wrong

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BrE /rɒŋ/ AmE /rɔːŋ/

adjective, noun, adverb, verb en → es

1 ERROR [adjective] A2

not correct or accurate; incorrect

incorrecto, equivocado

Collocations wrong answer · wrong number

  • I think I've got the wrong date.

    Creo que tengo la fecha equivocada.

2 MORAL [adjective] B1

not morally acceptable or right; bad

incorrecto, malvado

Collocations wrong behavior · morally wrong

  • It's morally wrong to steal.

    Robar es moralmente incorrecto.

3 OPPOSITE [adjective] A2

the opposite of right; left

izquierda, opuesto a la derecha

Collocations wrong direction · turn wrong

  • You've gone the wrong way.

    Has ido por el camino incorrecto.

4 ILLNESS [adjective] A2

sick; unwell

enfermo, indispuesto

Collocations wrong with somebody/something · feel wrong

  • There's something wrong with the car.

    Hay algo mal con el coche.

5 GO AGAINST [verb] B1

to go against or be contrary to a rule, law, etc.

ir en contra de

  • take something wrong
  • He took the law into his own hands and did what he thought was right, but it was wrong.

    Tomó la ley en sus propias manos y hizo lo que pensaba que era correcto, pero fue incorrecto.

6 GO IN THE WRONG DIRECTION [verb] B1

to go in the wrong direction or to a place that is not intended

ir en dirección equivocada, tomar el camino incorrecto

  • go wrong
  • The car broke down and went wrong.

    El coche se averió y tomó el camino incorrecto.

7 GO WRONG [verb] B1

to go wrong; to have problems or fail

ir mal, tener problemas

  • go wrong
  • The experiment went wrong.

    El experimento salió mal.

8 BE WRONG [verb] B1

to be incorrect or mistaken; to make a mistake

equivocarse, cometer un error

  • be wrong about somebody/something
  • I'm afraid I was wrong.

    Lamento haberme equivocado.

Phrasal verbs

go wrong FAIL B1

ir mal, tener problemas

  • The experiment went wrong.

    El experimento salió mal.

take something wrong MISINTERPRET B2

malinterpretar, tomar a mal

  • I took your comment the wrong way.

    Tomé tu comentario de la manera incorrecta.

go off the rails LOSE CONTROL C1

perder el control, salirse de los carriles

  • His life went off the rails after he lost his job.

    Su vida perdió el control después de perder su trabajo.

go down the wrong way SWALLOW INCORRECTLY B1

ir por la vía incorrecta, tragar mal

  • I nearly choked because I swallowed it down the wrong way.

    Casi me asfixié porque lo tragué por la vía incorrecta.

go off course DEVIATE B2

desviarse del curso, irse de la ruta

  • The project went off course.

    El proyecto se desvió del curso.

Idioms

be all wrong B2

estar completamente equivocado, estar todo mal

  • You're completely wrong about him.

    Estás completamente equivocado sobre él.

go to the wrong side of bed C1

levantarse de mal humor, tener un mal despertar

  • He woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

    Se levantó con el pie izquierdo esta mañana.

be off the mark C1

estar fuera de lugar, estar incorrecto

  • Your comments are completely off the mark.

    Tus comentarios están completamente fuera de lugar.