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transitive verbfalsch einsetzen [Energien]; in die falsche Richtung schicken [nach dem Weg Fragenden]* * *(to direct wrongly: She was misdirected, and ended up in the wrong street.) irreleiten* * *mis·di·rect[ˌmɪsdɪˈrekt, AM -dəˈ-]vt1. (send in wrong direction)▪ to \misdirect sb/sth jdn/etw in die falsche Richtung schicken, jdn/etw fehlleitento \misdirect a letter einen Brief falsch adressierento \misdirect luggage/a shipment Gepäck/eine Sendung fehlleitento \misdirect a child ( fig) ein Kind [erzieherisch] fehlleiten [o irreleiten2. (aim wrongly)▪ to \misdirect sth etw in die falsche Richtung lenken▪ to be \misdirected energies, resources falsch eingesetzt [o vergeudet] werden; criticism, praise, remark unangebracht [o unangemessen] [o fehl am Platz] sein▪ to \misdirect sb jdn falsch unterrichten [o belehren]to \misdirect a jury Geschworene falsch belehren* * *['mIsdɪ'rekt]vt1) letter (= send to wrong address) fehlleiten; (= address wrongly) falsch adressieren; energies falsch einsetzen, vergeuden; pass, volley falsch platzieren; person (= send astray) in die falsche Richtung schicken; (= misinform) falsch informieren, eine falsche Auskunft geben (+dat); (JUR) jury falsch belehren2) campaign, operation schlecht durchführen* * *misdirect v/t1. a) jemanden in die falsche Richtung schickenb) einen Brief etc fehlleiten2. seine Energie etc vergeuden:misdirected charity falsch angebrachte Wohltätigkeit* * *transitive verbfalsch einsetzen [Energien]; in die falsche Richtung schicken [nach dem Weg Fragenden]* * *v.falsch adressieren ausdr.fehlleiten v.irreleiten v.
См. также в других словарях:
Wrongly — Wrong ly, adv. In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives. And yet wouldst wrongly win. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrongly — adverb 1 incorrectly or in a way that is not based on facts: You re holding the racket wrongly. | Matthew was wrongly diagnosed as having a brain tumour. 2 in a way that is unfair or immoral: wrongly convicted/imprisoned/accused/blamed: Human… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wrongly — wrong|ly [ˈrɔŋli US ˈro:ŋ ] adv 1.) not correctly or in a way that is not based on facts ≠ ↑rightly ▪ Matthew was wrongly diagnosed as having a brain tumour. ▪ His name had been wrongly spelt. 2.) in a way that is unfair or immoral ≠ ↑rightly ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrongly — wrong|ly [ rɔŋli ] adverb * not correctly, or by mistake: The two women were wrongly accused of murder. I filled in the form wrongly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wrongly */ — UK [ˈrɒŋlɪ] / US [ˈrɔŋlɪ] adverb not correctly, or by mistake The two women were wrongly accused of murder. I filled in the form wrongly … English dictionary
wrongly — adverb /ˈrɒŋli,ˈrɔːŋli/ a) In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly. I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job. b) Incorrectly; by error. Syn: incorrectly, mistakenly … Wiktionary
wrongly — See wrong, wrongly … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
wrongly — adv. Wrongly is used with these verbs: ↑accuse, ↑act, ↑advise, ↑attribute, ↑believe, ↑claim, ↑convict, ↑diagnose, ↑execute, ↑identify, ↑imply, ↑imprison … Collocations dictionary
wrongly — wrong ► ADJECTIVE 1) not correct or true; mistaken or in error. 2) unjust, dishonest, or immoral. 3) in a bad or abnormal condition; amiss. ► ADVERB 1) in a mistaken or undesirable manner or direction. 2) with an incorrect result. ► … English terms dictionary
wrongly — adverb 1. without justice or fairness (Freq. 1) wouldst not play false and yet would wrongly win Shakespeare • Derived from adjective: ↑wrong 2. in an inaccurate manner (Freq. 1) he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had… … Useful english dictionary
wrongly advised — index misadvised Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
