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61 ON
on 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) (inn) i, på, oppå3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på, ved, per/pr.4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) på, i9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mot, til10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ved, på11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på, i12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på, med13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved, etter14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) etter2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) (holde) på, videre, etter3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) på, i gang4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) som går på teater/kino5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) på, om bord3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) i gang2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) på gang; på trappene•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
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62 saddle
'sædl 1. noun(a seat for a rider: The bicycle saddle is too high.) sal; sykkelsete2. verb((negative unsaddle) to put a saddle on: He saddled his horse and rode away.)sal--------saleIsubst. \/ˈsædl\/1) ( på hest) sal2) (matlaging, på slakt) rygg, sadel3) ( på sykkel) sete4) ( om hest) salleie5) stolplate6) ( jernbanefag) slede, support7) ( på seletøy) rygglær8) ( teknikk) salstykke (på rør)9) ( sjøfart) salbe firmly (seated) in the saddle eller sit firmly in the saddle sitte trygt\/fast i salen, ha en sikker posisjon\/stillingbe thrown out of the saddle ( også overført) bli kastet ut av salenget into the saddle stige opp i salen, sette seg i salenkeep one's saddle ( også overført) holde seg i salenput the saddle on the wrong horse skylde på feil personIIverb \/ˈsædl\/1) sale, legge sal på2) bebyrde, belemre, belaste3) stige opp i salenbe saddled with ha fått \/ få på halsen, være belastet medsaddle someone with something laste noen for noesaddle something on someone belemre noen med noe legge skylden for noe på noensaddle up sale opp (humoristisk, hverdagslig) gjøre seg klar, forberede segsaddle with bebyrde med, belemre med, belaste med -
63 scent
sent 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) lukte, være, få snusen i2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) lukte lunta, få teften av3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) parfymere2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) duft, parfyme2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) spor, lukt, teft3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) parfyme•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scentaroma--------duft--------lukt--------parfymere--------vellukt--------væreIsubst. \/sent\/1) duft, lukt, eim2) parfyme3) ( også overført) luktesans, nese, teft4) ( ved jakt e.l., også overført) sporbe on the scent of something være på sporet av noe, være like i hælene på noefalse scent villsporget scent of få snusen ihave a keen scent for ha teft for, ha god nese fora hot\/cold scent et ferskt\/gammelt sporthrow\/put somebody off the scent eller put somebody on the wrong scent villede noen, bringe noen på villsporIIverb \/sent\/1) ( også overført) lukte, få snusen i, snuse opp, være2) ( jakt) spore3) ha parfyme på, parfymere4) spre vellukt (i), parfymerescent something out snuse opp noe, oppspore noe -
64 true
tru:1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) sann, riktig2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) riktig, tro3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) trofast4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) ekte, egentlig•- trueness- trulypålitelig--------rett--------riktig--------sannIsubst. \/truː\/( teknikk) nøyaktighet, nøyaktig tilpasningout of true unøyaktig innstilt, unøyaktig tilpasset skjev, skakk ute av planIIverb \/truː\/1) ( teknikk) avpasse, tilpasse, innstille, justere2) rette inn, rette oppIIIadj. \/truː\/1) sann, sannferdig, i overensstemmelse med sannheten2) riktig, nøyaktig, eksakt, tro3) ( biologi) egentlig, ekte4) ekte5) virkelig, oppriktig, sann, faktisk6) ( ofte nedsettende) veritabel, ordentlig, sann7) trofast, lojal8) tilbørlig, rettmessig9) ( spesielt teknikk) rett, jevn, plan10) ( spesielt teknikk) nøyaktig tilpasset, riktig justert13) ( gammeldags) hederlig, ærlig, redeligcome true eller prove true bli til virkelighet, slå til, gå i oppfyllelsefind a true bill (amer., jus) anse en tiltale for å være berettigetgood men and true (om ansette\/respektable menn) gode mennhold true of gjelde forhow true! eller quite true! aldeles korrekt!, det er så sant som det er sagt!make true sanne, bekreftesing on true pitch synge rentthat's true! det stemmer!(it is) true ( innrømmende) ganske riktig, riktig nok, visselig, sant nok, veltrue as steel tro som gulltrue copy (certified) rett kopi bekreftestrue north sant nordtrue of holde stikk når det gjelder, være tilfelle fortrue story sann historietrue to facts i overensstemmelse med faktabe true to form\/type eller run true to form\/type være karakteristisk, være normaltrue to life virkelighetstrotrue to nature naturtrotrue to oneself tro mot sin overbevisning karakterfastbe true to one's word\/promise holde sitt løfte, stå ved sitt ordtrue to seed ( botanikk) frøektebe true to someone\/something være noe(n) tro, være trofast mot noe(n)true to the letter bokstavtrotrue to time til avtalt tid, til fastsatt tidtrue to type raseren ( overført) ikke fornekte seg• take him to the pub, and he is true to typeta ham med på puben, og han fornekter seg ikkeIVadv. \/truː\/1) sant, oppriktig2) presist, eksakt, nøyaktig3) riktig• aim true4) raseren, av ren rasebreed true ( biologi) være i fast kulturspeak\/tell true (amer.) si sannheten, snakke sant -
65 very
'veri 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) meget, svært2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) aller-2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) akkurat den/de (osv.)/da; i samme...2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) på tampen, aller øverst/ytterst (osv.)3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) bare (tanken på)•identiskIadj. \/ˈverɪ\/ ( oftest ubøyd)1) (bekrefter noe utrolig\/usannsynlig) (faktisk) akkurat den\/det\/de, nettopp den\/det\/de2) ( om tid og sted) nøyaktig, presis, nettopp, akkurat, heltakkurat da \/ akkurat i det øyeblikkpå minuttet \/ snarest \/ øyeblikkelig3) selve, selv, selveste4) ren og skjær, lutter5) ( gammeldags eller litterært) sann, virkelig, riktig, kompletta very little litt, lite grann, en anelsein the very act på fersk gjerningthe very idea! ( positivt og negativt) bare tanken!, for en ide!the very opposite den rake motsetning, stikk motsattthe very truth den fulle og hele sannhetthis very day den dag i dag allerede i dag akkurat den\/denne dagenthis very minute på minuttet, snarest, øyeblikkeligIIadv. \/ˈverɪ\/ ( oftest ubøyd)1) meget, svært, veldig, særdeles, spesielt, særs, i høyeste gradmeget god, utmerket2) aller• she was the very first woman to climb Mt. Everesthun var den aller første kvinnen som klatret opp på Mt. Everestat the very least i det minste, iallfallnot very ikke (noe) større, ikke (noe) særlig, ikke (noe) videre langt i frasomeone's very own bare noens, helt for seg selvvery lately (helt) nyligvery well ok, javel, skal bli -
66 abuse
1. ə'bju:z verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) misbruke, mishandle2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) skjelle ut2. ə'bju:s noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) skjellsord2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) misbruk, mishandling•- abusive- abusively
- abusivenessmisbruk--------misbrukeIsubst. \/əˈbjuːs\/1) misbruk, mislighet, uheldig forhold2) ( uten flertall) ukvemsord, spydighet, skjellsord, spott, fornærmelse3) ( også seksuelt) mishandlingabuse of authority\/power ( jus) maktmisbrukheap abuse on somebody overøse noen med skjellsord, skjelle noen utopen to abuse som lett kan misbrukessexual abuse seksuell mishandlinga word of abuse ukvemsordIIverb \/əˈbjuːz\/1) ( også seksuelt) misbruke, mishandle2) håne, fornærme, være uforskammet mot3) ( gammeldags) villede, bedra, forføre -
67 amiss
ə'mis(wrong: Their plans went amiss.) galt, feilslåttIadj. \/əˈmɪs\/feil, feilslått, uheldigIIadv. \/əˈmɪs\/feil, i veien, feilslåttgo amiss være mislykket, slå feilnot be\/go\/come amiss ikke være av veientake something amiss ta noe ille opp misforstå noe -
68 basic
'beisik1) (of, or forming, the main part or foundation of something: Your basic theory is wrong.) grunn-2) (restricted to a fundamental level, elementary: a basic knowledge of French.) grunnleggende, elementær-•basiskadj. \/ˈbeɪsɪk\/1) grunn-, basis-, grunnleggende, fundamental• basic needs are food, water and sleepgrunnleggende behov er mat, vann og søvn2) (kjemi, mineralogi) basiskbasic airman (amer.) menig i flyvåpenetbasic industries basisindustrier, råvareindustrierbasic number (kjemi, innhold av baser i olje) normtall, basetallbasic shaft basisakselbasic slag ( stålindustri og gjødsling) basisk slaggbasic solution basisk oppløsning -
69 Basic
'beisik1) (of, or forming, the main part or foundation of something: Your basic theory is wrong.) grunn-2) (restricted to a fundamental level, elementary: a basic knowledge of French.) grunnleggende, elementær-•basisksubst. \/ˈbeɪsɪk\/( EDB) Basic (BASIC = Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) -
70 between
bi'twi:n1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) (i)mellom2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) (i)mellom, på3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) (dem) imellom, til sammen, ved forente krefter4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) (i)mellom•imellomIadv. \/bɪˈtwiːn\/(i)mellomin between imellom, i mellomtidenIIprep. \/bɪˈtwiːn\/ eller 'tween(i)mellombetween now and then i mellomtidenbetween us\/you\/them sammen, i felleskapbetween you and me eller between ourselves mellom oss, oss imellom(in) between times eller (in) between whiles i mellomtiden, i tiden mellom (to tidspunkt) -
71 blanket
'blæŋkit 1. noun1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) (ull)teppe, pledd2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) lag, teppe, dekke2. adjective(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) allmenn, altomfattende3. verb(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) dekke, skjule; omfatteteppe--------ullteppeIsubst. \/ˈblæŋkɪt\/1) teppe, hestedekke2) poncho3) (amer., matlaging) garneringblanket of clouds skydekke, skybankeblanket of snow snødekkein a blanket ( matlaging) innbakt, tildekketIIverb \/ˈblæŋkɪt\/1) dekke til, dekke over2) ( overført) dekke over, hysje ned, undertrykke3) omfatte, inneholde, innbefatte4) ( sjøfart) stjele vind fra annen seilbåt5) ( militærvesen) være i veien for egen flåtes ildblanket out overskygge, utviskebe born on the wrong side of the blanket ( foreldet) være et kjærlighetsbarn, født utenfor ekteskaptoss someone in a blanket forklaring: tradisjonell skotsk lek der man kaster noen opp og ned i et teppe\/lakenIIIadj. \/ˈblæŋkɪt\/heldekkende, fullstendig dekkende, altomfattende, generell, hel-, full -
72 compensate
'kompənseit1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) oppveie (for), godtgjøre, erstatte, kompensere2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) motvirke, korrigere, oppveie•- compensationkompensereverb \/ˈkɒmpenseɪt\/1) gi erstatning, gi godtgjørelse2) oppveie, utjevne, motvirke, korrigere3) ( også fysikk og psykologi) kompenserecompensate for kompensere for, oppveie for, erstattecompensate somebody for gi noen erstatning for, gi noen godtgjørelse for, holde noen skadesløse for, dekke noens tap for -
73 confess
kən'fes(to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) tilstå, innrømme, vedgå, vedstå (seg); skrifte- confessional
- confessorinnrømme--------tilstå--------vedgåverb \/kənˈfes\/1) tilstå, erkjenne, vedgå, vedstå seg, bekjenne2) bekjenne, skrifteconfess somebody ta noen til skrifte, motta noens skriftemålconfess to something vedgå noe, innrømme noe, erkjenne noe, tilstå noe -
74 correct
kə'rekt 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) rette opp/på, korrigere, avhjelpe2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) rette2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) korrekt, riktig2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) riktig•- corrective
- correctly
- correctnesskorrigere--------rett--------rette--------riktigIverb \/kəˈrekt\/1) rette, rette på, korrigere, beriktige2) justere, stille inn riktig, endre3) irettesette, straffe4) avhjelpe, bøte på, råde bot på, rette påcorrect one's watch by stille klokken ettercorrect proofs lese korrekturcorrect somebody on something rette noe hos noenIIadj. \/kəˈrekt\/1) rett, riktig, feilfri, korrekt2) eksakt, nøyaktig, presis3) faktisk, sann, i overenstemmelse med sannheten4) korrekt, som seg hør og bør, passende5) stilsikker, stilriktig, uklanderligbe correct være riktig, stemme ha rettbe correct for passe forthat's correct! det stemmer! -
75 entry
'entriplural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.)2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.)3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.)4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.)5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.)debut--------entré--------inngangsubst. \/ˈentrɪ\/1) det å gå inn, det å komme inn, inntreden, inntog, innmarsj2) dør, port, forhall, inngangsparti3) adgang, tillatelse til å gå inn, tillatelse til å komme inn4) ( i konkurranse) det å delta, deltakelse, påmelding5) (i dagbok, kassabok e.l.) innføring, postering, notis6) ( i ordbok e.l.) oppslagsord, stikkord, artikkel7) tollangivelse, tolldeklarasjon8) ( jus) overtakelse, tiltredelsebill of entry tolldeklarasjonbookkeeping by double entry dobbel bokføring, dobbelt bokholderibookkeeping by single entry enkel bokføringentries close... påmeldingsfristen går ut...påmeldingsfristen går ut 19. maientry of\/on ( jus) overtakelse av, tiltredelse avforcible entry innbrudd, ta noe utrettmessig i besittelse gjennom makt (jus)main entry hovedartikkelmake an entry of føre\/skrive inn, bokføremake one's entry gjøre sin entré holde sitt inntogNo Entry adgang forbudt! ( samferdsel) innkjørsel forbudt -
76 glance
1. verb(to look very quickly: He glanced at the book; He glanced over the accounts.) kaste et blikk på, ta en titt (på)2. noun(a brief or quick look: I had a glance at the books last night.) blikk, øyekast- glancing- at a glance
- glance offblikkIsubst. \/ɡlɑːns\/1) (raskt) blikk, titt, kikk2) øyekast3) lysglimt, skimmer, glans4) streifing5) hentydning6) (sport, cricket) skjevt slag7) (geologi, gruvedrift, også glance coal)antrasitt(kull), glanskullan idle glance et flyktig blikkat a cursory glance ved et overfladisk blikkat a glance med ett blikk, med én gangat (the) first glance ved første øyekastloving glances kjærlige øyekasttake a glance at ta en titt på, kaste et blikk på, se påIIverb \/ɡlɑːns\/1) kikke, se fort, kaste et raskt blikk på, kaste et flyktig blikk på2) streife3) ( også glance aside\/off) gli av, prelle av, sprette av4) blinke, glimte5) ( også glance at\/upon) hentyde, alludere tilglance at omtale flyktig, streife inn på, hentyde tilglance furtively at kikke stjålent på, se på i smugglance one's eyes over\/down la blikket gli over, la øynene gli overglance over\/through se gjennomwithout glancing at ( overført) uten å tenke på -
77 humour
'hju:mə 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) humor2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) snakke noen etter munnen, føye- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
- - humouredhumorIsubst. \/ˈhjuːmə\/ eller humor1) humor, morsomheter, komikk2) humoristisk litteratur, humoristisk film3) lune, humør, stemningjeg er ikke i humør til å bli motsagt \/ jeg ønsker ikke å bli motsagt4) sinnelag, temperament, lynne5) plutselig innfall6) nykke, pussig trekk, pussighet7) (historisk, fysiologi, også cardinal humour)væske, kroppsvæske• within alternative medicine healers still ascribe diseases to the four cardinal humoursinnen alternativ medisin tilskriver behandlere fremdeles sykdommer til de fire væsketypene (blod, flegma\/slim, gul galle og sort galle)the humour of something det humoristiske ved noe, det morsomme ved noe, det lystige ved noehumours pussigheter, pussige trekkin (a) bad humour i dårlig humørin (a) good humour i godt humørbe in the humour for være i humør til, være klar for, være opplagt til, være rede forout of humour i dårlig humør utilfreds sintput somebody out of humour sette noen i dårlig humør, få noen i dårlig humørsense of humour humoristisk sans, sans for humorwhen the humour takes one når man er i det humøret, når man er i det hjørnetwry humour besk humor, tørr humorIIverb \/ˈhjuːmə\/ eller humor1) føye2) snakke etter munnenhumour somebody føye noensnakke noen etter munnen la noen få viljen sin, la noen få det som de vilhumour somebody's whims føye noen i lunene deres -
78 indignant
in'diɡnənt(angry, usually because of some wrong that has been done to oneself or others: I feel most indignant at the rude way I've been treated; The indignant customer complained to the manager.) arg, harm, indignert- indignationadj. \/ɪnˈdɪɡnənt\/indignert, ergerlig, forarget, opprørt, fornærmetindignant about\/at\/over something oppbrakt over noeindignant with\/at somebody ergerlig på noenmake somebody indignant vekke noens harme, vekke noens indignasjon -
79 mistake
mi'steik 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) forveksle2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) ta feil (av)2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) feil(takelse), misforståelse- mistaken- mistakenlyfeil--------mistakIsubst. \/mɪˈsteɪk\/1) feil, feiltak(else), mistak, feilgrep, blunder, tabbe2) misforståelse, villfarelse3) forveksling• he's a good lad, and no mistakeby mistake ved en feiltakelsein mistake for ved en feiltakelsemake a mistake gjøre en feil, feile, ta feilmake no mistake about it ( hverdagslig) tro ikke noe annet, vær du sikkermistake of fact ( jus) faktisk villfarelsemistake of law ( jus) rettsvillfarelsemy mistake min feil, jeg tar feilyour mistake ( hverdagslig) nå tar du feilII1) misforstå, misoppfatte2) ta feil3) forveksle, ta feil avmistake one's way gå feil, gå (seg) villmistake somebody\/something for forveksle noen\/noe med, ta feil av noen\/noe, ta noen\/noe for å værethere is no mistaking det råder ingen tvil om -
80 mix
miks 1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) blande2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) blande sammen, mikse3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) blande seg4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) komme sammen, omgås2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) blanding2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) blanding, røre•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix upblande--------blandingIsubst. \/mɪks\/1) blanding, sammenblanding2) ( matlaging) miks, blanding3) ( teknikk) miks, lydmiksing4) ( hverdagslig) forvirring, røre, rot5) ( hverdagslig) slagsmål6) ( film) overtoningIIverb \/mɪks\/1) blande (sammen), mikse (sammen), røre sammen2) ( ofte med nektelse) kunne blandes (sammen), kunne mikses (sammen)3) kombinere, forene4) (teknikk, om lyd) mikse5) ( film) overtone6) ( veterinærfag) krysse (raser)7) omgås, ha omgang med, vanke sammen, blande seg8) gå godt sammen, passe sammen, være forenligde går ikke bra sammen \/ de kommer ikke godt overensget (oneself) mixed up with the wrong people havne i dårlig selskapmix in være sosial, være omgjengelig, være harmoniskmix in society delta i selskapslivetmix it (up) ( hverdagslig) havne i slagsmål, begynne å slåssmix up forveksle, forbytte, blande sammen mikse sammenmixed up in involvert i, innblandet imix with somebody (amer.) komme på kant med noenmix with the world være ute blant folk
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get something wrong — phrase to make a mistake about something The police got the name wrong and arrested an innocent man. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: wrong * * * get sth ˈwrong idiom … Useful english dictionary
get someone or something wrong — get (someone or something) wrong : to fail to understand (someone or something) correctly She got the instructions wrong. Don t get me wrong–I like his parents. They re just a little too strict. You ve got it all wrong! [=you have misunderstood… … Useful english dictionary
wrong — [rôŋ] adj. [ME, crooked, twisted, wrong < OE wrang < ON rangr, wrangr, wrong, twisted: for IE base see WRING] 1. not in accordance with justice, law, morality, etc.; unlawful, immoral, or improper 2. not in accordance with an established… … English World dictionary
get someone/something wrong — MISUNDERSTAND, misinterpret, misconstrue, mistake, misread, take amiss; get the wrong idea/impression; informal get the wrong end of the stick, be barking up the wrong tree. → wrong … Useful english dictionary
get something wrong — to make a mistake about something The police got the name wrong and arrested an innocent man … English dictionary
wrong — 1 adjective 1 NOT CORRECT saying, believing, or depending on something that is not correct: Your calculations must be wrong. | be wrong to think/say: I m sorry; I was wrong to assume that you wanted to go. | prove sb wrong: I wish you d stop… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wrong — wrong1 W1S1 [rɔŋ US ro:ŋ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not correct)¦ 2 be wrong (about somebody/something) 3¦(problems)¦ 4¦(not the right one)¦ 5¦(not morally right)¦ 6¦(not suitable)¦ 7¦(not working)¦ 8 be the wrong way round/around 9 the wrong way up … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrong — wrong1 [ rɔŋ ] adjective *** 1. ) not accurate or correct: INCORRECT: We must have gone the wrong way. the wrong answer a ) not sensible: Think about this carefully you don t want to make the wrong decision. b ) used for saying that someone s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wrong — [[t]rɒ̱ŋ, AM rɔ͟ːŋ[/t]] ♦♦ wrongs, wronging, wronged 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If you say there is something wrong, you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation, person, or thing you are talking about. Pain is… … English dictionary
