Слово англійською: wrong

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Переклад wrong українською: пога́ний (непра́вильний і т. д.)

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wrong

adjective
/rɔːŋ/

    not correct

  1. not right or correct
    • I got all the answers wrong.
    • He was driving on the wrong side of the road.
    • Sorry, I must have dialled the wrong number.
    • You're holding the camera the wrong way up!
    • That picture is the wrong way round.
    • I soon realised I'd taken a wrong turn.
    • He got all his calculations wrong.
    • The information is just plain wrong.
    opposite right
  2. [not before noun] (of a person) not right about something/somebody synonym mistaken
    • I think she lives at number 44, but I could be wrong.
    • wrong about something/somebody You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all.
    • wrong to do something We were wrong to assume that she'd agree.
    • She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened.
    • (informal) Correct me if I'm wrong (= I may be wrong) but didn't you say you two knew each other?
    • (informal) If you think I'm happy, you're dead wrong.
    • (informal) You think you've beaten me but that's where you're wrong.
    • (informal) ‘I thought this might interest you because I know you like boxing.’ ‘You're not wrong (= you are absolutely right). I love boxing.’
    Synonyms wrongwrongfalse ▪ mistaken ▪ incorrect ▪ inaccurate ▪ misguided ▪ untrueThese words all describe something that is not right or correct, or somebody who is not right about something.wrong not right or correct; (of a person) not right about somebody/​something:
    • I got all the answers wrong.
    • We were wrong to assume she’d agree.
    false not true or correct; wrong because it is based on something that is not true or correct:
    • A whale is a fish. True or false?
    • She gave false information to the insurance company.
    mistaken wrong in your opinion or judgement; based on a wrong opinion or bad judgement:
    • You’re completely mistaken about Jane.
    incorrect (rather formal) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes:
    • Many of the figures were incorrect.
    inaccurate wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes:
    • The report was badly researched and quite inaccurate.
     incorrect or inaccurate?A fact, figure or spelling that is wrong is incorrect; information, a belief or a description based on incorrect facts can be incorrect or inaccurate; something that is produced, such as a film, report or map, that contains incorrect facts is inaccurate.misguided wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly:
    • In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.
    untrue not based on facts, but invented or guessed:
    • These accusations are totally untrue.
    Patterns
    • to be wrong/​mistaken about something
    • wrong/​false/​mistaken/​incorrect/​inaccurate/​untrue information
    • a(n) false/​mistaken/​incorrect/​inaccurate/​misguided belief
    • a(n) wrong/​incorrect answer
    3.

    causing problems

  3. [not before noun] causing problems or difficulties; not as it should be
    • Is anything wrong? You look worried.
    • ‘What's wrong?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’
    • wrong with somebody/something There's something wrong with the printer.
    • I have something wrong with my foot.
    • The doctor could find nothing wrong with him.
    4.

    not suitable

  4. [usually before noun] not suitable, right or what you need
    • wrong something for something He's the wrong person for the job.
    • wrong for something She's simply wrong for this job.
    • wrong something to do I realized that it was the wrong thing to say.
    • Most people think that the country is heading in the wrong direction.
    • It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to).
    • We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands.
    • She's all wrong for you.
    5.

    not morally right

  5. [not usually before noun] not morally right or honest
    • This man has done nothing wrong.
    • wrong to do something It is wrong to tell lies.
    • It's morally wrong to kill somebody.
    • wrong of somebody (to do something) It was wrong of me to get so angry.
    • wrong with doing something What's wrong with eating meat?
    • wrong with something There's nothing inherently wrong with this type of nostalgia.
    • wrong that… It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did.
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    • gnat
    • gnaw
    • gnome
    • haute cuisine
    • heir
    • herb
    • honour
    • hors d’oeuvre
    • hour
    • knack
    • knee
    • kneel
    • knife
    • knight
    • knit
    • knob
    • knock
    • knot
    • know
    • knuckle
    • psalm
    • psephology
    • psychic
    • ptarmigan
    • pterodactyl
    • psychology
    • wrangle
    • wrap
    • wreath
    • wreck
    • wrench
    • wrestle
    • wriggle
    • wring
    • write
    • wrong
    • bomb
    • climb
    • crumb
    • doubt
    • lamb
    • limb
    • ascent
    • fascinate
    • muscle
    • scene
    • scissors
    • height
    • right
    • sleigh
    • weight
    • align
    • campaign
    • design
    • foreign
    • malign
    • reign
    • unfeigned
    • balmy
    • calm
    • calf
    • half
    • yolk
    • autumn
    • column
    • condemn
    • damn
    • hymn
    • solemn
    • bristle
    • fasten
    • listen
    • mortgage
    • soften
    • thistle
    • wrestle
    • biscuit
    • build
    • circuit
    • disguise
    • guilty
    • league
    • rogue
    • vague
    • yacht
    • answer
    • sword
    • two
    6. Word Originlate Old English wrang, from Old Norse rangr ‘awry, unjust’; related to wring.
Idioms
back the wrong horse
  1. (British English) to support somebody/something that is not successful
be barking up the wrong tree
  1. (informal) to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something
    • You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
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from/on the wrong side of the tracks
  1. from or living in a poor area or part of town
get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody)
  1. (informal) to start a relationship well/badly
    • I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
get on the right/wrong side of somebody
  1. to make somebody pleased with you/annoyed with you
get out of bed on the wrong side (British English)
(North American English get up on the wrong side of the bed)
  1. to be in a bad mood for the whole day for no particular reason
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
  1. (British English, informal) to understand something in the wrong way
hit/strike the right/wrong note
  1. (especially British English) to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion
    • It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief.
    • Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood.
not far off/out/wrong
  1. (informal) almost correct
    • Your guess wasn't far out at all.
    • They weren't far out with their estimate of 100 000.
    • You're not far wrong when you say he's the richest guy in town.
on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc.
  1. (informal) younger or older than 40, 50, etc. years of age
on the right/wrong track
  1. thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
    • We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
    • The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track.
    • The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing.
on the wrong side of the law
  1. in trouble with the police
rub somebody up the wrong way (British English)
(North American English rub somebody the wrong way)
  1. (informal) to make somebody annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying something that offends them
    • She tends to rub people up the wrong way.
take something the wrong way
  1. to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive
    • Don't take this the wrong way, but maybe you're trying a bit too hard.
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