wrong

wrong
roŋ
1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) equivocado, erróneo, incorrecto
2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) equivocado
3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) malo
4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) inadecuado, impropio, inoportuno
5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) que no va bien, que no funciona

2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) mal, incorrectamente

3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) mal

4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) ser injusto con, juzgar, agraviar
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong

wrong1 adj
1. incorrecto / erróneo
the wrong answer la respuesta incorrecta
2. equivocado / mal / que no es
this is the wrong house esta casa no es
they arrested the wrong man detuvieron al hombre que no era
3. malo
stealing is wrong robar es malo
wrong2 adv mal
I must have heard wrong debo de haber oído mal
to get something wrong equivocarse
to go wrong estropearse / averiarse
the TV went wrong se estropeó la tele
wrong3 n mal
the difference between right and wrong la diferencia entre el bien y el mal
wrong
tr[rɒŋ]
adjective
1 (erroneous) erróneo,-a, equivocado,-a, incorrecto,-a
a wrong answer una respuesta incorrecta
we're going the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal
my watch is wrong mi reloj anda mal
they arrested the wrong man detuvieron al hombre que no era, detuvieron al hombre equivocado
he was driving on the wrong side of the road conducía por el carril contrario
she played a wrong note tocó una nota falsa
2 (mistaken) equivocado,-a
we proved him wrong demostramos que estaba equivocado
that's just where you're wrong ahí es donde te equivocas
I was wrong about you te había juzgado mal
you're wrong in thinking that ... te equivocas si piensas que ...
3 (evil, immoral) malo,-a; (unacceptable, unfair) injusto,-a
stealing is wrong robar es malo
I've done nothing wrong no he hecho nada malo
you were wrong not to tell me hiciste mal en no decírmelo
it seems all wrong to me a mí me parece injusto
4 (amiss) mal
something's wrong here aquí pasa algo
what's wrong? ¿qué pasa?
is anything wrong? ¿pasa algo?
what's wrong with him? ¿qué le pasa?
5 (unsuitable) inadecuado,-a, impropio,-a; (time) inoportuno,-a
she's the wrong person for the job no es la persona adecuada para el puesto
I think I said the wrong thing creo que he dicho algo no debía
he was in the wrong place at the wrong time estaba en el sitio equivocado en el momento inoportuno
adverb
1 mal, incorrectamente, equivocadamente
you've spelt it wrong lo has escrito mal
I must have heard wrong debo de haber oído mal
you're doing it wrong lo estás haciendo mal
noun
1 (evil, bad action) mal nombre masculino
children know right from wrong los niños saben distinguir entre el bien y el mal
she can do no wrong in his eyes para él, todo lo que ella hace está bien
2 (injustice) injusticia; (offence) agravio
many wrongs have been done in the name of the church se han cometido muchas injusticias en nombre de la iglesia
transitive verb
1 (treat unfairly) ser injusto,-a con; (judge unfairly) juzgar mal; (offend) agraviar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be from the wrong side of the tracks ser de los barrios bajos
to be in the wrong (mistaken) estar equivocado,-a 2 (at fault) tener la culpa
to be on the wrong side of forty «(fifty etc)» tener cuarenta (cincuenta etc) años bien cumplidos
to be wrong (person) estar equivocado,-a, no tener razón, equivocarse
to have/get the wrong number (tel) confundirse de número, equivocarse de número
to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick coger el rábano por las hojas
to get somebody wrong malinterpretar a alguien
to get something wrong equivocarse, no acertar
to go down the wrong hole/way atragantarse
to go wrong (things in general) salir mal 2 (make a mistake) equivocarse 3 (go wrong way) equivocarse de camino; (machine, device) romperse, estropearse; (plan) fallar, fracasar
to right a wrong deshacer un entuerto
two wrongs don't make a right no se subsana un error cometiendo otro
wrong side out al revés
you can't go wrong (giving directions) no tiene pérdida
wrong ['rɔŋ] vt, wronged ; wronging : ofender, ser injusto con
wrong adv
: mal, incorrectamente
wrong adj, wronger ['rɔŋər] ; wrongest ['rɔŋəst]
1) evil , sinful: malo, injusto, inmoral
2) improper , unsuitable: inadecuado, inapropiado, malo
3) incorrect: incorrecto, erróneo, malo
a wrong answer: una mala respuesta
4)
to be wrong : equivocarse, estar equivocado
wrong n
1) injustice: injusticia f, mal m
2) offense: ofensa f, agravio m (en derecho)
3)
to be in the wrong : haber hecho mal, estar equivocado
wrong
v.
agraviar v.
injuriar v.
ofender v.
adj.
desacertado, -a adj.
equivocado, -a adj.
erróneo, -a adj.
incorrecto, -a adj.
inexacto, -a adj.
injusto, -a adj.
mal adj.
adv.
injustamente adv.
mal adv.
n.
agravio s.m.
daño s.m.
entuerto s.m.
error s.m.
injuria s.f.
injusticia s.f.
mal s.m.
perjuicio s.m.
sinrazón s.m.
tuerto s.m.

I rɔːŋ, rɒŋ
adjective
1)
a) (incorrect, inappropriate)<answer> equivocado

the answer is wrong — la respuesta está mal or equivocada, la respuesta es incorrecta or (frml) errónea

the time given in the newspaper was wrong — la hora que salió en el periódico estaba mal

you've given me the wrong change — se ha equivocado al darme el cambio

we've taken the wrong bus — nos hemos equivocado de autobús

he went in the wrong direction — tomó or (esp Esp) cogió para dónde no debía

my food went down the wrong way — la comida se me fue por el otro lado (fam)

I did it the wrong way — lo hice mal

you're in the wrong job, you should be a painter — te has equivocado de oficio, deberías ser pintor

this is the wrong time to mention the subject — éste no es (el) momento oportuno para mencionar el tema

it's the wrong time of year for cherries — no es época de cerezas

she always says the wrong thing — siempre dice lo que no debe

the picture is the wrong way up — el cuadro está al revés

I'm the wrong person to ask — no soy la persona indicada para contestar esa pregunta

b) (mistaken) (pred)

to be wrong — estar* equivocado

he was wrong about the date — estaba equivocado respecto de la fecha

I was wrong about her — la había juzgado mal

2) (morally)

stealing is wrong — robar está mal

I was wrong to abandon him — hice mal en dejarlo

you were wrong to shout at her like that — no debiste haberle gritado así, estuviste mal en gritarle así

I haven't done anything wrong — no he hecho nada malo

there's nothing wrong with a drink now and then — tomarse una copa de vez en cuando no tiene nada de malo

what's wrong with that? — ¿qué hay de malo en eso?

3) (amiss) (pred)

what's wrong? — ¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?

there's something wrong with her — algo le pasa

something's wrong with the lock — la cerradura no anda bien, algo le pasa a la cerradura

there's nothing wrong with your heart — su corazón está perfectamente bien

4) (reverse)

the wrong side — el revés


II
adverb <answer> mal, incorrectamente

I assume you're paying - well, you assume wrong — imagino que pagas tú - pues estás en un error or te equivocas

I did it all wrong — lo hice todo mal

to get something wrong: you've got your facts wrong estás mal informado; you've got it all wrong: we're trying to help you no has entendido nada: estamos tratando de ayudarte; to get somebody wrong (colloq): I got him all wrong me equivoqué totalmente con él; don't get me wrong no me malinterpretes; to go wrong \<\<machinery\>\> estropearse, descomponerse* (AmL); \<\<plans\>\> salir* mal, fallar; it's straight ahead, you can't go wrong siga derecho, no se puede perder or (Esp tb) no tiene pérdida; he began to go wrong at college — en la universidad empezó a ir por mal camino


III
noun
a) u c (immoral action) mal m; (injustice) injusticia f

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

in her eyes he can do no wrong — para ella, es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to be in the wrong —: estar* equivocado

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

b) c (Law) agravio m

IV
transitive verb (frml)

she had been wronged by her family — su familia había sido muy injusta con ella

[rɒŋ]
1. ADJ
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

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

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 *

2.
ADV 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

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 (Mex) *; (Mech) 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

3.
N 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

right 3., 1)
4.
VT ser injusto con

you wrong me — eso no es justo

to feel that one has been wronged — sentirse agraviado

* * *

I [rɔːŋ, rɒŋ]
adjective
1)
a) (incorrect, inappropriate)<answer> equivocado

the answer is wrong — la respuesta está mal or equivocada, la respuesta es incorrecta or (frml) errónea

the time given in the newspaper was wrong — la hora que salió en el periódico estaba mal

you've given me the wrong change — se ha equivocado al darme el cambio

we've taken the wrong bus — nos hemos equivocado de autobús

he went in the wrong direction — tomó or (esp Esp) cogió para dónde no debía

my food went down the wrong way — la comida se me fue por el otro lado (fam)

I did it the wrong way — lo hice mal

you're in the wrong job, you should be a painter — te has equivocado de oficio, deberías ser pintor

this is the wrong time to mention the subject — éste no es (el) momento oportuno para mencionar el tema

it's the wrong time of year for cherries — no es época de cerezas

she always says the wrong thing — siempre dice lo que no debe

the picture is the wrong way up — el cuadro está al revés

I'm the wrong person to ask — no soy la persona indicada para contestar esa pregunta

b) (mistaken) (pred)

to be wrong — estar* equivocado

he was wrong about the date — estaba equivocado respecto de la fecha

I was wrong about her — la había juzgado mal

2) (morally)

stealing is wrong — robar está mal

I was wrong to abandon him — hice mal en dejarlo

you were wrong to shout at her like that — no debiste haberle gritado así, estuviste mal en gritarle así

I haven't done anything wrong — no he hecho nada malo

there's nothing wrong with a drink now and then — tomarse una copa de vez en cuando no tiene nada de malo

what's wrong with that? — ¿qué hay de malo en eso?

3) (amiss) (pred)

what's wrong? — ¿qué pasa?

what's wrong with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?

there's something wrong with her — algo le pasa

something's wrong with the lock — la cerradura no anda bien, algo le pasa a la cerradura

there's nothing wrong with your heart — su corazón está perfectamente bien

4) (reverse)

the wrong side — el revés


II
adverb <answer> mal, incorrectamente

I assume you're paying - well, you assume wrong — imagino que pagas tú - pues estás en un error or te equivocas

I did it all wrong — lo hice todo mal

to get something wrong: you've got your facts wrong estás mal informado; you've got it all wrong: we're trying to help you no has entendido nada: estamos tratando de ayudarte; to get somebody wrong (colloq): I got him all wrong me equivoqué totalmente con él; don't get me wrong no me malinterpretes; to go wrong \<\<machinery\>\> estropearse, descomponerse* (AmL); \<\<plans\>\> salir* mal, fallar; it's straight ahead, you can't go wrong siga derecho, no se puede perder or (Esp tb) no tiene pérdida; he began to go wrong at college — en la universidad empezó a ir por mal camino


III
noun
a) u c (immoral action) mal m; (injustice) injusticia f

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

in her eyes he can do no wrong — para ella, es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to be in the wrong —: estar* equivocado

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

b) c (Law) agravio m

IV
transitive verb (frml)

she had been wronged by her family — su familia había sido muy injusta con ella


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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