wrong in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wrong in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.wrong [Brit rɒŋ, Am rɔŋ] N

II.wrong [Brit rɒŋ, Am rɔŋ] ADJ

1. wrong (incorrect):

wrong (ill-chosen)
in the wrong place at the wrong time
to go the wrong way/to the wrong place
to take the wrong turning Brit or turn Am
everything I do is wrong
to say the wrong thing

2. wrong (reprehensible, unjust):

it is wrong to do
it's wrong to cheat
it was wrong of me/you to do
it is wrong for sb to do
it is wrong that
+ subj it is wrong that the poor should go hungry
il n'y a pas de mal à qc
(so) what's wrong with that?

III.wrong [Brit rɒŋ, Am rɔŋ] ADV

See also stick

I.stick [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] N

III.stick <pret, pp stuck> [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] VB trans

IV.stick <pret, pp stuck> [Brit stɪk, Am stɪk] VB intr

wrong-headed [Brit, Am ˌrɔŋˈhɛdəd] ADJ

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
morally wrong

Translations for wrong in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

wrong in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wrong in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] ADJ

II.wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] ADV

III.wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] N

IV.wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] VB trans form

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to bark up the wrong tree

Translations for wrong in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
wrong
to get sth wrong
the wrong way
to rub sb up the wrong way
to be wrong
to be very wrong to +infin
wrong
to stroke a dog the wrong way
to rub sb up the wrong way
at the wrong moment
wrong
to go the wrong way
wrong

wrong Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bark up the wrong tree
to rub sb (up Aus, Brit) the wrong way
to stroke a dog the wrong way
to have got it all wrong
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Each time though, he's reverted back to the perfectly sculpted quiff which he just can't go wrong with.
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Jax is still confident that nothing will go wrong and promises her that everything and everyone will be alright.
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If you're feeling especially cruel, tot up the wrong guesses while the other team is playing and make them all drink a finger for every one.
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Suddenly, he notices something wrong with his face; he claws at his face, peeling away the skin to reveal burning embers beneath the skin.
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The relief column marches on towards the fort but heat, lack of water and a sand castle building competition gone wrong decimates the force to a handful.
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They carry on a furtive relationship which leaves him torn between the passion, and knowing that he is doing something wrong.
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She also becomes overwhelmingly upset over relatively small occurrences such as leaving laundry out in the rain and putting the wrong condiments on her food.
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Occasionally operating on the wrong level occurs, as does failure to recognize an extruded or sequestered disc fragment.
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For example, tortious liability is founded on a general concept of an unlawful civil wrong.
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Principled pacifism holds that violence of any form is an inappropriate response to conflict, and is morally wrong.
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