp Esp) cogió para dónde no debía

my food went down the wrong way — la comida se me fue por el otro lado (fam)

I did it the wrong way — lo hice mal

you're in the wrong job, you should be a painter — te has equivocado de oficio, deberías ser pintor

this is the wrong time to mention the subject — éste no es (el) momento oportuno para mencionar el tema

it's the wrong time of year for cherries — no es época de cerezas

she always says the wrong thing — siempre dice lo que no debe

the picture is the wrong way up — el cuadro está al revés

I'm the wrong person to ask — no soy la persona indicada para contestar esa pregunta

b) ( mistaken) (pred)

to be wrong — estar* equivocado

he was wrong about the date — estaba equivocado respecto de la fecha

I was wrong about her — la había juzgado mal

2) ( morally)

stealing is wrong — robar está mal

I was wrong to abandon him — hice mal en dejarlo

you were wrong to shout at her like that — no debiste haberle gritado así, estuviste mal en gritarle así

I haven't done anything wrong — no he hecho nada malo

there's nothing wrong with a drink now and then — tomarse una copa de vez en cuando no tiene nada de malo

what's wrong with that? — ¿qué hay de malo en eso?

3) ( amiss) (pred)

what's wrong? — ¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?

there's something wrong with her — algo le pasa

something's wrong with the lock — la cerradura no anda bien, algo le pasa a la cerradura

there's nothing wrong with your heart — su corazón está perfectamente bien

4) ( reverse)

the wrong side — el revés

II

adverb < answer> mal, incorrectamente

I assume you're paying - well, you assume wrong — imagino que pagas tú - pues estás en un error or te equivocas

I did it all wrong — lo hice todo mal

to get something wrong: you've got your facts wrong estás mal informado; you've got it all wrong: we're trying to help you no has entendido nada: estamos tratando de ayudarte; to get somebody wrong (colloq): I got him all wrong me equivoqué totalmente con él; don't get me wrong no me malinterpretes; to go wrong \<\<machinery\>\> estropearse, descomponerse* (AmL); \<\<plans\>\> salir* mal, fallar; it's straight ahead, you can't go wrong siga derecho, no se puede perder or (Esp tb) no tiene pérdida; he began to go wrong at college — en la universidad empezó a ir por mal camino

III

noun

a) u c ( immoral action) mal m; ( injustice) injusticia f

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

in her eyes he can do no wrong — para ella, es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to be in the wrong —: estar* equivocado

two wrongs don't make a right — con un error no se subsana otro

b) c ( Law) agravio m

IV

transitive verb (frml)

she had been wronged by her family — su familia había sido muy injusta con ella

English-spanish dictionary > wrong
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1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado

2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha

3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente

4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir

5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right

right¹ adj

1. correcto

the right answer la respuesta correcta

can you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?

is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es

2. derecho

he broke his right leg se rompió la pierna derecha

to be right hacer bien

you were right to resign hiciste bien en dimitir

to be right tener razón

I was right about Paul tenía razón sobre lo de Paul

right² adv

1. bien

she can't spell her name right no sabe escribir bien su propio nombre

2. a la derecha

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. justo / exactamente

it landed right in the middle of the desert aterrizó justo en medio del desierto

I'm right behind you estoy justo detrás de ti

right away enseguida

right now ahora mismo right sirve también para dar énfasis en algunas frases

I had to walk right to the top floor tuve que subir andando hasta el último piso de todos

right³ n

1. derecha

the toilet is on your right el servicio está a la derecha

take the next street on your right coge la próxima calle a la derecha

2. bien

right and wrong el bien y el mal

3. derecho

we believe in equal rights creemos en la igualdad de derechos

right

tr[raɪt]

adjective

1 (not left) derecho,-a

■ my right leg hurts me duele la pierna derecha

■ I've lost my right shoe he perdido el zapato del pie derecho

2 (correct) correcto,-a

■ that's not the right answer ésa no es la respuesta correcta

3 (just) justo,-a

■ it's not right that he should suffer no es justo que sufra él

4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a

■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto

■ that hat doesn't look right ese sombrero no queda bien

5 familiar (total) auténtico,-a, total

■ he's a right idiot es un idiota total

6 familiar (okay) bien

■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon

■ you don't look right no tienes buena cara

adverb

1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha

■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

2 (correctly) bien, correctamente

■ you can't do anything right no haces nada bien

3 (exactly) justo

■ they arrived right after the explosion llegaron justo después de la explosión

■ it hit him right in the eye le dio de lleno en el ojo

■ she's right next to you está justo a tu lado

■ right at the end al final de todo

4 (well) bueno, bien

■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama

5 familiar (very) muy

■ she's not right happy no está muy contenta

noun

1 (not left) derecha

■ in Spain they drive on the right en España conducen por la derecha

2 (entitlement) derecho

■ you have no right to do that no tienes derecho a hacer eso

transitive verb

1 corregir

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar

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all right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!

it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleado

right away en seguida

to be right tener razón

■ he's absolutely right tiene toda la razón

to get it right acertar

to put right arreglar, corregir

right and wrong el bien y el mal

right angle ángulo recto

right of way (public access) derecho de paso 2 (when driving) prioridad nombre femenino

right wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecha

right ['raɪt] vt

1) fix, restore: reparar

to right the economy: reparar la economía

2) straighten: enderezar

right adv

1) : bien

to live right: vivir bien

2) precisely: precisamente, justo

right in the middle: justo en medio

3) directly, straight: derecho, directamente

he went right home: fue derecho a casa

4) immediately: inmediatamente

right after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo

5) completely: completamente

he felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo

6) : a la derecha

to look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecha

right adj

1) upright: bueno, honrado

right conduct: conducta honrada

2) correct: correcto

the right answer: la respuesta correcta

3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debido

the right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo

4) straight: recto

a right line: una línea recta

5) : derecho

the right hand: la mano derecha

6) sound: bien

he's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabeza

right n

1) good: bien m

to do right: hacer el bien

2) : derecha f

on the right: a la derecha

3) or right hand : mano f derecha

4) entitlement: derecho m

the right to vote: el derecho a votar

women's rights: los derechos de la mujer

5)

the Right : la derecha (en la política)

right

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• diestro, -a adj.

• enderezado, -a adj.

• exacto, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

adv.

• a la derecha adv.

• bien adv.

• justo adv.

• mismo adv.

interj.

• cabal interj.

n.

• derechazo s.m.

• derecho s.m.

• justicia s.f.

• privilegio s.m.

• razón s.f.

v.

• adrizar v.

• enderezar v.

• endrezar v.

I raɪt
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

[raɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=morally good, just) justo

it is not right that he should pay for their mistake — no es justo que él pague por su error

it is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte

it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación

it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!

I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes

would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?

it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa

to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente

to do the right thing by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella

2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportuno

to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo

that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!

I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta

you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo

he's the right man for the job — es el hombre más indicado para el cargo

I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene

they holiday in all the right places — toman sus vacaciones en todos los sitios que están de moda

• the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto

she's just right for the job — es la persona perfecta para el puesto

the flat is just right for me — el piso es justo lo que necesito

"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo

• Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido ideal

• to know the right people — tener enchufes or (LAm) palanca

he knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes

• I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado

• if the price is right — si el precio es razonable

• he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años

• to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas

• we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo

• the right word — la palabra exacta or apropiada

3) (=correct) correcto, exacto

right first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!

"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!

that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero

she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?

you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?

and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!

am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?

• the right answer — la respuesta correcta; (Math) (to problem) la solución correcta

• right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

• I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de día

• to get sth right — (=guess correctly) acertar en algo; (=do properly) hacer algo bien

I got the date right but not the time — acerté en la fecha pero me equivoqué de hora

it's vital that we get the timing right — es esencial que escojamos bien el momento

you didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos

let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!

we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien

• is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?

• he can't even sing the right notes — no sabe ni dar las notas bien

• are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?

• to put sb right — sacar a algn de su error; (unpleasantly) enmendar la plana a algn

I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas

if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error

to put a clock right — poner un reloj en hora

to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error

• is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?

are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?

• it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco

• the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela

• is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?

it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo

• the right time — la hora exacta

is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?

- get on the right side of sb

4) (=in the right)

to be right to do sth — hacer bien en hacer algo

you were right to come to me — has hecho bien en venir a verme

• to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo cierto

you're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón

how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!

• to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ninguno

you were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él

• am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?

you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis

5) (=in order)

I don't feel quite right — no me siento del todo bien

I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre

his leg hasn't been right since the accident — tiene la pierna mal desde el accidente

my stereo still isn't right — mi equipo sigue sin ir bien

• it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final

• she's not quite right in the head — no está en sus cabales

• to be in one's right mind — en su sano juicio

• to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el taller

you've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo

it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón

a couple of aspirin will put me right — con un par de aspirinas me pondré bien

that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo

• all's right with the world — todo va bien

- be/feel as right as rain

she'll be as right as rain in a few days — en unos pocos días se repondrá completamente de esto

6) (=not left) derecho

I'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo

we are a right of centre party — somos un partido de centro derecha

- it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing

7) (Math) [angle] recto

8) (Brit)
* (as intensifier) (=complete)
he's a right idiot — es un auténtico idiota

I felt a right twit — me sentí como un verdadero imbécil

she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *

you're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
Charlie
9) see all right

2. ADV

1) (=directly, exactly)

• right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)

• it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos

• she was standing right behind/in front of him — estaba justo detrás/delante de él

• right here — aquí mismo or (CAm) mero

• he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calle

• right now — (=immediately) ahora mismo; (=at the moment) (justo) ahora

I want this done right now — quiero que se haga esto ahora mismo

she's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada

• he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero

• to go right on — seguir todo derecho

right on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!

he (just) went right on talking — siguió hablando como si nada

it hit him right on the chest — le dio de lleno en el pecho

• she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo

• it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima

2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente

• I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar

• I'll be right back — vuelvo en seguida

• come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!

• I'll be right over — voy en seguida

• I had to decide right then — tenía que decidirme allí mismo

3) (=completely)

• we were sat right at the back — estábamos sentados atrás del todo

we'll have to go right back to the beginning now — ahora habrá que volver al principio del todo

• he put his hand in right to the bottom — introdujo la mano hasta el mismo fondo

• their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calle

she was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final

to go right to the end of sth — ir hasta el final de algo

• to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo

• there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo

• to read a book right through — leer un libro hasta el final

you could see right through her blouse — se le transparentaba la blusa

• he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo

4) (=correctly) bien, correctamente

you did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos

to understand sb right — entender bien a algn

if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria

it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!

5) (=fairly)

• to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

• don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te corresponde

• to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn
serve
6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien

you're not doing it right — no lo estás haciendo bien

I felt nothing was going right for me — sentía que nada me iba bien

nothing goes right with them — nada les sale bien

7) (=not left) a la derecha

he looked neither left nor right — no miró a ningún lado

• eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!

• to turn right — torcer a la derecha

right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
left II, 1., 1)
8) (as linker)

right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?

right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!

9) (in titles)

the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — el Excelentísimo Señor Edmund Burke

the Right Honourable member for Huntingdon — Su Señoría el diputado por Huntingdon

my Right Honourable friend — mi honorable amigo

Right Reverend — Reverendísimo

3. N

1) (=what is morally right, just)

right and wrong — el bien y el mal

I don't know the rights of the matter — no sé quién tiene razón en el asunto

to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

• by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí

• to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo cierto

• to put or set sth to rights — arreglar algo

this government will put the country to rights — este gobierno va a arreglar el país

to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo

• to have right on one's side — tener la razón de su parte
wrong 3.
2) (=prerogative) derecho m

they have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad

people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee

you had no right to take it — no tenías (ningún) derecho a llevártelo

what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?

who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?

• as of right — por derecho propio

• by right of — por or en razón de

by what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?

• to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio

she's a celebrity in her own right now — ahora es una celebridad por méritos propios

the baby is a person in his own right — el bebé es una persona de pleno derecho

• right to reply — derecho m de réplica

• right of way — derecho m de paso; (Aut etc) (=precedence) prioridad f
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)
3) rights derechos mpl

• civil rights — derechos mpl civiles

• film rights — derechos mpl cinematográficos

• human rights — derechos mpl humanos

• insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales

• they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto

• to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derecho

you'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar

• women's rights — derechos de la mujer

all rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos

4) (=not left) derecha f

• reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda

• to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha

keep to the right — manténgase a la derecha

• our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha

• on or to my right — a mi derecha

5) (Pol)

the right — la derecha

to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn

he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo

6) (=right turn)

it's the next right after the lights — es la próxima a la derecha después del semáforo

to take or make a right — girar a la derecha

7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f

4.

VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar

• he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota

• to right itself — [vehicle] enderezarse; [situation] rectificarse

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño

5.

CPD

right angle N — ángulo m recto

to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)

right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho

right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho

rights issue N — emisión f de acciones

right to life N — derecho m a la vida
right-to-life
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo

right turn N —

to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha

right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha

* * *

I [raɪt]
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

English-spanish dictionary > right
16 wrong

1. adjective
1) (morally bad) unrecht (geh.); (unfair) ungerecht

you were wrong to be so angry — es war nicht richtig von dir, so ärgerlich zu sein

2) (mistaken) falsch

be wrong — [Person:] sich irren

I was wrong about you — ich habe mich in dir geirrt

the clock is wrong — die Uhr geht falsch

the clock is wrong by ten minutes — (fast/slow) die Uhr geht 10 Minuten vor/nach

how wrong can you be or get! — wie man sich irren kann!

3) (not suitable) falsch

give the wrong answer — eine falsche Antwort geben

say/do the wrong thing — das Falsche sagen/tun

be the wrong person for the job — für die Stelle ungeeignet sein

take the wrong turning — falsch abbiegen

get hold of the wrong end of the stick — (fig.) alles völlig falsch verstehen

[the] wrong way round — verkehrt herum

4) (out of order) nicht in Ordnung

there's something wrong here/with him — hier/mit ihm stimmt etwas nicht

there's nothing wrong — es ist alles in Ordnung

what's wrong? — ist etwas nicht in Ordnung? See also academic.ru/121192/wrong_side">wrong side
2. adverb
falsch

get it wrong — es falsch od. verkehrt machen; (misunderstand) sich irren

I got the answer wrong again — meine Antwort war wieder falsch

get somebody wrong — jemanden falsch verstehen

go wrong — (take wrong path) sich verlaufen; (fig.) [Person:] vom rechten Weg abkommen (fig. geh.); [Maschine, Mechanismus:] kaputtgehen (ugs.); [Angelegenheit:] danebengehen (ugs.)
3. noun
Unrecht, das

two wrongs don't make a right — das gibt nur ein Unrecht mehr

do wrong — unrecht tun

she can do no wrong — sie kann überhaupt nichts Unrechtes tun

be in the wrong — im Unrecht sein
4. transitive verb
wrong somebody — jemanden ungerecht behandeln

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[roŋ] 1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) falsch

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) falsch

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) unrecht

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) verkehrt

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) nicht in Ordnung
2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) falsch
3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) das Unrecht
4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) Unrecht tun

- wrongful
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong
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wrong

[rɒŋ, AM rɑ:ŋ]

I. adj inv

1. (not correct) falsch

your clock is \wrong deine Uhr geht falsch

she's \wrong in thinking that... sie liegt falsch, wenn sie denkt, dass...

he's the \wrong person for the job er ist nicht der richtige Mann für diesen Job

I think we're going the \wrong way ich denke, wir sind falsch fam

it's all \wrong das ist völlig verkehrt

this is the \wrong time to... dies ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt,...

it is \wrong that you always pay es ist nicht in Ordnung, dass du immer bezahlst

what's \wrong with spending Saturday night in the pub? was ist so falsch daran, den Samstagabend im Pub zu verbringen?

sorry, you've got the \wrong number tut mir leid, Sie haben sich verwählt

who was on the phone? — oh, it was just a \wrong number wer war am Telefon? — oh, da hatte sich nur einer verwählt

she got in with the \wrong crowd at university sie ist an der Universität mit den falschen Leuten zusammengekommen

to get sth \wrong sich akk mit etw dat vertun; (misunderstand) etw falsch verstehen

you can't go \wrong with that type of wine! mit diesem Wein können Sie gar nichts falsch machen!

he got the answer \wrong er hat die falsche Antwort gegeben; MATH er hat sich verrechnet

you got three questions \wrong Sie haben drei Fragen falsch beantwortet

to get sb \wrong jdn falsch verstehen

don't get me \wrong versteh mich bitte nicht falsch

to be proved \wrong widerlegt werden

I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me \wrong ich dachte, sie könnte es nicht tun, aber sie bewies mir, dass ich Unrecht hatte

▪ to be \wrong about sth sich akk bei etw dat irren

I was \wrong about her ich habe mich in ihr getäuscht

2. pred (amiss)

is there anything \wrong? stimmt etwas nicht?

what's \wrong with you today? was ist denn heute mit dir los?

3. (morally reprehensible) verwerflich geh

it was \wrong of her to... es war nicht richtig von ihr,...

4. pred (not functioning properly)

something's \wrong with the television irgendetwas stimmt mit dem Fernseher nicht

my car's gone \wrong again mein Auto tut mal wieder nicht fam

my computer goes \wrong every time I... mein Computer stürzt jedes Mal ab, wenn ich...

to find out what is \wrong herausfinden, wo der Fehler liegt

5.

▶ to catch sb on the \wrong foot jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen fam

▶ to fall [or get] into the \wrong hands in die falschen Hände geraten

▶ to get out of bed on the \wrong side [or out of the \wrong side of the bed] mit dem linken Fuß zuerst aufstehen

▶ to get hold of the \wrong end of the stick etw in den falschen Hals bekommen fam

▶ to have/put sth on the \wrong way round [or AM around] etw falsch herum anhaben/anziehen

you've got your skirt on the \wrong way around du hast deinen Rock falsch herum an[gezogen]

II. adv inv

1. (incorrectly) falsch

to spell sth \wrong etw falsch buchstabieren

2. (in a morally reprehensible way) falsch

his mother always said he lived \wrong seine Mutter hat immer gesagt, dass er ein verwerfliches Leben führe

3. (amiss)

to go \wrong things schiefgehen fam; people vom rechten Weg abkommen

III. n

1. no pl (moral reprehensibility)

a sense of right and \wrong ein Gespür nt für Recht und Unrecht

to know right from \wrong richtig und falsch unterscheiden können

2. no pl (unjust action) Unrecht nt, Rechtsverletzung f

to do \wrong Unrecht tun

to do sb a \wrong jdm Unrecht zufügen

to do sb no \wrong jdm kein Unrecht tun

to suffer a \wrong Unrecht erleiden

3.

▶ to be in the \wrong (mistaken) sich akk irren; (reprehensible) im Unrecht sein

IV. vt usu passive ( form: treat unjustly)

▪ to \wrong sb jdm Unrecht tun; (judge character unjustly) jdn falsch einschätzen

I \wronged him when I said that he was a fair-weather friend ich habe ihn falsch eingeschätzt, als ich sagte, er sei ein Freund für schöne Stunden

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[rɒŋ]
1. adj

1) falsch

to be wrong — nicht stimmen; (answer also) falsch sein; (person) unrecht haben; (watch) falsch gehen

it's all wrong — das ist völlig verkehrt or falsch

it's all wrong that I should have to... — das ist doch nicht richtig, dass ich... muss

I was wrong about him — ich habe mich in ihm getäuscht or geirrt

you were wrong in thinking he did it — du hast unrecht gehabt, als du dachtest, er sei es gewesen

how wrong can you get! — falscher gehts (wohl) nicht!

I took a wrong turning — ich habe eine verkehrte or falsche Abzweigung genommen

he went in the wrong direction — er ging in die verkehrte or falsche Richtung

this is the wrong train for Bournemouth — dies ist der falsche Zug, wenn Sie nach Bournemouth wollen

to say/do the wrong thing — das Falsche sagen/tun

the wrong side of the fabric — die linke Seite des Stoffes

you live in the wrong part of town — du wohnst nicht im richtigen Stadtteil

he's got the wrong kind of friends — er hat die falschen Freunde

you've come to the wrong man or person/place —

brown is definitely the wrong colour to be wearing this season — Braun ist diese Saison absolut nicht modern

it feels all wrong not working — es ist ganz komisch nicht zu arbeiten

it's the wrong time for jokes — es ist nicht die richtige Zeit für Witze

it's the wrong time and the wrong place for that — das ist weder die Zeit noch der Ort dafür

to do sth the wrong way — etw falsch or verkehrt machen

See:

→ number

2) (morally) schlecht, unrecht; (= unfair) ungerecht, unfair

it's wrong to steal — es ist unrecht zu stehlen, Stehlen ist unrecht

that was very wrong of you — das war absolut nicht richtig von dir

you were wrong to do that — es war falsch or unrecht or nicht richtig von dir, das zu tun

it's wrong of you to laugh — Sie sollten nicht lachen

it's wrong that he should have to ask — es ist unrecht or falsch, dass er überhaupt fragen muss

what's wrong with a drink now and again? — was ist schon (Schlimmes) dabei, wenn man ab und zu einen trinkt?

what's wrong with working on Sundays? — was ist denn schon dabei, wenn man sonntags arbeitet?

I don't see anything wrong in or with that — ich kann nichts Falsches daran finden, ich finde nichts daran auszusetzen

3) pred

(= amiss) something is wrong — (irgend)etwas stimmt nicht or ist nicht in Ordnung (with mit); (suspiciously) irgendetwas stimmt da nicht or ist da faul (inf)

is anything or something wrong? — ist was? (inf)

there's nothing wrong — (es ist) alles in Ordnung

what's wrong? — was ist los?

what's wrong with you? — was fehlt Ihnen?

there's nothing medically wrong with her — medizinisch (gesehen) fehlt ihr nichts

I hope there's nothing wrong at home — ich hoffe, dass zu Hause alles in Ordnung ist

2. adv
falsch
you do him wrong — du tust ihm unrecht

you did wrong to do it — es war falsch or unrecht or nicht richtig von dir, das zu tun

to get sth wrong — sich mit etw vertun

he got the answer wrong — er hat die falsche Antwort gegeben; (Math) er hat sich verrechnet

I think you got things a bit wrong — ich glaube, Sie sehen die Sache or das nicht ganz richtig

to get one's sums wrong — sich verrechnen

you thought wrong — Sie haben sich geirrt

to go wrong (on route) — falsch gehen/fahren; (in calculation) einen Fehler machen; (morally) auf Abwege geraten; (plan etc) schiefgehen; (affair etc) schieflaufen

my washing machine has gone wrong — meine Waschmaschine ist nicht in Ordnung

I hope the television doesn't go wrong — hoffentlich bleibt der Fernseher in Ordnung

you can't go wrong — du kannst gar nichts verkehrt machen

you can't go wrong if you buy him a bottle of whisky — mit einer Flasche Whisky liegst du bei ihm immer richtig

3. n
Unrecht nt no pl
(social) wrongs — (soziale) Ungerechtigkeiten pl

to be in the wrong — im Unrecht sein

two wrongs don't make a right — Unrecht und Unrecht ergibt noch kein Recht

to do sb a great wrong — jdm ein großes Unrecht antun

he can do no wrong — er macht natürlich immer alles richtig

all the little wrongs he'd done her — all die kleinen Kränkungen, die er ihr zugefügt hatte

4. vt

to wrong sb — jdm unrecht tun

to be wronged — ungerecht behandelt werden

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wrong [rɒŋ]

A adj (adv → wrongly)

1. falsch, unrichtig, verkehrt:

a wrong opinion auch eine irrige Meinung;

be wrong

a) falsch sein,

b) unrecht haben, sich irren (Person),

c) falsch gehen (Uhr);

I may be wrong, but … ich kann mich irren oder täuschen, aber …;

you are wrong in believing that … du irrst dich, wenn du glaubst, dass …;

he was wrong to do sth es war falsch, dass er etwas tat;

do the wrong thing das Verkehrte oder Falsche tun;

you’ve got the wrong person Sie haben sich in der Person geirrt;

prove sb wrong

a) beweisen, dass jemand im Irrtum ist,

b) jemandem unrecht geben (Ereignis);

be proved wrong widerlegt werden (Theorie etc); → number A 2

2. verkehrt, falsch:

catch sb on the wrong foot → wrong-foot;

the wrong side

a) die verkehrte oder falsche Seite,

b) die linke Seite (von Stoffen etc);

(the) wrong side out das Innere nach außen (gekehrt) (Kleidungsstück etc);

be on the wrong side of 60 über 60 (Jahre alt) sein;

he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth umg das Lachen wird ihm schon (noch) vergehen;

have got out of bed on the wrong side umg mit dem linken Bein zuerst aufgestanden sein;

get on the wrong side of sb umg sich jemandes Gunst verscherzen, es mit jemandem verderben; → blanket A 1, stick¹ A 5, track A 2

3. nicht in Ordnung:

sth is wrong with it etwas stimmt daran nicht, etwas ist nicht in Ordnung damit;

I wonder what’s wrong with him was hat er nur?;

what’s wrong with …?

a) was gibt es auszusetzen an (dat),

b) umg wie wärs mit …?;

what is wrong with you? was ist los mit dir?, was hast du?

4. unrecht, unbillig:

it is wrong of you to laugh es ist nicht recht von dir zu lachen

B adv

1. falsch, unrichtig, verkehrt:

do sth wrong etwas falsch machen;

don’t get me wrong verstehen Sie mich nicht falsch, missverstehen Sie mich nicht;

go wrong

a) nicht richtig funktionieren oder gehen (Instrument, Uhr etc),

b) fig danebengehen, schiefgehen (Vorhaben etc),

c) fig auf Abwege oder die schiefe Bahn geraten,

d) fig fehlgehen;

where did we go wrong? was haben wir falsch gemacht?;

get in wrong with sb US umg sich jemandes Gunst verscherzen, es mit jemandem verderben;

get sb in wrong US umg jemanden in Misskredit bringen ( with bei)

2. unrecht:

act wrong

C s

1. Unrecht n:

do wrong unrecht tun;

do sb wrong jemandem ein Unrecht zufügen;

two wrongs do not make a right (Sprichwort) es ist nicht recht, Unrecht mit Unrecht zu vergelten

2. Irrtum m, Unrecht n:

be in the wrong unrecht haben;

get o.s. in the wrong with sb sich bei jemandem ins Unrecht setzen;

put sb in the wrong jemanden ins Unrecht setzen

3. Schaden m, Kränkung f, Beleidigung f

4. JUR Rechtsverletzung f, -widrigkeit f

D v/t

1. jemandem (auch in Gedanken etc) unrecht tun, jemanden ungerecht behandeln:

I am wronged mir geschieht Unrecht

2. jemandem schaden, Schaden zufügen, jemanden benachteiligen

3. betrügen (of um)

4. eine Frau

a) entehren

b) verführen

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1. adjective
1) (morally bad) unrecht (geh.); (unfair) ungerecht

you were wrong to be so angry — es war nicht richtig von dir, so ärgerlich zu sein

2) (mistaken) falsch

be wrong — [Person:] sich irren

I was wrong about you — ich habe mich in dir geirrt

the clock is wrong — die Uhr geht falsch

the clock is wrong by ten minutes — (fast/slow) die Uhr geht 10 Minuten vor/nach

how wrong can you be or get! — wie man sich irren kann!

3) (not suitable) falsch

give the wrong answer — eine falsche Antwort geben

say/do the wrong thing — das Falsche sagen/tun

be the wrong person for the job — für die Stelle ungeeignet sein

take the wrong turning — falsch abbiegen

get hold of the wrong end of the stick — (fig.) alles völlig falsch verstehen

[the] wrong way round — verkehrt herum

4) (out of order) nicht in Ordnung

there's something wrong here/with him — hier/mit ihm stimmt etwas nicht

there's nothing wrong — es ist alles in Ordnung

what's wrong? — ist etwas nicht in Ordnung? See also wrong side
2. adverb
falsch

get it wrong — es falsch od. verkehrt machen; (misunderstand) sich irren

I got the answer wrong again — meine Antwort war wieder falsch

get somebody wrong — jemanden falsch verstehen

go wrong — (take wrong path) sich verlaufen; (fig.) [Person:] vom rechten Weg abkommen (fig. geh.); [Maschine, Mechanismus:] kaputtgehen (ugs.); [Angelegenheit:] danebengehen (ugs.)
3. noun
Unrecht, das

two wrongs don't make a right — das gibt nur ein Unrecht mehr

do wrong — unrecht tun

she can do no wrong — sie kann überhaupt nichts Unrechtes tun

be in the wrong — im Unrecht sein
4. transitive verb
wrong somebody — jemanden ungerecht behandeln

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adj.

falsch adj.

verkehrt adj. adv.

falsch adv. n.

Unrecht -e n.

English-german dictionary > wrong
17 right

1. adjective
1) (just, morally good) richtig

it is only right [and proper] to do something/that somebody should do something — es ist nur recht und billig, etwas zu tun/dass jemand etwas tut

2) (correct, true) richtig

right enough — völlig richtig

you're [quite] right — du hast [völlig] recht

too right! — (coll.) allerdings!

how right you are! — wie recht du hast!

be right in something — recht mit etwas haben

let's get it right this time! — machen wir es diesmal besser!

is that clock right? — geht die Uhr da richtig?

have you got the right fare? — haben Sie das Fahrgeld passend?

put or set right — richtig stellen [Irrtum]; wieder gutmachen [Unrecht]; berichtigen [Fehler]; bereinigen [Missverständnis]; wieder in Ordnung bringen [Situation, Angelegenheit, Gerät]

put or set somebody right — jemanden berichtigen od. korrigieren

right [you are]!, (Brit.) right oh! — (coll.) okay! (ugs.); alles klar! (ugs.)

that's right — ja[wohl]; so ist es

is that right? — stimmt das?; (indeed?) aha!

[am I] right? — nicht [wahr]?; oder [nicht]? (ugs.); see also academic.ru/1723/all">all 3.

3) (preferable, most suitable) richtig; recht

do something the right way — etwas richtig machen

say/do the right thing — das Richtige sagen/tun

4) (sound, sane) richtig

not be quite right in the head — nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein

as right as rain — (coll.) (in health) gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser; (satisfactory) in bester Ordnung

put somebody right — (restore to health) jemanden [wieder] auf die Beine bringen; see also mind 1. 7)

5)

you're a right one! — (coll.) du bist mir der/die Richtige!

6) (opposite of left) recht...

on the right side — auf der rechten Seite; rechts; see also turn 1. 3)

be somebody's right arm — (fig.) jemandes rechte Hand sein

7)

Right — (Polit.) recht... See also right side
2. transitive verb
1) (correct) berichtigen; richtig stellen

2) (restore to upright position) [wieder] aufrichten; [Boot usw.:]

right itself — sich [von selbst] [wieder] aufrichten; (fig.): (come to proper state) [Mangel:] sich [von selbst] geben
3. noun
1) (fair claim, authority) Recht, das; Anrecht, das

have a/no right to something — ein/kein Anrecht od. Recht auf etwas (Akk.) haben

have a or the/no right to do something — das/kein Recht haben, etwas zu tun

by right of — auf Grund (+ Gen.)

belong to somebody as of or by right — jemandes rechtmäßiges Eigentum sein

what right has he [got] to do that? — mit welchem Recht tut er das?

in one's own right — aus eigenem Recht

the right to work/life — das Recht auf Arbeit/Leben

right of way — (right to pass across) Wegerecht, das; (path) öffentlicher Weg; (precedence) Vorfahrtsrecht, das

who has the right of way? — wer hat Vorfahrt?

be within one's rights to do something — etwas mit [Fug und] Recht tun können

2) (what is just) Recht, das

right is on our side — das Recht ist auf unserer Seite

by right[s] — von Rechts wegen

do right — sich richtig verhalten; richtig handeln

do right to do something — recht daran tun, etwas zu tun

in the right — im Recht

3) (right-hand side) rechte Seite

move to the right — nach rechts rücken

on or to the right [of somebody/something] — rechts [von jemandem/etwas]

on or to my right, to the right of me — rechts von mir; zu meiner Rechten

drive on the right — rechts fahren

4) (Polit.)

the Right — die Rechte

be on the Right of the party — dem rechten Flügel der Partei angehören

5) in pl. (proper state)

set or put something to rights — etwas in Ordnung bringen

6) (in marching) see left II 3. 4)

7) (Boxing) Rechte, die
4. adverb
1) (properly, correctly, justly) richtig [machen, raten, halten]

go right — (succeed) klappen (ugs.)

nothing is going right for me today — bei mir klappt heute nichts (ugs.)

2) (to the side opposite left) nach rechts

right of the road — rechts von der Straße

3) (all the way) bis ganz; (completely) ganz; völlig

right through the summer — den ganzen Sommer hindurch

right round the house — ums ganze Haus [herum]

rotten right through — durch und durch verfault

4) (exactly) genau

right in the middle of something — mitten in etwas (Dat./Akk.)

right now — im Moment; jetzt sofort, gleich [handeln]

right at the beginning — gleich am Anfang

right on! — (coll.) (approving) recht so!; so ist's recht!; (agreeing) genau!; ganz recht!

5) (straight) direkt; genau

go right on [the way one is going] — [weiter] geradeaus gehen od. fahren

6) (coll.): (immediately)

right [away/off] — sofort; gleich

7) (arch./dial.): (very) sehr

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1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) rechts

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) richtig

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) richtig

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) richtig
2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) das Recht

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) das Recht, im Rechten

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.)

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) die Rechten
3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) direkt

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) sofort

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) direkt

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) ganz

5) (to the right: Turn right.) rechts

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) richtig
4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) (auf)richten

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) wiedergutmachen
5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') gut

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) richtig

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
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right

[raɪt]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. inv (morally good) richtig; (fair) gerecht

it was \right of you to tell me es war richtig von dir, es mir zu sagen

you're \right to be annoyed du bist zu Recht verärgert

to do the \right thing das Richtige tun

\right and proper recht und billig

2. inv (correct) answer, direction, order, position richtig; time genau

were you given the \right change? hat man dir richtig herausgegeben?

do you have the \right time? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist?

is your watch \right? geht deine Uhr richtig?

the \right way round [or AM around] richtig herum

to get sth \right etw richtig machen

you got three answers \right du hast drei Antworten richtig

did you get that sum \right? hast du [da] richtig gerechnet?

to put sth \right etw richtigstellen

to put a clock \right eine Uhr richtig einstellen

to put matters \right Tatsachen richtigstellen

to put sb \right jdn berichtigen

3. pred, inv (correct in opinion)

am I \right in thinking that... gehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass...

you were \right about him Sie haben was ihn angeht Recht gehabt

to put [or set] sb \right ( fam) jdn eines Besseren belehren

4. inv (interrogative) oder, richtig

you're leaving tomorrow, \right? Sie haben doch vor, morgen abzureisen, oder [o richtig]?

5. inv (best) richtig

he's the \right person for the job er ist der Richtige für den Job

he thought the time was \right to... er dachte, das sei der passende [o richtige] Zeitpunkt, um...

to be on the \right lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein

to be in the \right place at the \right time zur rechten Zeit am rechten Ort sein

6. inv (important) people, places richtig

7. pred, inv (working correctly) in Ordnung

something isn't quite \right with the brakes irgendetwas stimmt mit den Bremsen nicht [ganz] fam

to put a machine \right eine Maschine reparieren [o in Ordnung bringen

8. inv (healthy)

to put [or set] sb \right jdn gesund machen

to be not [quite] \right in the head ( fam) nicht [ganz] richtig im Kopf sein fam

to be/be not in one's \right mind [ganz]/nicht [ganz] bei Verstand sein

to be as \right as rain ( fam) sich akk gut [o kerngesund] fühlen

9. inv (not left) rechte(r, s)

I would give my \right hand to meet the President ( fam) ich würde alles dafür geben, [um] mal den Präsidenten zu treffen fam

\right helix CHEM rechtsdrehende Helix

a \right hook SPORT ein rechter Haken

to make a \right turn rechts abbiegen

10. inv (conservative) rechte(r, s)

11. attr, inv esp BRIT ( fam: complete) völlige(r, s), totale(r, s) fam

he's a \right idiot er ist ein Vollidiot [o totaler Idiot] fam

12. inv BRIT ( fam: foolish)

a \right one ein Dummkopf m fam

we've got a \right one here! hier haben wir ja einen richtigen Knallkopf! fam

II. ADVERB

inv

1. inv (completely) völlig, ganz

the car ran \right out of fuel der Tank war völlig leer

she walked \right past me sie lief direkt an mir vorbei

\right through durch und durch

to be \right behind sb voll [und ganz] hinter jdm stehen

2. inv (all the way) ganz; (directly) genau, direkt

I filled the bath \right up to the top ich habe die Badewanne [bis zum Rand] volllaufen lassen

she came up \right behind me plötzlich stand sie direkt hinter mir

3. inv ( fam: immediately) gleich

he'll be \right back er ist gleich [wieder] zurück

I'll be \right with you ich komme sofort

\right now gleich jetzt, im Moment

4. inv (correctly) richtig

\right on! ( fam) ganz genau!

\right enough ( fam) völlig richtig

it's a hard job \right enough es ist ein echt harter Job

to guess \right richtig raten

5. inv (morally good)

to do \right by sb sich akk jdm gegenüber anständig [o korrekt] verhalten

6. inv (properly) gut

to go \right gut laufen; (end) gut ausgehen

things have been going \right for me es läuft gut für mich

7. inv (not left) rechts

to go [or turn] \right [nach] rechts abbiegen

8. inv BRIT ( form: in titles)

the R\right Honourable Sarah Bast, MP die sehr Ehrenwerte Sarah Bast, Mitglied des Parlaments

the R\right Reverend John Jones Bischof John Jones

9.

▶ \right away [or BRIT also ( fam) off] sofort, [jetzt] gerade fam

III. NOUN

1. no pl (goodness) Recht nt

the difference between \right and wrong der Unterschied zwischen Recht und Unrecht

2. (morally correct thing) das Richtige

to discuss the \rights and wrongs of sth [über] das Für und Wider [o das Pro und Kontra] einer S. gen diskutieren

3. (claim, entitlement) Recht nt

the \right to sth das Anrecht auf etw akk

\right of abode Wohnrecht nt

\right of asylum Asylrecht nt

\right of determination Bestimmungsrecht nt

\right of entry Eintrittsrecht nt

\right of free speech Recht nt auf freie Meinungsäußerung

\right of indemnity Ersatzanspruch m

\right of inspection Einsichtsrecht nt

\right of lien Pfandrecht nt

\right of recourse Rückgriffsrecht nt

\right to recourse Regressrecht nt

\right of residence Wohnrecht nt

women's \rights die Frauenrechte pl, die Rechte pl der Frau[en]

pre-emptive \right ECON Bezugsrecht nt fachspr

established \right Gewohnheitsrecht nt

it is sb's [legal] \right to do sth es ist jds gutes Recht, etw zu tun

it's my \right as a doctor to... es ist mein Recht als Arzt, zu...

to be within one's \rights to do sth das Recht haben, etw zu tun; (I am within my rights) das ist mein gutes Recht

to have the \right to do sth das Recht haben, etw zu tun

what \right have you got to criticize me? was gibt dir das Recht, mich zu kritisieren?

to know one's \rights seine Rechte kennen

to stand up for one's \rights für seine Rechte einstehen

by \rights von Rechts wegen

4. (authority, ownership)

▪ \rights pl Rechte pl (to an + dat)

fishing \rights Fischereirechte pl

5. no pl (right side) rechte Seite

on [or to] the \right rechts, auf der rechten Seite, zur Rechten geh

on my/her \right rechts [von mir/ihr], zu meiner/ihrer Rechten geh

6. no pl (turn)

to make [or take] [or AM ( fam) hang] a \right [nach] rechts abbiegen

7. no pl (road)

the first/second \right die erste/zweite [Straße] rechts

take the second \right fahren Sie die zweite rechts [rein fam]

8. (fist) Rechte f; (blow) rechter Haken

9. + sing/pl vb POL

▪ the R\right die Rechte

the far \right die Rechtsextremen pl

on the \right im rechten Lager

10.

▶ by \right of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

▶ to be in the \right im Recht sein

▶ in one's own \right selber

▶ to put [or set] sth to \rights etw in Ordnung bringen

to put [or set] the world to \rights die Welt verbessern

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1.

▪ to \right sth (correct position) etw aufrichten; (correct condition) etw in Ordnung bringen

the boat will \right itself if it capsizes das Boot balanciert sich von selbst wieder aus, wenn es kentert

2. (rectify)

to \right a mistake/wrong einen Fehler/ein Unrecht wiedergutmachen

V. INTERJECTION

( fam)

1. (okay) in Ordnung, okay fam

\right you are! in Ordnung!

2. BRIT ( fam: agreed)

too \right! wohl [o nur zu] wahr!

3. (filler word) also

so we were on our way to work, \right, when... also, wir waren auf dem Weg zur Arbeit, als...

4. (as introduction)

\right, let's go also, nichts wie los fam

5. AUS (reassuring) nur keine Sorge

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[raɪt]
1. adj

1) (= just, fair, morally good) richtig, recht (S Ger)

it isn't right to lie — es ist nicht richtig or recht zu lügen

he thought it right to warn me — er hielt es für richtig, mich zu warnen

it seemed only right to give him the money — es schien richtig, ihm das Geld zu geben

it's only right (and proper) — es ist nur recht und billig

it is only right to point out that... — es ist nur recht und billig, wenn man darauf hinweist, dass...

to do the right thing by sb — sich jdm gegenüber anständig benehmen

2) (= true, correct) answer, solution, time, train richtig

to be right (person) — recht haben; (answer, solution) richtig sein, stimmen; (clock) richtig gehen

what's the right time? — wie viel Uhr ist es genau?

you're quite right — Sie haben ganz recht

how right you are! (inf) — da haben Sie ganz recht

you were right to refuse or in refusing — Sie hatten recht, als Sie ablehnten

my guess was right — ich habe richtig geraten

let's get it right this time! — mach es dieses Mal richtig; (in reporting facts etc) sag es dieses Mal richtig

to put or set right (error) — korrigieren; clock richtig stellen; situation wieder in Ordnung bringen

I tried to put things right after their quarrel — ich versuchte, nach ihrem Streit wieder einzulenken

3) (= proper) clothes, document richtig

what's the right thing to do in this case? —

to come at the right time — zur rechten Zeit kommen

to do sth the right way — etw richtig machen

that is the right way of looking at it —

the right man for the job — der rechte or richtige Mann für die Stelle

Mr/Miss Right (inf) — der/die Richtige (inf)

we will do what is right for the country —

to know the right people — die richtigen Leute kennen

4)

(= well) the medicine soon put or set him right — die Medizin hat ihn schnell wiederhergestellt or wieder auf die Beine gebracht

I don't feel quite right today — ich fühle mich heute nicht ganz wohl

to be as right as rain (Brit) — kerngesund sein; (after accident) keine Schramme abbekommen haben (inf)

to put the engine right — den Motor reparieren

the plumber put things right — der Klempner brachte alles wieder in Ordnung

to be in one's right mind — klar bei Verstand sein

nobody in their right mind would... — kein vernünftiger Mensch würde...

who in their right mind would...? — welcher vernünftige Mensch würde...?

he's not right in the head (inf) — bei ihm stimmts nicht im Oberstübchen (inf)

See:

→ all right

5)

(phrases) right you are! ( Brit inf ) — gut, schön, okay (inf)

right on! ( esp US inf ) — super! (sl)

that's right, dear, put it on the table — schön, stell es bitte auf den Tisch

so they came in the end – is that right? — und so kamen sie schließlich – wirklich?

right enough! — (das) stimmt!

it's a right mess in there ( Brit inf ) — das ist vielleicht ein Durcheinander hier (inf)

he's a right fool! ( Brit inf ) — er ist wirklich doof (inf)

you're a right one ( Brit inf ) — du bist mir der Richtige (inf)

6) (= opposite of left) rechte(r, s)

right hand —

I'd give my right hand to know the answer — ich würde was drum geben, wenn ich die Antwort wüsste (inf)

on your right hand — rechter Hand, rechts

7)

the right side of the material — die rechte Seite (des Stoffes)

2. adv

1) (= straight, directly) direkt; (= exactly) genau

right in front/ahead of you — direkt or genau vor Ihnen

go right on — gehen/fahren Sie geradeaus weiter

right here — genau hier

right in the middle — genau or direkt in der/die Mitte

right at the beginning — gleich am Anfang

I'll be right with you — ich bin gleich da

it hit me right in the face — der Schlag traf mich genau or voll ins Gesicht

2) (= completely, all the way) ganz

right round the house — ganz um das Haus herum; (inside) durch das ganze Haus

right through (drive, go) —

rotten right through — durch und durch verfault or (fig) verdorben

3) (= correctly) richtig

to guess right — richtig raten

you did right to refuse — es war richtig (von Ihnen) abzulehnen

if everything goes right — wenn alles klappt (inf)

nothing goes right for them — nichts klappt bei ihnen (inf), bei ihnen läuft alles schief (inf)

if I get you right (inf) — wenn ich Sie (da) richtig verstehe

I'll see you right (inf) — ich werde aufpassen, dass Sie nicht zu kurz kommen (inf)

See:

→ serve

4) (old, dial: very) sehr; (Brit)

the Right Honourable John Smith MP — der Abgeordnete John Smith

5) (= opposite of left) rechts

it is right of the bridge — es ist rechts von der Brücke

turn right — biegen Sie rechts ab

to be cheated right, left and centre or right and left (inf) — von vorne bis hinten betrogen werden (inf)

or center ( US inf ) — bei Gott und der Welt Schulden haben (inf)

3. n

1) no pl (moral, legal) Recht nt

he doesn't know right from wrong — er kann Recht und Unrecht nicht auseinanderhalten

I want to know the rights and wrongs of it first — ich möchte erst beide Seiten kennenlernen

to be in the right — im Recht sein

2) (= entitlement) Recht nt; (to sth) (An)recht nt, Anspruch m

(to have) a right to sth — ein (An)recht or einen Anspruch auf etw (acc)

to have a or the right to do sth — ein or das Recht haben, etw zu tun

what right have you to say that? — mit welchem Recht sagen Sie das?

by what right? — mit welchem Recht?

he is within his rights — das ist sein gutes Recht

by rights — rechtmäßig, von Rechts wegen

in one's own right —

the divine right (of kings) — das Gottesgnadentum

See:

→ civil rights

3) pl (COMM) Rechte pl

to have the ( sole) rights to sth — die (alleinigen) Rechte an etw (dat) haben

4)

to put or set sth to rights — etw (wieder) in Ordnung bringen

to put things or the world to rights — die Welt verbessern

5) (= not left) rechte Seite

to drive on the right — rechts fahren

to keep to the right — sich rechts halten, rechts bleiben

on my right — rechts (von mir)

on or to the right of the church — rechts von der Kirche

the Right (Pol) — die Rechte

those to the right of him (Pol) — diejenigen, die weiter rechts stehen als er

4. vt

1) (= return to upright position) aufrichten

2) (= make amends for) wrong wiedergutmachen

3)

the problem should right itself (fig) — das Problem müsste sich von selbst lösen

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right [raıt]

A adj (adv → C und rightly)

1. richtig, recht, angemessen:

it is only right (and proper) es ist nur recht und billig ( that dass);

he is right to do ( oder in doing) so er hat recht oder er tut recht daran(, so zu handeln);

he does not do it the right way er macht es nicht richtig;

the right thing das Richtige;

say the right thing das rechte Wort finden;

think it right es für richtig oder angebracht halten;

know the right people die richtigen Leute kennen, Beziehungen haben; → all Bes Redew

2. richtig:

a) korrekt

b) den Tatsachen entsprechend, wahr (-heitsgemäß):

the solution is right die Lösung stimmt oder ist richtig;

is your watch right? geht Ihre Uhr richtig?;

am I right for …? bin ich auf dem richtigen Weg nach …?;

be right recht haben;

right you are! richtig!, jawohl!;

that’s right! ganz recht!, richtig!, stimmt!;

prove sb right beweisen, dass jemand recht hat; jemandem recht geben (Ereignis);

right? umg richtig?, nicht wahr?;

right oh → righto

3. richtig, geeignet:

he is the right man er ist der Richtige;

the right man in the right place der rechte Mann am rechten Platz;

Mr (Miss) Right umg der (die) Richtige (als Ehepartner)

4. gesund:

out of one’s right mind, not right in one’s ( oder the) head umg nicht richtig (im Kopf), nicht ganz oder recht bei Trost;

in one’s right mind, quite right in one’s ( oder the) mind bei klarem Verstand; → rain A 1

5. richtig, in Ordnung:

come right in Ordnung kommen;

put ( oder set) right

a) in Ordnung bringen,

b) jemanden aufklären (on über akk),

c) einen Irrtum richtigstellen,

d) jemanden gesund machen;

put o.s. right with sb

a) sich vor jemandem rechtfertigen,

b) sich mit jemandem gut stellen

6. recht(er, e, es), Rechts…:

right hand rechte Hand (a. fig Vertrauensperson);

right side

a) rechte Seite, Oberseite f (auch von Stoffen, Münzen etc),

b) fig schöne(re) Seite;

on ( oder to) the right side rechts, rechter Hand;

on the right side of 50 noch nicht 50 (Jahre alt);

stay on the right side of sb es sich mit jemandem nicht verderben; → arm¹ Bes Redew

7. obs rechtmäßig (Erbe etc)

8. MATH

a) rechter (Winkel): → angle¹ A 1

b) rechtwink(e)lig (Dreieck)

c) gerade (Linie)

d) senkrecht (Figur)

9. POL recht(er, e, es), rechtsgerichtet, Rechts…:

be very right sehr weit rechts stehen

B s

1. besonders JUR Recht n:

as of right von Rechts wegen, kraft Gesetzes;

by rights eigentlich;

in the right im Recht;

right or wrong Recht od Unrecht;

know right from wrong Recht von Unrecht unterscheiden können;

do sb right jemandem Gerechtigkeit widerfahren lassen;

give sb their rights jemandem sein Recht geben oder lassen

2. JUR

a) (subjektives) Recht, Anrecht n, (Rechts)Anspruch m ( alle:

to auf akk)

b) Berechtigung f:

right of inheritance Erbschaftsanspruch;

right of possession Eigentumsrecht;

right of sale Verkaufs-, Vertriebsrecht;

right to vote Wahl-, Stimmrecht;

rights and duties Rechte und Pflichten;

by right of kraft (gen), aufgrund von (od gen);

in right of his wife

a) im Namen seiner Frau,

b) vonseiten seiner Frau;

have a right to (ein) Anrecht haben auf;

know one’s rights seine Rechte kennen;

stand on one’s right(s) auf seinem Recht bestehen;

in one’s own right

a) aus eigenem Recht,

b) selbstständig, für sich (allein), selbst;

countess in her own right Gräfin f aus eigenem Recht (durch Erbrecht, nicht durch Ehe);

be within one’s own rights das Recht auf seiner Seite haben;

what right have they to do that? mit welchem Recht tun sie das?;

equal rights pl for women die Gleichberechtigung der Frau; → assemble B, assembly 1, common B 2, exist 1, privacy 2, reserve A 5, right of way, self-determination

3. WIRTSCH

a) (Ankaufs-, Vorkaufs) Recht n, Berechtigung f

b) oft pl Bezugsrecht n (auf Aktien oder Obligationen)

c) Bezug(s)schein m

4. (das) Rechte oder Richtige:

do the right

5. pl (richtige) Ordnung:

bring ( oder put, set) sth to rights etwas (wieder) in Ordnung bringen;

the world was set to rights again die Welt war wieder in Ordnung

6. pl wahrer Sachverhalt

7. (die) Rechte, rechte Seite (auch von Stoff):

on ( oder at, to) the right (of) zur Rechten (gen), rechts (von), auf der rechten Seite (von oder gen), rechter Hand (von);

on our right zu unserer Rechten, uns zur Rechten;

the second turning to ( oder on) the right die zweite Querstraße rechts;

keep to the right

a) sich rechts halten,

b) AUTO rechts fahren;

be to the right of POL rechts stehen von

8. rechte Hand, Rechte f

9. Boxen: Rechte f (Hand oder Schlag)

10. the right, auch the Right POL die Rechte

11. pl JAGD unterste Enden pl (des Hirschgeweihs)

C adv

1. gerade(wegs), direkt:

right ahead ( oder on) geradeaus

2. völlig, ganz (u. gar):

turn right round sich ganz herumdrehen;

rotten right through durch und durch faul

3. genau, direkt:

right in the middle

4. auch right away ( oder off) sofort, (so)gleich:

right at the outset gleich am Anfang;

I’ll be right back ich bin gleich wieder da;

right now (gerade) jetzt, augenblicklich, im Moment; → start A 4

5. richtig, recht:

act ( oder do) right richtig handeln;

you did right to inf es war richtig von dir, dass du …;

guess right richtig (er)raten;

if I get you right wenn ich Sie richtig verstehe; → serve B 11

6. obs recht, ganz:

know right well sehr wohl oder recht gut wissen

7. recht, richtig, gut:

nothing goes right with me (bei) mit geht alles schief;

turn out right gut ausgehen

8. rechts ( from von; to nach), auf der rechten Seite, rechter Hand:

turn right (sich) nach rechts wenden;

right and left

a) rechts und links,

b) fig a. right, left and center (bes Br centre) überall;

right about face! MIL (ganze Abteilung,) kehrt!

9. dial oder umg richtig:

I was right glad

10. hoch, sehr (in Titeln): → honorable 5, reverend A 2

D v/t

1. (aus-, auf)richten, in die richtige Lage bringen:

right the machine FLUG die Maschine abfangen;

the boat rights herself das Schiff richtet sich wieder auf

2. einen Fehler, Irrtum berichtigen:

right itself

a) sich wieder ausgleichen,

b) (wieder) in Ordnung kommen

3. ein Zimmer etc (her)richten, in Ordnung bringen

4. ein Unrecht, einen Schaden etc wiedergutmachen

5. a) jemandem zu seinem Recht verhelfen

b)(o.s. sich) rehabilitieren

E v/i

a) sich (wieder) aufrichten

b) in die richtige Lage kommen

rt abk right

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1. adjective
1) (just, morally good) richtig

it is only right [and proper] to do something/that somebody should do something — es ist nur recht und billig, etwas zu tun/dass jemand etwas tut

2) (correct, true) richtig

right enough — völlig richtig

you're [quite] right — du hast [völlig] recht

too right! — (coll.) allerdings!

how right you are! — wie recht du hast!

be right in something — recht mit etwas haben

let's get it right this time! — machen wir es diesmal besser!

is that clock right? — geht die Uhr da richtig?

have you got the right fare? — haben Sie das Fahrgeld passend?

put or set right — richtig stellen [Irrtum]; wieder gutmachen [Unrecht]; berichtigen [Fehler]; bereinigen [Missverständnis]; wieder in Ordnung bringen [Situation, Angelegenheit, Gerät]

put or set somebody right — jemanden berichtigen od. korrigieren

right [you are]!, (Brit.) right oh! — (coll.) okay! (ugs.); alles klar! (ugs.)

that's right — ja[wohl]; so ist es

is that right? — stimmt das?; (indeed?) aha!

[am I] right? — nicht [wahr]?; oder [nicht]? (ugs.); see also all 3.

3) (preferable, most suitable) richtig; recht

do something the right way — etwas richtig machen

say/do the right thing — das Richtige sagen/tun

4) (sound, sane) richtig

not be quite right in the head — nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein

as right as rain — (coll.) (in health) gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser; (satisfactory) in bester Ordnung

put somebody right — (restore to health) jemanden [wieder] auf die Beine bringen; see also mind 1. 7)

5)

you're a right one! — (coll.) du bist mir der/die Richtige!

6) (opposite of left) recht...

on the right side — auf der rechten Seite; rechts; see also turn 1. 3)

be somebody's right arm — (fig.) jemandes rechte Hand sein

7)

Right — (Polit.) recht... See also right side
2. transitive verb
1) (correct) berichtigen; richtig stellen

2) (restore to upright position) [wieder] aufrichten; [Boot usw.:]

right itself — sich [von selbst] [wieder] aufrichten; (fig.): (come to proper state) [Mangel:] sich [von selbst] geben
3. noun
1) (fair claim, authority) Recht, das; Anrecht, das

have a/no right to something — ein/kein Anrecht od. Recht auf etwas (Akk.) haben

have a or the/no right to do something — das/kein Recht haben, etwas zu tun

by right of — auf Grund (+ Gen.)

belong to somebody as of or by right — jemandes rechtmäßiges Eigentum sein

what right has he [got] to do that? — mit welchem Recht tut er das?

in one's own right — aus eigenem Recht

the right to work/life — das Recht auf Arbeit/Leben

right of way — (right to pass across) Wegerecht, das; (path) öffentlicher Weg; (precedence) Vorfahrtsrecht, das

who has the right of way? — wer hat Vorfahrt?

be within one's rights to do something — etwas mit [Fug und] Recht tun können

2) (what is just) Recht, das

right is on our side — das Recht ist auf unserer Seite

by right[s] — von Rechts wegen

do right — sich richtig verhalten; richtig handeln

do right to do something — recht daran tun, etwas zu tun

in the right — im Recht

3) (right-hand side) rechte Seite

move to the right — nach rechts rücken

on or to the right [of somebody/something] — rechts [von jemandem/etwas]

on or to my right, to the right of me — rechts von mir; zu meiner Rechten

drive on the right — rechts fahren

4) (Polit.)

the Right — die Rechte

be on the Right of the party — dem rechten Flügel der Partei angehören

5) in pl. (proper state)

set or put something to rights — etwas in Ordnung bringen

6) (in marching) see left II 3. 4)

7) (Boxing) Rechte, die
4. adverb
1) (properly, correctly, justly) richtig [machen, raten, halten]

go right — (succeed) klappen (ugs.)

nothing is going right for me today — bei mir klappt heute nichts (ugs.)

2) (to the side opposite left) nach rechts

right of the road — rechts von der Straße

3) (all the way) bis ganz; (completely) ganz; völlig

right through the summer — den ganzen Sommer hindurch

right round the house — ums ganze Haus [herum]

rotten right through — durch und durch verfault

4) (exactly) genau

right in the middle of something — mitten in etwas (Dat./Akk.)

right now — im Moment; jetzt sofort, gleich [handeln]

right at the beginning — gleich am Anfang

right on! — (coll.) (approving) recht so!; so ist's recht!; (agreeing) genau!; ganz recht!

5) (straight) direkt; genau

go right on [the way one is going] — [weiter] geradeaus gehen od. fahren

6) (coll.): (immediately)

right [away/off] — sofort; gleich

7) (arch./dial.): (very) sehr

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adj.

genau adj.

gerade adj.

gleich adj.

recht adj.

rechts adj.

richtig adj.

sehr adj. adv.

genau adv.

recht adv.

richtig adv. n.

Berechtigung f.

Recht -e n.

English-german dictionary > right
18 wrong

I [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
aggettivo

1) (incorrect) (ill-chosen) sbagliato; (containing errors) sbagliato, errato, inesatto

it's the wrong glue for the purpose — non è la colla adatta

to take the wrong road — sbagliare strada, imboccare la strada sbagliata

to give the wrong answer — sbagliare risposta, dare la risposta sbagliata

everything I do is wrong — tutto ciò che faccio è sbagliato

it was the wrong thing to say — era la cosa da non dire

to say the wrong thing — fare una gaffe

don't get the wrong idea — non farti un'idea sbagliata

you've got the wrong number — (on phone) ha sbagliato numero

2) (reprehensible, unjust)

it is wrong to do — è sbagliato fare

she hasn't done anything wrong — non ha fatto niente di sbagliato o di male

it was wrong of me to do — ho sbagliato a fare

it is wrong for sb. to do — non è giusto che qcn. faccia

it is wrong that — non è giusto che

there's nothing wrong with o in sth. non c'è niente di sbagliato o di male in qcs.; what's wrong with trying? che male c'è a provare? che c'è di male nel provare? (so) what's wrong with that? — cosa c'è di sbagliato o di male?

3) (mistaken)

to be wrong — [ person] avere torto, sbagliarsi

how wrong can you be! — quanto ci si può sbagliare!

I might be wrong — potrei sbagliarmi, posso anche sbagliarmi

to be wrong about — sbagliarsi su [person, situation, details]

am I wrong in thinking that...? — ho torto a pensare che...? sbaglio se penso che...?

4) (not as it should be)

there is something (badly) wrong — c'è qualcosa che non va (affatto)

there's something wrong with this computer — questo computer ha qualcosa che non va

what's wrong with your arm? — che cos'hai al braccio?

what's wrong with you? — (to person suffering) che cos'hai? che cosa c'è che non va? (to person behaving oddly) che ti prende? che ti succede?

nothing wrong is there? — va tutto bene?

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to be wrong in the head — colloq. avere qualche rotella in meno

to get into the wrong hands — finire in mani sbagliate

to get on the wrong side of sb. — inimicarsi qcn.

to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] andare di traverso
II [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
avverbio

to get [sth.] wrong — sbagliarsi con, capire male, fraintendere [date, time, details]; sbagliare [ calculations]

I think you've got it wrong — penso che ti sbagli

to go wrong — [ person] finire su una brutta strada; [ machine] guastarsi, incepparsi; [ plan] fallire, andare male, andare a rotoli

you won't go far wrong if... — non sbagli di molto se...

you can't go wrong — (in choice of route) non ti puoi sbagliare; (are bound to succeed) non puoi non farcela

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you've got me all wrong — mi hai completamente frainteso
III [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
nome

1) U (evil)

he could do no wrong — era incapace di fare del male

2) (injustice) torto m., ingiustizia f.

to right a wrong — riparare un torto

3) dir. illecito m.

••

to be in the wrong — essere dalla parte del torto, avere torto

two wrongs don't make a right — due torti non fanno una ragione
IV [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
verbo transitivo fare torto a, trattare ingiustamente, offendere [person, family]

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[roŋ] 1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) sbagliato

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) (che sbaglia)

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) sbagliato

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) sbagliato

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) (che non va)
2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) male
3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) male
4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) offendere, fare torto

- wrongful
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong
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I [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
aggettivo

1) (incorrect) (ill-chosen) sbagliato; (containing errors) sbagliato, errato, inesatto

it's the wrong glue for the purpose — non è la colla adatta

to take the wrong road — sbagliare strada, imboccare la strada sbagliata

to give the wrong answer — sbagliare risposta, dare la risposta sbagliata

everything I do is wrong — tutto ciò che faccio è sbagliato

it was the wrong thing to say — era la cosa da non dire

to say the wrong thing — fare una gaffe

don't get the wrong idea — non farti un'idea sbagliata

you've got the wrong number — (on phone) ha sbagliato numero

2) (reprehensible, unjust)

it is wrong to do — è sbagliato fare

she hasn't done anything wrong — non ha fatto niente di sbagliato o di male

it was wrong of me to do — ho sbagliato a fare

it is wrong for sb. to do — non è giusto che qcn. faccia

it is wrong that — non è giusto che

there's nothing wrong with o in sth. non c'è niente di sbagliato o di male in qcs.; what's wrong with trying? che male c'è a provare? che c'è di male nel provare? (so) what's wrong with that? — cosa c'è di sbagliato o di male?

3) (mistaken)

to be wrong — [ person] avere torto, sbagliarsi

how wrong can you be! — quanto ci si può sbagliare!

I might be wrong — potrei sbagliarmi, posso anche sbagliarmi

to be wrong about — sbagliarsi su [person, situation, details]

am I wrong in thinking that...? — ho torto a pensare che...? sbaglio se penso che...?

4) (not as it should be)

there is something (badly) wrong — c'è qualcosa che non va (affatto)

there's something wrong with this computer — questo computer ha qualcosa che non va

what's wrong with your arm? — che cos'hai al braccio?

what's wrong with you? — (to person suffering) che cos'hai? che cosa c'è che non va? (to person behaving oddly) che ti prende? che ti succede?

nothing wrong is there? — va tutto bene?

••

to be wrong in the head — colloq. avere qualche rotella in meno

to get into the wrong hands — finire in mani sbagliate

to get on the wrong side of sb. — inimicarsi qcn.

to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] andare di traverso
II [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
avverbio

to get [sth.] wrong — sbagliarsi con, capire male, fraintendere [date, time, details]; sbagliare [ calculations]

I think you've got it wrong — penso che ti sbagli

to go wrong — [ person] finire su una brutta strada; [ machine] guastarsi, incepparsi; [ plan] fallire, andare male, andare a rotoli

you won't go far wrong if... — non sbagli di molto se...

you can't go wrong — (in choice of route) non ti puoi sbagliare; (are bound to succeed) non puoi non farcela

••

you've got me all wrong — mi hai completamente frainteso
III [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
nome

1) U (evil)

he could do no wrong — era incapace di fare del male

2) (injustice) torto m., ingiustizia f.

to right a wrong — riparare un torto

3) dir. illecito m.

••

to be in the wrong — essere dalla parte del torto, avere torto

two wrongs don't make a right — due torti non fanno una ragione
IV [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]
verbo transitivo fare torto a, trattare ingiustamente, offendere [person, family]

English-Italian dictionary > wrong
19 right

1) право ( суб'єктивне); праводомагання; справедлива вимога; привілей; права сторона

2) правильний; належний; правомірний, справедливий; правий ( у політичному сенсі); реакційний

3) відновлювати ( справедливість); виправляти(ся)

4) направо

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right a wrong done to the person — виправляти шкоду, заподіяну особі

right not to answer any questions that might produce evidence against an accused — право не давати відповідей (не відповідати) на будь-які запитання, що можуть бути використані як свідчення проти обвинуваченого

right not to be arbitrarily expelled — право не бути свавільно висланим

right not to fulfill one's own obligations — право не виконувати свої зобов'язання ( у зв'язку з невиконанням своїх зобов'язань іншою стороною)

right of a state to request the recall of a foreign envoy as persona non grata — право держави вимагати відкликання іноземного представника як персони нон грата

right of access to public service — право доступу до державної служби

right of appeal against sentence — право оскарження вироку

right of citizens to use their native language in court — право громадян виступати в суді рідною мовою

right of divorce by mutual consent — право на розлучення за взаємною згодою

right of every state to dispose of its wealth and its national resources — право кожної держави розпоряджатися своїми багатствами і природними ресурсами

right of everyone to an adequate standard of living — право кожного на достатній рівень життя

right of everyone to the opportunity to gain his living by work — право кожної людини на отримання можливості заробляти собі на прожиття власною працею

right of foreigners to travel in the interior of a country — право іноземців пересуватися по країні

right of good name and reputation — право на добре ім'я і репутацію

right of holding and acquiring territory — право на володіння територією і придбання її

right of legislative initiative — право законодавчої ініціативи, право законодавства

right of nations to free and independent development — право народів на вільний і незалежний розвиток

right of nations to self-determination up to and including separation as a state — право націй на самовизначення аж до державного відокремлення

right of nations to sovereignty over their natural resources — право націй на суверенітет над своїми природними ресурсами

right of parental responsibility — право на батьківську відповідальність

right of parents to choose their children's education — право батьків на вибір виду освіти для своїх неповнолітніх дітей

right of parties to be heard by the court — право сторін бути вислуханими судом

right of peoples to determine their own destiny — право народів визначати свою долю

right of peoples to order their own destinies — право народів розпоряджатися своєю долею

right of protection of one's nationals — право захисту своїх громадян

right of reception and mission of diplomatic envoys — право приймати і призначати дипломатичних представників

right of representation and performance — право на публічне виконання (п'єси, музичного твору)

right of the accused to have adequate time, facilities and assistance for his defence — = right of the accused to have adequate time, facilities and assistance for his defense право обвинуваченого мати достатньо часу, можливостей і допомоги для свого захисту

right of the accused to have adequate time, facilities and assistance for his defense — = right of the accused to have adequate time, facilities and assistance for his defence

right of the child to live before birth from the moment of conception — право дитини на життя до її народження з моменту зачаття

right of the indigent to have counsel — право знедолених мати адвоката

right of the minority to be heard — право меншості бути почутим

right of trade unions to function freely — право профспілок безперешкодно функціонувати

right of unhindered communication with the authorities of the appointing state — право безперешкодних зносин із властями своєї держави

right to a counsel from the time that an accused is taken into custody — право на адвоката з часу арешту (зняття під варту) обвинуваченого

right to appeal against court decisions — право на оскарження судових рішень

right to appeal government actions — право оскаржувати дії уряду

right to arrange meetings, processions and picketing — право на мітинги, демонстрації і пікетування

right to associate in public organizations — право об'єднання в громадські організації

right to be confronted with witness — право очної ставки із свідком захисту, право конфронтації ( право обвинуваченого на очну ставку із свідком захисту)

right to be free from government intrusion — право бути вільним від державного втручання

right to be given reasons for one's confinement — право на пояснення причин свого ув'язнення

right to be heard in governmental decision making — право участі у прийнятті державних рішень

right to be represented by counsel — право бути представленим адвокатом, право на представництво через адвоката

right to call for a general election — право призначати загальні вибори

right to choose among a variety of products in a marketplace free from control by one or a few sellers — право вибирати продукцію на ринку, вільному від контролю одного чи кількох продавців

right to choose between speech and silence — право самому визначати, чи говорити, чи мовчати

right to compensation for the loss of earnings resulting from an injury at work — право на відшкодування за втрату заробітку ( або працездатності) внаслідок каліцтва на роботі, право отримати компенсацію за втрату джерела прибутку внаслідок виробничої травми

right to conclude collective agreements — право укладати колективні угоди

right to conduct confidential communications — право здійснювати конфіденційне спілкування, право конфіденційного спілкування ( адвоката з клієнтом тощо)

right to confront one's accuser — право виступати безпосередньо проти свого обвинувача

right to decide one's own destiny — право вирішувати власну долю

right to determine one's child religion — право обирати віросповідання для своєї дитини

right to diplomatic relations with other countries — право на дипломатичні відносини з іншими країнами

right to dispose of one's own natural resources — право розпоряджатися своїми природними ресурсами

right to disseminate information — право поширювати інформацію

right to divide inherited property — право розподілу успадкованого майна

right to do with one's body as one pleases — право робити з своїм тілом все, що завгодно

right to draft a new constitution — право підготовки нової конституції

right to employ a private counsel — право наймати приватного адвоката

right to employ diplomatic pressure — право на використання дипломатичного тиску

right to engage in commercial activities — право займатися комерційною діяльністю

right to enjoy cultural benefits — право на користування досягненнями культури

right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress — право на користування досягненнями наукового прогресу

right to enter a country as a refugee — право в'їзду до країни в якості біженця

right to equal pay for equal work — право на рівну оплату за рівну працю

right to equal treatment before the tribunals — право на рівність перед судом

right to exercise political privileges — право користуватися політичними привілеями

right to fight to regain one's freedom — право на боротьбу за свою свободу

right to fly over another nation's territory — право прольоту над територією іншої держави

right to form and to join trade unions — право створювати професійні спілки і входити до них

right to free choice of employment (occupation) — право на вільний вибір професії (роботи)

right to free counsel for poor people — право на безоплатного адвоката для бідних людей

right to free development of one's personality — право на вільний розвиток особистості

right to freedom from defamation — право на свободу від дифамації

right to freedom from torture and other inhuman forms of treatment — право на свободу від тортур і інших форм негуманного поводження

right to gather and publish information — право збирати і публікувати інформацію

right to gather and publish information or opinions without governmental control or fear of punishment — право збирати і публікувати інформацію або думки без втручання держави і страху бути покараним

right to go from a country and come back to it — право виїжджати з країни і повертатися до неї

right to have legal counsel present during interrogation — право мати адвоката під час допиту

right to hold opinions without interference — право безперешкодно притримуватися своїх думок

right to hold peaceful gatherings — право проводити мирні зібрання

right to information about products — право на інформацію про товари

right to jurisdiction over its territory — право на юрисдикцію над своєю територією

right to just and favorable remuneration — право на справедливу і задовільну винагороду

right to lease or sell the airspace above the property — право здавати в оренду або продавати повітряний простір над своєю власністю

right to leave any country, including one's own, and to return to one's country — право залишати будь-яку країну, включаючи свою власну, і повертатися до своєї країни

right to live by the law of one's country — право жити за законами своєї країни

right to live by the law of one's religion — право жити за законами своєї релігії

right to maintenance in old age — право на матеріальне забезпечення у старості

right to marry and (to) found a family — право укладати шлюб і створювати сім'ю

right to material security in (case of) disability — право на матеріальне забезпечення у випадку втрати працездатності

right to material security in (case of) sickness — право на матеріальне забезпечення у випадку захворювання

right to material security in old age — право на матеріальне забезпечення в похилому віці

right to nominate candidates for elections — право висунення кандидатів в депутати

right to organize public associations — право утворювати громадські об'єднання

right to overthrow the government — право повалення (повалити) уряд

right to participate in a referendum — право брати участь у референдумі

right to petition for redress of grievances — право звертатися за відшкодуванням збитків

right to physical control of (one's) child — право фізичного контролю за ( своєю) дитиною

right to possess and use property — право володіння і використання власності

right to possession, enjoyment and disposal — право на володіння, користування і розпорядження

right to practise one's own religion — право на сповідування своєї релігії

right to privacy in reproduction — право на особисте вирішення питання про відтворення роду

right to regulate companies' activities — право регулювати діяльність компаній

right to represent one's child ion legal proceedings — право представляти свою дитину в суді

right to representation by an attorney — право представництва адвокатом

right to representation by counsel — право на представництво через адвоката

right to safety from product-related hazards — право на безпеку від шкоди, яку може бути заподіяно товаром

right to secede freely from a federation — право вільного виходу з федерації

right to set up professional unions — право створювати професійні спілки

right to social and international order — право на соціальний і міжнародний порядок

right to take part in court proceedings — право брати участь у судовому процесі

right to take part in the conduct of public affairs — право участі в управлінні державними справами

right to terminate pregnancy through an abortion — право припиняти вагітність шляхом здійснення аборту

right to the disposal of one's own person — право на розпорядження собою

right to the possession of a territory — право на володіння територією

right to the preservation of indigenous culture — право на збереження рідної культури

right to the protection against employment — право на захист від безробіття

right to the protection of moral and material interests — право на захист моральних і матеріальних інтересів

right to the protection of the law — право на захист (з боку) закону

right to the recognition of a person before the law — право на визнання правосуб'єктності

right to transmit property to an heir — право передавати майно спадкоємцю

right to unite in public organizations — право об'єднання в громадські організації

right to use force to prevent a crime — право застосовування сили для попередження злочину

right to use one's own language — право на свою власну мову; право спілкуватися своєю власною мовою

right to visit one's children regularly — право відвідувати регулярно дітей ( про одного з розлученого подружжя)

right to withhold consent to marriage — право не давати згоди на шлюб

right of a person to control the distribution of information about himself — = right of a person to control the distribution of information about herself право особи контролювати поширення інформації про себе

right of a person to control the distribution of information about herself — = right of a person to control the distribution of information about himself

right of states to self-defence — = right of states to self-defense право держав на самооборону

right of states to self-defense — = right of states to self-defence

right of the accused to counsel — = right of the accused to legal advice право обвинуваченого на адвоката (захисника) ( або на захист)

right of the accused to legal advice — = right of the accused to counsel

right to collective self-defence — = right to collective self-defense право на колективну самооборону

right to collective self-defense — = right to collective self-defence

right to collective self-defence — = right to collective self-defense право на колективну самооборону

right to collective self-defense — = right to collective self-defence

right to consult with one's attorney — = right to consult with one's lawyer право отримувати юридичну допомогу від (свого) адвоката, право на консультацію з адвокатом

right to consult with one's lawyer — = right to consult with one's attorney

right to control the work of the administration — = right to control the work of the managerial staff право контролю (діяльності) адміністрації ( підприємства)

right to control the work of the managerial staff — = right to control the work of the administration

right to individual self-defence — = right to individual self-defense право на індивідуальну самооборону

right to individual self-defense — = right to individual self-defence

right to obtain documents essential for an adequate defence — = right to obtain documents essential for an adequate defense право отримувати документи, необхідні для належного захисту

right to obtain documents essential for an adequate defense — = right to obtain documents essential for an adequate defence

right to regulate news agencies — = right to regulate news organizations право регулювати діяльність інформаційних агентств

right to regulate news organizations — = right to regulate news agencies

- right a wrong
- right a wrong done
- right at law
- Right-Centrist
- right extremism
- right extremist
- right-hand man
- right-holder
- right in action
- right in gross
- right in personam
- right in rem
- right not to belong to a union
- right of a trial by jury
- right of abode
- right of access
- right of access to courts
- right of access to court
- right of action
- right of angary
- right of appeal
- right of approach
- right of appropriation
- right of assembly
- right of asylum
- right of audience
- right of authorship
- right of birth
- right of blood
- right of chapel
- right of choice
- right of common
- right of concurrent user
- right of conscience
- right of contribution
- right of correction
- right of court
- right of denunciation
- right of detention
- right of dissent
- right of divorce
- right of eminent domain
- right of enjoyment
- right of entry
- right of equal protection
- right of establishment
- right of existence
- right of expatriation
- right of expectancy
- right of feud
- right of first refusal
- right of fishery
- right of free access
- right of hot pursuit
- right of individual petition
- right of innocent passage
- right of intercourse
- right of intervention
- right of joint use
- right of jurisdiction
- right of legal entity
- right of legation
- right of light
- right of membership
- right of military service
- right of mortgage
- right of navigation
- right of operative management
- right of ownership
- right of passage
- right of patent
- right of personal security
- right of petition
- right of place
- right of political asylum
- right of possession
- right of pre-emption
- right of primogeniture
- right of prior use
- right of priority
- right of privacy
- right of private property
- right of property
- right of protest
- right of publicity
- right of pursuit
- right of re-election
- right of recourse
- right of recovery
- right of redemption
- right of regress
- right of relief
- right of remuneration
- right of reply
- right of representation
- right of reprisal
- right of reproduction
- right of rescission
- right of retaliation
- right of retention
- right of sanctuary
- right of search
- right of secrecy
- right of self-determination
- right of self-preservation
- right of settlement
- right of silence
- right of suit
- right of taking game
- right of the individual
- right of the owner
- right of the people
- right of the state
- right of transit
- right of translation
- right of visit
- right of visit and search
- right of water
- right of way
- right of withdrawal
- right on name
- right oneself
- right the oppressed
- right to a building
- right to a counsel
- right to a dual citizenship
- right to a fair trial
- right to a flag
- right to a hearing
- right to a nationality
- right to a piece of land
- right to a reasonable bail
- right to a speedy trial
- right to a trial by jury
- right to act independently
- right to administer property
- right to adopt children
- right to aid of counsel
- right to air
- right to an abortion
- right to an effective remedy
- right to annul laws
- right to appeal
- right to appoint judges
- right to assemble peaceably
- right to assistance of counsel
- right to attend
- right to bail
- right to bargain collectively
- right to be confronted
- right to be heard
- right to be presumed innocent
- right to be represented
- right to bear arms
- right to bear fire-arms
- right to become president
- right to begin
- right to belong to a union
- right to burn national flag
- right to carry a firearm
- right to carry arms
- right to carry fire-arms
- right to challenge a candidate
- right to challenge a juror
- right to change allegiance
- right to choose
- right to choose one's religion
- right to coin money
- right to collective bargaining
- right to compensation
- right to consult an attorney
- right to counsel
- right to criticism
- right to cultural autonomy
- right to damages
- right to declare war
- right to designate one's hairs
- right to die
- right to divorce
- right to earn a living
- right to education
- right to elect and be elected
- right to emigrate
- right to end pregnancy
- right to enjoy one's benefits
- right to enter a country
- right to exact payment
- right to expel a trespasser
- right to express ones' views
- right to expropriate
- right to fish
- right to fly a maritime flag
- right to found a family
- right to frame a constitution
- right to free education
- right to free medical services
- right to freedom
- right to freedom from torture
- right to freedom of expression
- right to freedom of residence
- right to freedom of speech
- right to health
- right to hold a public office
- right to hold property
- right to housing
- right to human dignity
- right to immediate release
- right to impose taxes
- right to impose taxes
- right to independence
- right to inherit
- right to initiate legislation
- right to inspection
- right to interpret laws
- right to intervene
- right to introduce legislation
- right to join an association
- right to jury trial
- right to keep and bear arms
- right to keep arms
- right to possess firearms
- right to kill
- right to land
- right to lease
- right to legal equality
- right to legal representation
- right to legislate
- right to levy taxes
- right to liberty
- right to life
- right to make a decision
- right to make a will
- right to make treaties
- right to manage
- right to maternity leave
- right to medical care
- right to national autonomy
- right to neutrality
- right to nullify laws
- right to one's own culture
- right to oppose
- right to organize unions
- right to ownership of property
- right to personal security
- right to picket
- right to possess firearms
- right to practice law
- right to present witnesses
- right to privacy
- right to private property
- right to property
- right to protection
- right to public trial
- right to publish expression
- right to punish a child
- right to real estate
- right to recall
- right to recover
- right to redeem
- right to redress
- right to regulate trade
- right to remain silent
- right to remarry
- right to rest
- right to rest and leisure
- right to retain counsel
- right to return to work
- right to safety
- right to secede
- right to secede from the USSR
- right to secession
- right to security
- right to security of person
- right to seek elective office
- right to seek pardon
- right to seek refund
- right to self-determination
- right to self-expression
- right to self-government
- right to sell
- right to silence
- right to social insurance
- right to social security
- right to speak
- right to stop a prosecution
- right to strike
- right to sublet
- right to subpoena witness
- right to sue
- right to take water
- right to tariff reduction
- right to tax exemption
- right to terminate a contract
- right to terminate pregnancy
- right to the name
- right to the office
- right to the patent
- right to the voice
- right to think freely
- right to transfer property
- right to travel
- right to treasure trove
- right to trial by jury
- right to use
- right to use firearms
- right to use force
- right to use water
- right to veto
- right to will property
- right to work
- right of defence
- right of defense
- right to collect revenues
- right to collect taxes
- right to exist
- right to existence
- right to issue decrees
- right to issue edicts
- right to labor
- right to labour
- right to self-defence
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English-Ukrainian law dictionary > right
20 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) høyre

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rett, riktig

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rett(ferdig)

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rett, riktig, passende
2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rett(ighet)

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rett

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) høyre

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) høyre(side)
3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) akkurat, rett

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) straks

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rett ved

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) helt

5) (to the right: Turn right.) til høyre

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rett, riktig
4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rette (opp), komme på rett kjøl; ordne

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rette på, gjøre uretten god
5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') greit!; skal bli!

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) høyreorientert

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right

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subst. \/raɪt\/

1) rett

• you have to teach him the difference between right and wrong

du må lære ham forskjellen på rett og galt

2) rettighet, rett (til)

• the suffragettes tried to obtain equal rights for women and men

suffragettene forsøkte å oppnå like rettigheter for kvinner og menn

3) høyre side, høyre hånd

4) ( politikk) høyresiden, høyre fløy

• he belongs to the political right

han hører til den politiske høyresiden

5) ( boksing) høyre, høyreslag

all rights reserved alle rettigheter forbeholdt, kopiering forbudt, ettertrykk forbudt

be in the right ha rett, ha retten på sin side

be within one's rights være i sin fulle rett

• he is quite within his right to say no

han er i sin fulle rett til å si nei

by right of i kraft av, på grunn av

by rights hvis rett skal være rett, med rette

do right gjøre det rette, gjøre rett

• you did right in going there

du gjorde rett i å dra dit

give someone right innrømme at noen har rett, være enig med noen

• you should at least give him right in his first presumption

du burde i det minste gi ham rett i den første antagelsen

have a\/the right to ha rett til å

have someone (bang) dead to rights ( hverdagslig) ha noen i garnet, ta noen på fersken, ha ugjendrivelig bevis for at noen er skyldig

• they had him dead to rights on the car theft

de hadde ham i garnet når det gjaldt biltyveriet

in one's own right i seg selv, ved egen fortjeneste, gjennom arv

• that is an excellent novel in its own right

• Ms Emily Florence is a peeress in her own right

keep to your\/the right gå\/kjør til høyre

• in Norway you keep to the right

i Norge er det høyrekjøring

know right from wrong skille mellom rett og galt

legal right ( jus) rettighet, rett

Miss\/Mr. Right ( hverdagslig) den rette, kvinnen\/mannen i ens liv

of right rettelig, i kraft av noens rettigheter

• it belongs to him of right

det er rettelig hans

on somebody's right til høyre, på høyre side

• there's a door on your right

det er en dør til høyre

put\/set something to rights bringe i orden, få orden på

put things right si det som det er gjøre noe godt igjen

right in personam ( jus) obligatorisk rett

right in rem ( jus) tinglig rett

right of access ( jus) samværsrett

right of action ( jus) søksmålskompetanse

right of appeal ( jus) ankerett, klagerett

right of initiation ( parlamentarisk eller religiøst) initiativ, forslagsrett, innvielsesrett (religiøst)

right of (visit and) search ( sjøfart) visitasjonsrett

right of user bruksrett

rights and duties rettigheter og plikter

rights of assembly forsamlingsrett

right to roam ( jus) fri ferdsel

stand on one's rights stå på sitt, stå på krava, holde på sin rett

to\/on the right til høyre

two wrongs don't make a right se ➢ wrong, 1
II
verb \/raɪt\/

1) rette (seg), rette opp, få på rett kjøl, komme på rett kjøl

• they knew they were safe when the boat finally righted

de visste de var trygge da båten endelig rettet seg opp

• she righted the picture over the couch

hun rettet på bildet over sofaen

2) ( overført) rette opp, gjøre godt igjen, få oppreisning, godtgjøre

• he was righted in court

han fikk oppreisning i retten

3) korrigere, forbedre, rette på, rette

• the piano teacher righted his mistakes

pianolæreren rettet på feilene hans

be righted få oppreisning

right oneself korrigere seg selv rette seg opp, komme på rett kjøl gjenvinne balansen

right someone gi noen oppreisning

right the helm ( sjøfart) legge roret midtskips

right the wrongs gjøre godt igjen, rette opp skade, gi oppreisning

• the authorities will right the wrongs that have been done to these people

myndighetene vil gi oppreisning for skaden som er påført disse menneskene
III
adj. \/raɪt\/

1) rett, riktig, rettmessig

• I want the painting to be delivered to the right owner

jeg vil at maleriet skal bli levert til den rettmessige eieren

• you were right to refuse

det var riktig av deg å avslå

• is your watch right?

går klokken din riktig?

• is this right for Old Trafford?

er dette den riktige veien til Old Trafford?

• the right change

riktige vekslepenger

2) ( også politikk) høyre

3) ( om vinkel) rett, rettvinklet

4) ( om linje) rett

5) ( forsterkende) skikkelig, riktig, ordentlig

• he's a right villain

han er en ordentlig skurk

• she made a right mess of it

hun rotet det skikkelig til

all right greit, i orden, OK, bra

as right as rain eller as right as a trivet helt i orden, både rett og rimelig

at right angles with i rett vinkel på

be a right one være (litt av) en luring

be on the right side of (fifty) være under (femti)

come right ordne seg, bli bra igjen

do\/say the right thing gjøre\/si det rette, gjøre\/si det som passer best

do something in the right way gjøre noe riktig, gjøre noe på riktig måte

do the right thing by someone handle rett overfor noen

do what is right gjøre det rette, handle riktig

get a thing right få orden på noe få oppklart en ting, få klarhet i sakene

get on the right side of someone være på godfot med noen, komme godt overens med noen

get right gå bra, ordne seg

not be right in one's head ikke være helt god, ikke være riktig klok, ikke være vel bevart

on the right hand side på høyre side, på høyre hånd, til høyre

on the right way på rett vei, på rett spor

prove right få\/ha rett

• he proved right

han fikk rett \/ han hadde rett

put a watch right stille klokken

put oneself right with someone komme til forsoning med noen

put one's right hand to it sette alle krefter inn

put\/set right sette på plass, sette tilbake sette i stand, reparere, ordne

put\/set someone right rette på noen, korrigere gjøre noen frisk, helbrede noen hjelpe noen (med) å finne seg til rette

the right man in the right place rett mann på rett sted

the right man\/woman den rette

• she's been searching for years to find the right man

hun har lett i årevis etter den rette

the right time riktig tid, riktig klokke

• what's the right time?

hva er riktig klokke\/tid?

the right wing høyrefløyen

• she belongs to the right wing of her party

hun hører til høyrefløyen i partiet sitt

right you are! eller right oh! da sier vi det!, OK!

that's right! akkurat!, det stemmer!, det er riktig!

too right! (austr.) klart det, det har du rett i, OK

you're right (there) det har du rett i, det er riktig
IV
adv. \/raɪt\/

1) ( om retning) rett, direkte, strake veien

• he went right at him

han gikk rett på ham

2) ( om tid eller sted) akkurat, nøyaktig, straks

3) helt, aldeles

• she planted a hedge right round the house

hun plantet en hekk rundt hele huset

• you can see right to the bottom of this lake

du kan se helt til bunns i dette vannet

4) rett, riktig, på riktig måte

• I found it difficult to act right in that situation

jeg syntes det var vanskelig å handle riktig i den situasjonen

• he got married, if I remember right

han ble gift, hvis jeg husker riktig

5) til høyre

• turn right after the hotel

sving til høyre etter hotellet

6) ( forsterkende) svært, riktig, utmerket, helt

• you know right well what I mean

du vet utmerket godt hva jeg mener

go right klaffe, ordne seg

right ahead rett foran, rett frem

right and left ettertrykkelig, i det vide og brede, etter noter, på alle bauger og kanter

• his father was criticized right and left after the meeting

faren hans ble kritisert på alle bauger og kanter etter møtet

right away eller right off ( spesielt amerikansk) med en gang, straks, med det samme

right dress! ( militærvesen) retning høyre!

right first time! riktig gjettet på første forsøk!

right off skal bli, straks

right of something til høyre for noe.

right on javisst, utmerket rett frem

right turn! ( militærvesen) høyre om!
V
interj. \/raɪt\/

1) OK, javisst, javel

2) nok om det, over til noe annet

3) nemlig

right? ikke sant?

right then OK, da er det i orden

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