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121 go wrong
1) перестать работать, испортиться, выйти из строяIf your appendix goes wrong, we can take it out and have you back on active duty in almost no time at all. (J. Heller, ‘Catch-22’, ch. XVIII) — Если ваш аппендикс не в порядке, мы вас оперируем. Не успеете оглянуться, как вернетесь в часть.
Laura and Hilda each accepted a cigarette, and a light from Eric's neat little lighter, which, like Eric, never went wrong. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Festival’, part I, ch. 1) — Лаура и Хильда взяли по сигарете. Они прикурили от маленькой изящной зажигалки Эрика, которая, как и ее владелец, никогда не выходила из строя.
At a desolate place something went wrong with the motor. (S. Heym, ‘Of Smiling Peace’, ch. 7) — Мотор заглох как раз в таком месте, где кругом не было ни души.
2) испортиться, сгнить (напр., о фруктах)The fruit has gone wrong. (DEI) — Фрукты погнили.
3) вести предосудительный образ жизни, сойти с пути истинного, свихнуться, согрешить‘Aw Jesus’, muttered one, ‘have we gotta hear how another good girl went wrong?’ (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Tuesday I’) — - Боже мой, - тихо проговорила одна из девушек, - неужели придется выслушать еще одну историю о том, как свихнулась хорошая девчонка.
4) не выйти, не получиться; потерпеть неудачу, провалиться; разладиться; случиться, произойти (о чём-л. неприятном)Some shoddy millionaire had put her into a speculation. It had gone wrong, and he had not thought it necessary to pay up her losses. (R. Hichens, ‘Bella Donna’, ch. I) — Какой-то липовый миллионер втянул миссис Ченстоу в спекуляцию. Спекуляция с треском провалилась, а он и не подумал возместить ей потери.
Nina: "It's not so easy to be charming when everything goes wrong." (A. Bennett, ‘The Love-Match’, sc. IV) — Нина: "Не так-то просто быть очаровательной, когда все не ладится."
If anything had gone wrong, I would have had to take the blame - that's the Army, Miss Wallace. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. 7) — В случае неудачи отвечать пришлось бы мне - так уж водится в армии, мисс Уоллес.
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122 what's wrong with something
expr interrog infmlWhat would be wrong with inviting all of them? — А ничего, если мы их всех пригласим?
What's wrong with seeing him now? — А что, я не могу его видеть, что ли? Что тут такого?
What's wrong with speaking one's mind? — А что, я не могу сказать, что я думаю?
What's wrong with an occasional drink? — Что за беда, если человек пропустит иногда рюмку-другую?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what's wrong with something
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123 rub smb. the wrong way
разг.(rub smb. the wrong way (уст. stroke smb. the wrong way of the hair))раздражать, изводить кого-л.; ≈ гладить против шерсти; см. тж. rub smb. up the right waySomebody's been stroking him the wrong way of the 'air [= hair]. (A. Trollope, ‘Castle Richmond’, book I, ch. XIII) — Кто-то гладит его против шерсти.
There was something about him that rubbed me the wrong way. (H. Robbins, ‘A Stone for Danny Fisher’, book IV, ch. 14) — В Макси было что-то, действующее мне на нервы.
Stella: "Lately you been doing all you can think of to rub her the wrong way..." (T. Williams, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, sc. VII) — Стелла: "Ты все время изводил Бланш как только мог..."
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124 to put a wrong construction on something
malinterpretar algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put a wrong construction on something
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125 to be on the wrong/dark/shady side of something
to be on the wrong/dark/shady side of somethingestar no lado errado de alguma coisa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be on the wrong/dark/shady side of something
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126 do something along/on the wrong lines
do something along/on the wrong linesEnglish-Dutch dictionary > do something along/on the wrong lines
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127 get something/someone wrong
get something/someone wrongiets/iemand verkeerd begrijpen/misverstaan -
128 go the right/wrong way about something
go the right/wrong way about somethingiets op de juiste/verkeerde wijze aanpakkenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > go the right/wrong way about something
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