WRONG - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. wrong [Am rɔŋ, Brit rɒŋ] ADJ

1.1. wrong (incorrect, inappropriate):

wrong answer

equivocado

the answer is wrong

la respuesta está mal or equivocada

the answer is wrong

la respuesta es incorrecta or form errónea

the time given in the newspaper was wrong

la hora que salió en el periódico estaba mal

he drew the wrong conclusion

sacó una conclusión equivocada

you've given me the wrong change

se ha equivocado al darme el cambio

the book is in the wrong place

el libro no está donde debería or debiera

the book is in the wrong place

el libro no está en su sitio or en su lugar

we've taken the wrong bus

nos hemos equivocado de autobús

he went in the wrong direction

tomó para dónde no debía

he went in the wrong direction

cogió para dónde no debía esp Spain

a crumb went down the wrong way

se me atragantó una miga

a crumb went down the wrong way

una miga se me fue por el otro camino inf

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

este no es (el) momento oportuno para mencionar el tema

it's the wrong time of year for cherries

no es época de cerezas

those shoes are the wrong thing to wear

esos zapatos no son los apropiados

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

1.2. wrong (mistaken) pred:

to be wrong

estar equivocado

you're wrong: the answer is 62

estás equivocado: la respuesta es 62

I thought it was silver, but I was wrong

creí que era plata, pero estaba en un error or me equivoqué

I hope you're/I'm wrong

¡ojalá te equivoques/me equivoque!

he was wrong about the date

estaba equivocado respecto de la fecha

I was wrong about her

la había juzgado mal

you were wrong in your suspicions

tus sospechas eran infundadas

you were wrong to assume that he would help you

te equivocaste al pensar que te ayudaría

2. wrong (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

you were wrong to shout at her like that

estuviste mal en gritarle así

is it so wrong to want a little happiness?

¿qué hay de malo en querer un poco de felicidad?

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. wrong (amiss) pred:

what's wrong?

¿qué pasa?

you're very quiet, is something/anything wrong?

¿estás muy callado, te pasa algo?

what's wrong with you?

¿qué te pasa?

what's wrong with you?

¿qué tienes?

there's something wrong with her

algo le pasa

there's something wrong with my elbow

tengo algo en el codo

something's wrong with the lock

la cerradura no anda bien

something's wrong with the lock

algo le pasa a la cerradura

there's nothing wrong with your heart

su corazón está perfectamente bien

I can't see anything wrong with the engine

parece no haber ningún problema con el motor

4. wrong (reverse):

the wrong side

el revés

II. wrong [Am rɔŋ, Brit rɒŋ] ADV

wrong answer:

wrong

mal

wrong

incorrectamente

they spelled my name wrong

escribieron mal mi nombre

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 sth wrong you've got your facts wrong

estás mal informado

you've got it wrong: she's Spanish, not French

estás equivocado: es española, no francesa

you've got it all wrong: we're trying to help you

no has entendido nada: estamos tratando de ayudarte

to get sb wrong inf I got him all wrong

me equivoqué totalmente con él

don't get me wrong

no me malinterpretes

to go wrong machinery:

estropearse

to go wrong machinery:

descomponerse LatAm

to go wrong plans:

salir mal

to go wrong plans:

fallar

something's gone badly wrong with our marriage

algo ha fallado por su base en nuestro matrimonio

it's straight ahead, you can't go wrong

siga derecho, no se puede perder

it's straight ahead, you can't go wrong

siga derecho, no tiene pérdida Spain

follow the instructions and you won't go far wrong

siga las instrucciones y no se equivocará

he began to go wrong at college

en la universidad empezó a ir por mal camino

a nice girl gone wrong

una buena chica que se ha echado a perder

III. wrong [Am rɔŋ, Brit rɒŋ] N

1. wrong U or C:

wrong (immoral action)

mal m

wrong (injustice)

injusticia f

to know right from wrong

saber distinguir entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

you did wrong to tell her

hiciste mal en decirle

in her eyes he can do no wrong

para ella, es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to do sb (a) wrong (be unjust)

ser injusto con alguien

to do sb (a) wrong (treat badly)

portarse mal con alguien

to be in the wrong

estar equivocado

you know you were in the wrong

tú sabes que hiciste or obraste mal

to put sb in the wrong , the fact that you lied puts you in the wrong

el haber mentido te incrimina

she only said it to put me in the wrong

lo dijo solo para hacerme quedar mal

two wrongs don't make a right

con un error no se subsana otro

2. wrong C LAW:

wrong

agravio m

IV. wrong [Am rɔŋ, Brit rɒŋ] VB trans form

she had been wronged by her family

su familia había sido muy injusta con ella

you wrong him

lo juzgas mal

wrong-foot [Am ˈˌrɑŋ ˈfʊt, Brit ˌrɒŋˈfʊt] VB trans

1. wrong-foot SPORTS:

wrong-foot opponent

hacer(le) un amago a

wrong-foot opponent

hacer(le) un amague a

wrong-foot opponent

desubicar LatAm

2. wrong-foot (take by surprise, disconcert):

wrong-foot

agarrar desprevenido

wrong-foot

pillar desprevenido

Spanish

English

sinrazón

wrong

entuerto

wrong

deshacer un entuerto

to right a wrong

incorrecto (incorrecta) respuesta

wrong

equivocado (equivocada)

wrong

dio una respuesta equivocada

he gave the wrong answer

los datos estaban equivocados

the information was wrong

marqué un número equivocado

I dialed the wrong number

equivocado (equivocada)

wrong

si piensas que te voy a ayudar estás muy equivocado

if you think you're going to get any help from me, you're wrong o you're very much mistaken

envés

wrong side

pues están muy equivocados — ¡eso!

well, they're quite wrong! — exactly!

desacertar

to be wrong

a contrapié adverb phrase

on/with the wrong foot

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] ADJ

1. wrong (not right):

wrong answer

incorrecto, -a

to be wrong about sth

equivocarse en algo

to be wrong about sb

juzgar mal a alguien

he is wrong in thinking that ...

se equivoca si piensa que...

to be in the wrong place

estar mal colocado

to be plainly wrong

estar completamente equivocado

to get the wrong number

equivocarse de número

sorry, wrong number!

lo siento, se ha equivocado (de número)

to go the wrong direction

tomar el camino equivocado

to prove sb wrong

demostrar que alguien se equivoca

2. wrong (not appropriate):

wrong

inoportuno, -a

to do/say the wrong thing

hacer/decir lo que no se debe

she's the wrong person for the job

no es la persona adecuada para el trabajo

this is the wrong time to ...

no es el momento oportuno para...

the wrong side of town

una mala zona de la ciudad

she got in with the wrong crowd

se juntó con quien no le convenía

3. wrong (bad):

is there anything wrong?

¿te pasa algo?

what's wrong with you today?

¿qué te pasa hoy?

there's nothing wrong with your stomach

su estómago está perfectamente

something's wrong with the television

el televisor no funciona bien

4. wrong LAW, REL:

wrong

mal

it is wrong to do that

está mal hacer eso

it was wrong of him (to do that)

ha hecho muy mal (en hacer eso)

what's wrong with that?

¿qué hay de malo en ello?

Phrases:

to fall into the wrong hands

caer en manos equivocadas

the wrong side

el revés

to go down the wrong way food, drink

bajar por mal sitio

II. wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] ADV

1. wrong (incorrectly):

wrong

incorrectamente

to do sth wrong

hacer algo mal

to get sth wrong

equivocarse en algo

to get it wrong

comprender mal

you got it wrong — it's Maria who's coming, not Marina

no lo has entendido — es María quien viene, no Marina

don't get me wrong

no me malinterpretes

to go wrong

equivocarse

to go wrong (stop working)

estropearse

to go wrong (stop working)

descomponerse Mex

to go wrong (fail)

salir mal

after 500 m turn to the left, you can't go wrong

siga recto 500 m y gire a la izquierda, no tiene pérdida

2. wrong (in a morally reprehensible way):

wrong

mal

to do sth wrong

hacer algo mal

III. wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] N

1. wrong no pl a. LAW, REL:

wrong

mal m

(to know) right from wrong

saber distinguir entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

to put sb in the wrong

echar la culpa a alguien

to do sb no wrong

no hacer nada malo a alguien

2. wrong (unjust action):

wrong

injusticia f

to do sb (a) wrong (in doing sth)

portarse mal con alguien (al hacer algo)

to right a wrong

enderezar un entuerto

to suffer a wrong

sufrir una injusticia

Phrases:

to do wrong

obrar mal

he can do no wrong

es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to be in the wrong (not right, mistaken)

estar equivocado

to be in the wrong (do something bad)

actuar mal

IV. wrong [rɒŋ, Am rɑ:ŋ] VB trans form

to wrong sb (treat unjustly)

ser injusto con alguien

to wrong sb (judge unjustly)

juzgar mal a alguien

wrong-headed ADJ pej

wrong-headed person

cerril

wrong-headed concept, idea, plan

desatinado, -a

majorly wrong

malísimo

majorly wrong

chunguísimo Spain sl

to address sth wrong

enviar algo a una dirección equivocada

Spanish

English

decisión errónea

wrong decision

número equivocado

wrong number

a destiempo

at the wrong moment

a contrapelo tb. fig

the wrong way

indebido (-a)

wrong

equivocar

to get wrong

equivocarse

to be wrong

equivocarse en [o de] algo

to be wrong about sth

equivocarse de camino

to take the wrong way

equivocarse de número (de teléfono)

to dial the wrong number

equivocarse de tranvía

to take the wrong tram

equivocarse de puerta

to take the wrong door

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. wrong [rɔŋ] ADJ

1. wrong (not right):

wrong answer

incorrecto, -a

to be wrong about sth

equivocarse en algo

to be wrong about sb

juzgar mal a alguien

he is wrong in thinking that...

se equivoca si piensa que...

to be in the wrong place

estar mal colocado

to be plainly wrong

estar completamente equivocado

to get the wrong number

equivocarse de número

sorry, wrong number!

lo siento, se ha equivocado (de número)

to go the wrong direction

tomar el camino equivocado

to prove sb wrong

demostrar que alguien se equivoca

2. wrong (not appropriate):

wrong

inoportuno, -a

to do/say the wrong thing

hacer/decir lo que no se debe

she's the wrong person for the job

no es la persona adecuada para el trabajo

this is the wrong time to...

no es el momento oportuno para...

the wrong side of town

una mala zona de la ciudad

she got in with the wrong crowd

se juntó con quien no le convenía

3. wrong (bad):

is there anything wrong?

¿te pasa algo?

what's wrong with you today?

¿qué te pasa hoy?

there's nothing wrong with your stomach

su estómago está perfectamente

something's wrong with the television

el televisor no funciona bien

4. wrong LAW, REL:

wrong

mal

it is wrong to do that

está mal hacer eso

it was wrong of him (to do that)

ha hecho muy mal (en hacer eso)

what's wrong with that?

¿qué hay de malo en ello?

Phrases:

to fall into the wrong hands

caer en manos equivocadas

to go down the wrong way food, drink

bajar por mal sitio

II. wrong [rɔŋ] ADV

1. wrong (incorrectly):

wrong

incorrectamente

to do sth wrong

hacer algo mal

to get sth wrong

equivocarse en algo

to get it wrong

entender mal

you got it wrong, it's Maria who's coming, not Marina

no lo has entendido, es María quien viene, no Marina

don't get me wrong

no me malinterpretes

to go wrong

equivocarse

to go wrong (stop working)

estropearse

to go wrong (stop working)

descomponerse Mex

to go wrong (fail)

salir mal

after 300 feet turn to the left, you can't go wrong

siga recto 100 m y gire a la izquierda, no tiene pérdida

2. wrong (in a morally reprehensible way):

wrong

mal

to do sth wrong

hacer algo mal

III. wrong [rɔŋ] N

1. wrong a. LAW, REL:

wrong

mal m

(to know) right from wrong

saber distinguir entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

to put sb in the wrong

echar la culpa a alguien

to do sb no wrong

no hacer nada malo a alguien

2. wrong (unjust action):

wrong

injusticia f

to do sb (a) wrong (in doing sth)

portarse mal con alguien (al hacer algo)

to right a wrong

enderezar un entuerto

to suffer a wrong

sufrir una injusticia

Phrases:

to do wrong

obrar mal

he can do no wrong

es incapaz de hacer nada malo

to be in the wrong (not right, mistaken)

estar equivocado

to be in the wrong (do something bad)

actuar mal

IV. wrong [rɔŋ] VB trans form

to wrong sb (treat unjustly)

ser injusto con alguien

to wrong sb (judge unjustly)

juzgar mal a alguien

wrong-headed ADJ pej

wrong-headed person

cerril

wrong-headed concept, idea, plan

desatinado, -a

to address sth wrong

mandar algo a una dirección equivocada

Spanish

English

a destiempo

at the wrong moment

decisión errónea

wrong decision

número equivocado

wrong number

equivocar

to get wrong

equivocar

to be wrong

equivocarse en [o de] algo

to be wrong about sth

equivocarse de camino

to take the wrong way

equivocarse de número (de teléfono)

to dial the wrong number

equivocarse de tranvía

to take the wrong tram

equivocarse de puerta

to take the wrong door

errar en la respuesta

to give the wrong answer

errar en el camino

to take the wrong road

errar en el camino fig

to make the wrong choice

errar la vocación

to choose the wrong career

no has sabido escoger

you've made the wrong choice

ir descaminado

to be on the wrong track

Present

I	wrong
you	wrong
he/she/it	wrongs
we	wrong
you	wrong
they	wrong

Past

I	wronged
you	wronged
he/she/it	wronged
we	wronged
you	wronged
they	wronged

Present Perfect

I	have	wronged
you	have	wronged
he/she/it	has	wronged
we	have	wronged
you	have	wronged
they	have	wronged

Past Perfect

I	had	wronged
you	had	wronged
he/she/it	had	wronged
we	had	wronged
you	had	wronged
they	had	wronged