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wrong

[rɒŋ]

sustantivo

1mal (m) (immoral actions)

to know right from wrong -> distinguir el bien del mal
he can do no wrong -> lo hace todo bien
to do somebody wrong -> agraviar a alguien
to right a wrong -> deshacer un entuerto
two wrongs don't make a right (Prov) -> vengándose no se consigue nada
to be in the wrong -> ser el/la culpable

adjetivo

2malo(a) (morally bad)

stealing is wrong -> robar está mal
it was wrong of you not to tell me -> hiciste mal en no decírmelo

3incorrecto(a), erróneo(a) (incorrect, mistaken)

to be wrong -> estar equivocado(a), equivocarse; (person) ser incorrecto(a) or erróneo(a) (answer)
my watch is wrong -> mi reloj va mal
you chose the wrong moment -> no escogiste el momento oportuno
don't get the wrong idea -> no te equivoques
I did/said the wrong thing -> hice/dije lo que no debía
to drive on the wrong side of the road -> conducir or manejar por el lado contrario de la carretera (Am)
to catch somebody on the wrong foot (sentido figurado) -> coger or (español de España) agarrar a alguien desprevenido(a) (Am)
to start or get off on the wrong foot (sentido figurado) -> empezar con mal pie
to go about it the wrong way (sentido figurado) -> hacerlo mal
to get on the wrong side of somebody (sentido figurado) -> ponerse a mal con alguien
to back the wrong horse (sentido figurado) -> apostar por el perdedor
you have the wrong number -> se ha equivocado de número (on phone)

4(amiss)

what's wrong? -> ¿qué pasa?
what's wrong with you? -> ¿qué te pasa?
is anything wrong? -> ¿pasa algo?
to be wrong in the head (familiar) -> estar chiflado(a) or (español de España) zafado(a) or (Am) rayado(a) (RP)
there's something wrong with this machine -> a este aparato le pasa algo

adverbio

5mal (morally)

he admitted he had done wrong -> admitió que había hecho mal

6mal (incorrectly)

to go wrong -> salir mal; (plan) equivocarse (make mistake)
to guess wrong -> no acertar, equivocarse
don't get me wrong, I like her -> no me malentiendas, (ella) me cae bien

verbo transitivo

7agraviar, tratar injustamente

wrong [rong]

sustantivo

1Injuria, injusticia (injustice), agravio, perjuicio, detrimento conocido, mal, daño, perjuicio.

2Culpa, sinrazón.

3Error, extravío, falsedad.

You are in the wrong -> Vd

sustantivo

adjetivo

4Injusto, que viola el derecho o la justicia; malo, no derecho ni digno.

5Erróneo, inexacto, incorrecto, falso; irregular, equivocado, que no conviene.

I took the wrong glove -> cogí un guante en lugar de otro
Wrong side -> envés, el revés, el lado malo
Wrong side out (ward) -> al envés, al revés
To be wrong -> ser malo; no ser justo, no tener razón
To be very wrong -> tener mucha culpa
That is wrong -> eso no es justo, eso es malo, no es eso
Wrong measures -> medidas falsas, malas, -adv
To be in the wrong -> no tener razón, estar equivocado
To do wrong -> obrar o hacer mal; hacer daño, causar perjuicio

no tiene razó Mal, sin razón, sin causa, injustamente, al revés, Right or wrong, a tuertas o a derechas, por fas o por nefas, a diestro o a siniestro; a trochemoche.

1Hacer daño a, causar perjuicio, ofender.

2Agraviar (offend), injuriar, hacer alguna injusticia.

va.

wrong [rɒŋ]

adjective

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

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

I think hunting is wrong it's wrong for her to have to beg it's wrong that she should have to beg

there's nothing wrong in thatin no hay nada malo en eso

that was very wrong of youof ahí en eso has hecho muy mal;or

you were wrong to do thatto hacer eso estuvo mal por tu parte

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

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

Don't be silly. All you did was invite her for a drink, there's nothing wrong with that there's nothing wrong with hoping that ...

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

a wrong answer points will be deducted for wrong answers her guess was wrong the belief that you can work better under pressure is quite wrong her calculations were wrong

the wrong answer la respuesta incorrecta

the answer is wrong

he made a number of wrong assumptions se equivocó al hacer ciertas suposiciones; to be wrong [+person] equivocarse; estar equivocado

I'm sorry, but you're wrong

that is wrong eso no es exacto cierto;or the information they gave us was wrong la información que nos dieron era incorrecta

you're wrong about thatabout ahí en eso estás equivocado;or

I was wrong about him OK, so I was wrong about him, he's a nice guy after all

that clock is wrongclock ese reloj anda marcha mal;or

the letter has the wrong date on itdate la carta tiene la fecha equivocada

you've opened the packet at the wrong endend has abierto el paquete por el lado que no es; has abierto el paquete al revés

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

I'm in the wrong jobjob tengo un puesto que no me conviene

he's got the wrong kind of friendskind no tiene los amigos apropiados

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

she married the wrong manman se equivocó al casarse con él

you've picked the wrong [man] if you want someone to mend a fuse

to play a wrong notenote tocar una nota falsa

you have the wrong numbernumber (Telec) se ha equivocado de número

it's the wrong oneone no es el/la que hace falta

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

it's in the wrong placeplace está mal situado; está mal colocado

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

wrong sideside [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 thingthing decir/hacer algo inoportuno

at the wrong timetime inoportunamente

we were on the wrong traintrain nos habíamos equivocado de tren

the wrong [use] of drugs

the wrong way roundway 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 por el camino viejo;or

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3 (amiss)

is anything something wrong?or ¿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

Your translation's fine, there's nothing wrong with it I had a look at your watch but, as far as I can make out, there's nothing wrong with it He's always complaining about some ailment or other, but actually there's nothing wrong with him, he's as fit as a fiddle

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

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

to be wrong in the head (informal) estar chiflado; (informal)

adverb

mal

to answer wronganswer contestar mal; contestar incorrectamente

you did wrong to insult himdid hiciste mal en insultarle

you're doing it all wrongdoing lo estás haciendo todo mal

you've done it wrongdone lo has hecho mal

to get sth wrongget equivocarse en algo

You've got the sum wrong He got the figures wrong They got it wrong again you've got your facts wrong

the accountant got his sums wrong (informal) el contable se equivocó al hacer las cuentas; don't get me wrong (informal) no me malinterpretes; you've got it all wrong (informal) (misunderstood) no has entendido nada

You've got it all wrong — you're the one I love, not her how wrong can you get! It turns out he's not dead after all. How wrong can you get!

to go wronggo [+person] (on route) equivocarse de camino; (in calculation) equivocarse; (morally) ir por el mal camino; [+plan] salir mal; malograrse; (Peru) cebarse; (Méx) (informal) (Mec) fallar; estropearse

Nothing can go wrong now Everything went wrong that day

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

Take the first turning on the left and you'll see the church on your right. You can't go wrong It's very simple to construct, you can't really go wrong You can't go far wrong if you choose a Volvo you can't go wrong with this brand you won't go far wrong if you ...

noun

mal; (m)

to do sb a wrongdo hacer mal a algn

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

he can do no wrong in her eyes

he did her wrong se portó mal con ella

Oh, I know Wyville did her wrong but I did not think she would take such a cruel revenge you do me wrong in thinking that ... You do me wrong in thinking that I support the King

to be in the wrongin (guilty) obrar mal; (mistaken) estar equivocado

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

It's ironic but by showing restraint, Israel has put Saddam Hussein clearly in the wrong

to right a wrongright deshacer un agravio; acabar con un abuso

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

right

verb:transitive

ser injusto con

you wrong me eso no es justo; to feel that one has been wronged sentirse agraviado

Verb Conjugation for "wrong"

Imperative

wrong
you wrong
he/she wrongs
we wrong
you wrong
they wrong

Preterite

I wronged
you wronged
he/she wronged
we wronged
you wronged
they wronged

Present Continuous

I am wronging
you are wronging
he/she is wronging
we are wronging
you are wronging
they are wronging

Present Perfect

I have wronged
you have wronged
he/she has wronged
we have wronged
you have wronged
they have wronged

Past Continuous

I was wronging
you were wronging
he/she was wronging
we were wronging
you were wronging
they were wronging

Past Perfect

I had wronged
you had wronged
he/she had wronged
we had wronged
you had wronged
they had wronged

Future

I will wrong
you will wrong
he/she will wrong
we will wrong
you will wrong
they will wrong

Future Perfect

I will have wronged
you will have wronged
he/she will have wronged
we will have wronged
you will have wronged
they will have wronged

Future Continuous

I will be wronging
you will be wronging
he/she will be wronging
we will be wronging
you will be wronging
they will be wronging

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been wronging
you have been wronging
he/she has been wronging
we have been wronging
you have been wronging
they have been wronging

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been wronging
you will have been wronging
he/she will have been wronging
we will have been wronging
you will have been wronging
they will have been wronging

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been wronging
you had been wronging
he/she had been wronging
we had been wronging
you had been wronging
they had been wronging

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