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say sth amiss

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1 amiss

1. predicative adjective
(wrong) verkehrt; falsch

is anything amiss? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?
2. adverb
take something amiss — etwas übel nehmen

come or go amiss — ungelegen kommen

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[ə'mis]
adjective

(wrong: Their plans went amiss.) verkehrt

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amiss

[əˈmɪs]

I. adj pred verkehrt

I knew that something was \amiss ich wusste, dass etwas nicht stimmte

we could find nothing \amiss wir konnten keinen Fehler feststellen

II. adv

a word of apology would not go \amiss eine Entschuldigung könnte nicht schaden

to take sth \amiss etw übelnehmen

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[ə'mɪs]
1. adj pred

there's something amiss —

what's amiss with you? (liter) — was fehlt Ihnen (denn)?

2. adv

to take sth amiss (Brit) — (jdm) etw übel nehmen

to speak amiss of sb — schlecht über jdn sprechen

to say something amiss — etwas Falsches or Verkehrtes sagen

a drink would not come or go amiss — etwas zu trinken wäre gar nicht verkehrt

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amiss [əˈmıs] präd adj & adv verkehrt, falsch:

is sth amiss? stimmt etwas nicht?, ist etwas nicht in Ordnung?;

there is sth amiss (with it, with him) etwas stimmt nicht oder etwas ist nicht in Ordnung (damit, mit ihm);

it would not be amiss es würde nichts schaden ( for him to do it wenn er es täte);

come amiss ungelegen kommen;

… may ( oder would) not come amiss … könnte(n) nicht schaden;

say sth amiss etwas Falsches sagen;

take amiss übel nehmen

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1. predicative adjective
(wrong) verkehrt; falsch

is anything amiss? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?
2. adverb
take something amiss — etwas übel nehmen

come or go amiss — ungelegen kommen

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adj.

fehlend adj.

schlecht adj.

verkehrt adj. adv.

verkehrt adv.

English-german dictionary > amiss
2 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
3 wrong

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

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

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
rub up
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
4 pasa

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar) \ \
pasa es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: pasa pasar
pasa sustantivo femenino raisin
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían pasa the other cars weren't able to get past; no dejan pasa a nadie they're not letting anyone through; pasa de largo to go right o straight past; pasa por la aduana to go through customs; es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami; ¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?; pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house; pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasa por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; puede pasa a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasa de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasaá por la puerta it won't go through the door
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!; haga pasa al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please 3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier 4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasa de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasa it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time 5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasa por hermanas they could pass for sisters;
ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasa por una crisis to go through a crisis
( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …; pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may; siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same; ¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq); ¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?; ¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?; ¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?; eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody; no le pasó nada nothing happened to him 1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now; un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly; ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly! 2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over; [ efecto] to wear off; [ dolor] to go away 3 ( arreglárselas) pasa sin algo to manage without sth verbo transitivo 1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake
2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasa algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasa la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle 3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasa la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe; hay que pasale una plancha it needs a quick iron 4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show 5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass 6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasa por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit 1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer? 2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on 1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;
fuimos a Toledo a pasa el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself 2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal 1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasase al enemigo to go over to the enemy
2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;
¿podrías pasate por el mercado? could you go down to the market? 3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad; [ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked
1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasa f Culin raisin
pasa de Corinto, currant
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark ' pasa' also found in these entries: Spanish: adivinar - alterna - alterno - apoltronarse - así - atusarse - barriga - ciruela - contrabando - le - limpia - limpio - olímpicamente - pasar - trastada - uva - cháchara - colgar - entender - fuera - mentira - mijo - parte - por - que - te - tesoro - tiempo - trácala - ver English: about - come over - couch potato - currant - dust - give - gripe - half - happen - harm - hell - hiatus - joke - jump out - loaf - matter - moon over sb - mope about - mope around - outdoorsman - overdo - pass - passing - prune - raisin - step inside - sultana - tick away - trouble - under - up - what - wrong - amiss - by - do - get - go - hurt - inside - problem - sit - something - thing - wait

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[rɒŋ]
1. adj

1) (morally) sbagliato (-a), riprovevole, (unfair) ingiusto (-a), sbagliato (-a), (wicked) cattivo (-a)

it's wrong to steal, stealing is wrong — non si deve rubare

lying is wrong — non si dicono le bugie

you were wrong to do that — hai sbagliato a fare così

what's wrong with a drink now and again? — che c'è di male nel bere un bicchierino ogni tanto?

2) (incorrect) sbagliato (-a), errato (-a)

to be wrong — (answer) essere sbagliato (-a), (in doing, saying) avere torto, sbagliarsi

I was wrong in thinking that... — avevo torto a pensare che...

you are wrong about that — ti sbagli

the information they gave us was wrong — le informazioni che ci hanno dato erano sbagliate

the wrong answer — la risposta sbagliata

you've got the wrong number — ha sbagliato numero

3) (improper, not sought, not wanted) sbagliato (-a), inadatto (-a)

to say/do the wrong thing — dire/fare qc che non va

4)

(amiss) is anything or something wrong? — c'è qualcosa che non va?

what's wrong (with you)? — che cos'hai?, cosa c'è che non va?

what's wrong with her? — cos'ha?

there's nothing wrong — va tutto bene

sth must be wrong — dev'esserci qc che non va

there is something wrong with my lights — le luci non funzionano bene

what's wrong with your arm? — cos'hai al braccio?

what's wrong with the car? — cos'ha la macchina che non va?

to be wrong in the head fam — essere un po' tocco (-a)

2. adv

(spell, pronounce) in modo sbagliato, erroneamente

to do sth wrong — sbagliare

you've done it wrong — hai sbagliato

you're doing it all wrong — stai sbagliando tutto

you did wrong to do it — hai fatto male agendo così

to get sth wrong — sbagliare qc

don't get me wrong fam — non fraintendermi

to go wrong — (on route) sbagliare strada, (in calculation) sbagliarsi, commettere un errore, (morally) prendere una cattiva strada, (plan etc) andare male, fallire

the robbery went wrong and they got caught — la rapina è andata male e li hanno presi

something went wrong with the brakes — è successo qualcosa ai freni

you can't go wrong — non puoi sbagliarti

you won't go far wrong if you follow his advice — non rischi più di tanto a seguire il suo consiglio

3. n

1) (evil) male m

to do wrong — far (del) male

he can do no wrong in her eyes — ai suoi occhi lui è perfetto

2) (unjust act) torto

to do sb a wrong — fare un torto a qn

to be in the wrong — avere torto

to put sb in the wrong — mettere qn dalla parte del torto

to right a wrong — riparare a un torto

to suffer a wrong — subire un torto

4. vt

fare (un) torto a

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2. adverb

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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
7 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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amiss — a|miss1 [əˈmıs] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: miss mistake, failure ] if something is amiss, there is a problem = ↑wrong ▪ Elsa continued as if nothing was amiss. amiss with/in ▪ There s something amiss in their relationship.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
amiss — 1 adverb 1 sth would not come/go amiss informal used to say that something would be suitable or useful in a situation: A cup of tea wouldn t go amiss. 2 take sth amiss to feel upset or offended about something that someone has said or done 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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