wrong in the 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

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

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

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

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

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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

wrong in the PONS Dictionary

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

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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

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majorly wrong
malísimo
majorly wrong
chunguísimo Spain sl
to address sth wrong
enviar algo a una dirección equivocada

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wrong Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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...
she got in with the wrong crowd
se juntó con quien no le convenía
there's nothing wrong with your stomach
su estómago está perfectamente
to fall into the wrong hands
caer en manos equivocadas
to do sb (a) wrong (in doing sth)
portarse mal con alguien (al hacer algo)
to get hold of the wrong idea
hacerse una idea equivocada
to be on the right/wrong track
ir por buen/mal camino fig
I was only wrong by 3 euros
me he equivocado solo en 3 euros
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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
Occasionally operating on the wrong level occurs, as does failure to recognize an extruded or sequestered disc fragment.
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A wrong answer on the question will cause the contestant to drop back down to $10,000.
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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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Without it, the code may deadlock if values were coming in the wrong order.
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There are dark, harmonious, and sonorous things that envelop you in a mystery that it is wrong to illumine.
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Each time though, he's reverted back to the perfectly sculpted quiff which he just can't go wrong with.
metro.co.uk
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.
metro.co.uk
And it has other things wrong with it, like chalkiness.?
news.nationalpost.com
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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