wrong [rɒŋ]
adjective
1 (morally) (bad) malo; (unfair) injusto
it's wrong to steal stealing is wrong robar está mal
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
2 (incorrect, mistaken) [+answer] incorrecto; [+calculation, belief] equivocado
the wrong answer la respuesta incorrecta
he made a number of wrong assumptions se equivocó al hacer ciertas suposiciones; to be wrong [+person] equivocarse; estar equivocado
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
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
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 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
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
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
adverb
malto 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
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
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
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
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 did her wrong se portó mal con ella
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
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