wrong

equivocado

mal

wrong(rang)

adjective

1. (incorrect)

a. equivocado

Sorry, I gave you the wrong number.

Lo siento, te di un número equivocado.

b. incorrecto

This answer is wrong; you added instead of subtracting.

Esta respuesta es incorrecta; sumaste en vez de restar.

2. (immoral)

a. malo

It's wrong to throw trash on the street.

Es malo tirar la basura en la calle.

adverb

3. (incorrectly)

a. mal

I wrote your name wrong. Can you spell it for me again?

Escribí mal tu nombre. ¿Me lo deletreas otra vez?

noun

4. (morality)

a. el mal

(M)

My grandmother taught me right from wrong.

Mi abuela me enseñó la diferencia entre el bien y el mal.

transitive verb

5. (to harm)

a. hacer daño

If you've wronged someone, you should ask for forgiveness.

Si le has hecho daño a alguien, debes pedirle perdón.

wrong

Noun

1. (immoral actions)

a. el mal

(M)

to know right from wrongdistinguir el bien del mal

he can do no wronglo hace todo bien

to do somebody wrongagraviar a alguien

to right a wrongdeshacer un entuerto

2. (prov)

a.

two wrongs don't make a rightvengándose no se consigue nada

to be in the wrongser el/la culpable

adjective

3. (morally bad)

a. malo(a)

stealing is wrongrobar está mal

it was wrong of you not to tell mehiciste mal en no decírmelo

4. (incorrect, mistaken)

a. incorrecto(a), erróneo(a)

to be wrongestar equivocado(a), equivocarse

my watch is wrongmi reloj va mal

you chose the wrong momentno escogiste el momento oportuno

don't get the wrong ideano te equivoques

I did/said the wrong thinghice/dije lo que no debía

to drive on the wrong side of the roadconducir or

5. (fig)

a.

to start or get off on the wrong footempezar con mal pie

6. (fig)

a.

to go about it the wrong wayhacerlo mal

7. (fig)

a.

to get on the wrong side of somebodyponerse a mal con alguien

8. (fig)

a.

to back the wrong horseapostar por el perdedor

you have the wrong numberse ha equivocado de número

9. (amiss)

a.

what's wrong?¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you?¿qué te pasa?

is anything wrong?¿pasa algo?

10. (colloquial)

a.

to be wrong in the headestar chiflado(a), zafado(a), rayado(a)

there's something wrong with this machinea este aparato le pasa algo

adverb

11. (morally)

a. mal

he admitted he had done wrongadmitió que había hecho mal

12. (incorrectly)

a. mal

to go wrongsalir mal

to guess wrongno acertar, equivocarse

don't get me wrong, I like herno me malentiendas, (ella) me cae bien

transitive verb

13. (general)

a. agraviar, tratar injustamente

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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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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 [use] of drugs

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

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 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 (informal)

adverb

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

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 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

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 wrong [+person] (on route) equivocarse de camino; (in calculation) equivocarse; (morally) ir por el mal camino; [+plan] salir mal; malograrse; (Peru) cebarse (informal); (Méx) (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 wrong 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 wrong (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 wrong deshacer un agravio; acabar con un abuso

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

right

transitive verb

ser injusto con

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