wrong in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wrong in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.wrong [rɒŋ] ADJ

1. wrong (not correct):

wrong

pogrešan

it's all wrong

potpuno je pogrešno

sorry, you've got the wrong number

žao mi je, dobili ste pogrešan broj

he got the answer wrong

dao je pogrešan odgovor

to be proved wrong

shvatiti grešku

to be wrong about sth

grešiti u vezi sa nečim

2. wrong pred (amiss):

is there anything wrong?

da li nešto nije u redu?

what's wrong with you today?

šta je sa tobom danas?

3. wrong (morally reprehensible):

wrong

loš

wrong

pogrešan

it was wrong of her to ...

bilo je loše od nje što ...

4. wrong pred (not functioning properly):

something's wrong with the television

nešto nije u redu sa televizorom

Phrases:

to get out of bed on the wrong side

ustati na levu nogu

to get hold of the wrong end of the stick

razumeti potpuno pogrešno

to fall into the wrong hands

pasti u pogrešne ruke

II.wrong [rɒŋ] ADV

1. wrong (incorrectly):

wrong

pogrešno

to spell sth wrong

napisati nešto pogrešno

2. wrong (in a morally reprehensible way):

wrong

loše

3. wrong (amiss):

to go wrong things

izjaloviti se

to go wrong people

iskvariti se

III.wrong [rɒŋ] N

1. wrong no pl (moral reprehensibility):

to know right from wrong

umeti razlikovati dobro od lošeg

2. wrong no pl (unjust action):

wrong

krivica f

wrong

nepravda f

Phrases:

to be in the wrong (mistaken)

ne biti u pravu

to be in the wrong (mistaken)

grešiti

to be in the wrong (reprehensible)

biti kriv

IV.wrong [rɒŋ] VB trans usu passive form (treat unjustly)

to wrong sb

naškoditi nekome

to wrong sb (judge character unjustly)

učiniti nepravdu

wrong-'head·ed ADJ pej

wrong-headed person

tvrdoglav pej

wrong-headed idea, plan

bezuman

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to go horribly wrong

krenuti užasno naopako

morally right/superior/wrong

moralno ispravan/superioran/pogrešan

to bark up the wrong tree

biti u zabludi

to bark up the wrong tree

biti na pogrešnom putu

to dial the wrong number

birati pogrešan broj

to get one's sums wrong Brit

preračunati se

there is a law against driving on the wrong side of the road

zabranjeno je voziti pogrešnom stranom ulice

to get out of the wrong side of the bed

ustati na levu nogu

any number of things could go wrong

sve može da krene naopako

wrong Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bark up the wrong tree

biti u zabludi

to bark up the wrong tree

biti na pogrešnom putu

any number of things could go wrong

sve može da krene naopako

to get on the wrong side of sb

zameriti se nekome

these figures have come out wrong

ove brojke su loše izračunate

to be on the right/wrong track

biti na pravom/pogrešnom putu

to get hold of the wrong idea

pogrešno nešto razumeti

sorry, you've got the wrong number

žao mi je, dobili ste pogrešan broj

it was wrong of her to ...

bilo je loše od nje što ...

to fall into the wrong hands

dospeti u pogrešne ruke

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The plot is largely a retread of the original movie - nothing wrong with that - but it feels strangely dated, derivative rather than a fresh re-interpretation.

www.smh.com.au

Have you ever been standing in line to pay a cashier when something went wrong with the electronic cash register?

edmontonjournal.com

Each time though, he's reverted back to the perfectly sculpted quiff which he just can't go wrong with.

metro.co.uk

I believe people can feel and hear when music is dishonest and motivated by the wrong reasons.

en.wikipedia.org

They couldn't be more wrong and, as time will tell, may eventually be forced to accept the inevitability of their own obsolescence.

en.wikipedia.org

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.

en.wikipedia.org

For example, tortious liability is founded on a general concept of an unlawful civil wrong.

en.wikipedia.org

A wrong answer on the question will cause the contestant to drop back down to $10,000.

en.wikipedia.org

Suddenly, he notices something wrong with his face; he claws at his face, peeling away the skin to reveal burning embers beneath the skin.

en.wikipedia.org

These "wrong" intercessors, with their passionate prayers for the unborn, had no idea they were rattling chains hidden deep within my heart every time they prayed.

www.lifenews.com