Английский словарь американских идиом - wrong
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~1 adj 1 »NOT CORRECT« saying, believing, or depending on something that is not correct (Your calculations must be wrong. | be wrong to think/say) (I'm sorry; I was wrong to assume that you wanted to go. | prove sb wrong) (I wish you'd stop trying to prove me wrong all the time.) 2 »NOT THE RIGHT ONE« not the one that you intended or the one that you should use (The letter was delivered to the wrong address. | driving on the wrong side of the road) 3 »TELEPHONE« wrong number used when you have telephoned the wrong person by mistake (There's no-one called Julia here - I think you must have the wrong number.) 4 »NOT MORAL« not morally right or acceptable (it is wrong to do sth) (You must have known it was wrong to take the money. | it is wrong that) (It's wrong that people should have to sleep on the streets.) (- opposite right1 (6)) 5 »NOT SUITABLE« not suitable for a particular purpose, situation, or person (It's the wrong time of year to be planning a holiday.) + for (This is the wrong climate for growing grapes.) 6 be the wrong way round/around a) to be in the wrong order (These two paragraphs are the wrong way round.) b) to be pointing in the wrong direction (You've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around.) 7 be in the wrong place at the wrong time spoken to get involved in trouble without intending to 8 get on the wrong side of sb to do something that gives someone a bad opinion of you, so that they do not like or respect you in the future 9 get on the wrong side of the law to get into trouble with the police 10 get off on the wrong foot to start a job, relationship etc badly by making a mistake that annoys people 11 take sth the wrong way to be offended by a remark because you have understood it wrongly 12 get the wrong end of the stick informal to understand a situation in completely the wrong way 13 be on the wrong track/tack to have the wrong idea about a situation so that you are unlikely to get the result you want 14 be from the wrong side of the tracks AmE to be from a poor part of a town or a...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(wrongs, wronging, wronged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you say there is something wrong, you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation, person, or thing you are talking about. Pain is the body’s way of telling us that something is wrong... Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong... What’s wrong with him? ? right ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n 2. If you choose the wrong thing, person, or method, you make a mistake and do not choose the one that you really want. He went to the wrong house... The wrong man had been punished... Could you have given them the wrong drug by mistake?... There is no right or wrong way to do these exercises. ? right ADJ: usu ADJ n • Wrong is also an adverb. You’ve done it wrong... I must have dialed wrong. ? right ADV: ADV after v 3. If something such as a decision, choice, or action is the wrong one, it is not the best or most suitable one. I really made the wrong decision there... The wrong choice of club might limit your chances of success... We got married when I was 30 for all the wrong reasons. ? right ADJ: ADJ n 4. If something is wrong, it is incorrect and not in accordance with the facts. How do you know that this explanation is wrong?... 20 per cent of the calculations are wrong. ...a clock which showed the wrong time... Lots of people got the questions wrong. ? right ADJ • Wrong is also an adverb. I must have added it up wrong, then... It looks like it’s spelled wrong... I can see exactly where he went wrong. ADV: ADV after v • wrongly A child was wrongly diagnosed as having a bone tumour... Civilians assume, wrongly, that everything in the military runs smoothly. ADV: ADV with v 5. If something is wrong or goes wrong with a machine or piece of equipment, it stops working properly. We think there’s something wrong with the computer... Something must have gone wrong with the satellite link. ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n 6....Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrang, from *wrang, adjective, ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a. an injurious, unfair, or unjust act ; action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause b. a violation or invasion of the legal rights of another; especially tort 2. something ~, immoral, or unethical; especially principles, practices, or conduct contrary to justice, goodness, equity, or law 3. the state, position, or fact of being or doing ~: as a. the state of being mistaken or incorrect b. the state of being guilty Synonyms: see injustice II. adjective (~er; ~est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *wrang, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rangr awry, ~, Danish vrang ~ side; akin to Old English wringan to wring Date: 13th century 1. not according to the moral standard ; sinful, immoral thought that war was ~ 2. not right or proper according to a code, standard, or convention ; improper it was ~ not to thank your host 3. not according to truth or facts ; incorrect gave a ~ date 4. not satisfactory (as in condition, results, health, or temper) 5. not in accordance with one's needs, intent, or expectations took the ~ bus 6. of, relating to, or constituting the side of something that is usually held to be opposite to the principal one, that is the one naturally or by design turned down, inward, or away, or that is the least finished or polished • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun III. adverb Date: 13th century 1. without accuracy ; incorrectly guessed ~ 2. without regard for what is proper or just was reprimanded for what he had done ~ 3. in a ~ direction turned ~ at the junction 4. a. in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way something went ~ b. out of working order or condition 5. in a false light don't get me ~ IV. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century 1. a. to do ~ to ; injure, harm b. to treat disrespectfully or dishonorably ; violate 2. defraud — usually used with of ~ed...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to think that). 2 unsuitable; less or least desirable (the wrong road; a wrong decision). 3 contrary to law or morality (it is wrong to steal). 4 amiss; out of order, in or into a bad or abnormal condition (something wrong with my heart; my watch has gone wrong). --adv. (usually placed last) in a wrong manner or direction; with an incorrect result (guessed wrong; told them wrong). --n. 1 what is morally wrong; a wrong action. 2 injustice; unjust action or treatment (suffer wrong). --v.tr. 1 treat unjustly; do wrong to. 2 mistakenly attribute bad motives to; discredit. Phrases and idioms do wrong commit sin; transgress, offend. do wrong to malign or mistreat (a person). get in wrong with incur the dislike or disapproval of (a person). get on the wrong side of fall into disfavour with. get wrong 1 misunderstand (a person, statement, etc.). 2 obtain an incorrect answer to. get (or get hold of) the wrong end of the stick misunderstand completely. go down the wrong way (of food) enter the windpipe instead of the gullet. go wrong 1 take the wrong path. 2 stop functioning properly. 3 depart from virtuous or suitable behaviour. in the wrong responsible for a quarrel, mistake, or offence. on the wrong side of 1 out of favour with (a person). 2 somewhat more than (a stated age). wrong-foot colloq. 1 (in tennis, football, etc.) play so as to catch (an opponent) off balance. 2 disconcert; catch unprepared. wrong-headed perverse and obstinate. wrong-headedly in a wrong-headed manner. wrong-headedness the state of being wrong-headed. wrong side the worse or undesired or unusable side of something, esp. fabric. wrong side out inside out. wrong way round in the opposite or reverse of the normal or desirable orientation or sequence etc. Derivatives wronger n. wrongly adv. wrongness n. Etymology: OE wrang f. ON rangr awry, unjust, rel. to WRING ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) ложный 2) неправильность 3) неправильный 4) ошибочность 5) чужой wrong fount type — чужой шрифт - wrong assumption - wrong channel - wrong decision - wrong direction - wrong distribution - wrong number - wrong signature - wrong way ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. сущ. правонарушение - be wrong 2. прил. неправильный, неверный, ошибочный WRONG 1) ошибочность; заблуждение 2) правонарушение, деликт ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. вред; зло; обида right and wrong —- добро и зло to make wrong right —- называть черное белым to right a wrong —- исправить зло 2. неправда; неправильность; ошибочность 3. несправедливость; неправомерность; неоправданность 4. юр. правонарушение, деликт private wrongs —- нарушения законных прав и интересов частных лиц public wrongs —- нарушения государственных или общественных прав и интересов Id: the king can do no wrong —- юр. король не несет ответственности (за политику кабинета при конституционной монархии) Id: to be in the wrong —- быть неправым, ошибаться; быть виновным Id: to acknowledge oneself in the wrong —- признать свою ошибку (вину) Id: the dead are always wrong —- посл. мертвые всегда виноваты; на мертвых все можно свалить Id: to do wrong to smb. —- быть несправедливым к кому-л., обидеть кого-л.; неправильно судить о ком-л. Id: to suffer wrong —- терпеть обиду (несправедливость) Id: to labour under a sense of wrong —- действовать под влиянием обиды; считать себя обиженным (обойденным) 5. неправильный, неверный, ошибочный; ложный wrong answer —- неверный ответ wrong decision —- неправильное решение wrong hypothesis —- ошибочная гипотеза wrong statement —- неправильное заявление wrong ideas —- ложные представления wrong note —- муз. фальшивая нота wrong use of a word —- неправильное...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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side foremost задом наперед WRONG side out наизнанку WRONG 1. noun 1) неправда; неправильность, ошибочность, заблуждение - do wrong - be in the wrong 2) зло; несправедливость; обида; to put smb. in the wrong - свалить вину на кого-л. 3) leg. правонарушение Syn: see sin 2. adj. 1) неправильный, ошибочный; the whole calculation is wrong - весь расчет неверен; my watch is wrong - мои часы неверны; I can prove you wrong - я могу доказать, что вы неправы - be quite wrong 2) дурной, несправедливый 3) не тот (который нужен); несоответствующий; at the wrong time - в неподходящее время; he took the wrong street - он пошел не по той улице; to talk to the wrong man - обращаться не по адресу; whats wrong with it wrong - а) почему это вам не нравится или не подходит?; б) что же тут такого?; в) почему бы не...; whats wrong with a cup of coffee? - почему бы не выпить чашечку кофе? 4) левый, изнаночный (о стороне) - wrong side out - wrong side foremost 5) неисправный; something is wrong with the motor - мотор неисправен; my liver is wrong - у меня что-то не в порядке с печенью to get hold of the wrong end of the stick - неправильно понять, превратно истолковать (что-л.) to get off on the wrong foot - произвести плохое впечатление; неудачно начать on the wrong side of 40 - за сорок (лет) - go wrong 3. adv. неправильно, неверно; Im afraid you got me wrong - боюсь, вы меня не так поняли 4. v. 1) вредить;...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., "twisted, crooked, wry," from O.N. rangr, earlier *wrangr "crooked, wry, wrong," from P.Gmc. *wrangaz. Sense of "not right, bad, immoral, unjust" developed by early 14c. The verb meaning "to do wrong to" developed in M.E. Wrong is thus a negative of right (from L. rectus "straight"). L. pravus was lit. "crooked," but most commonly "wrong, bad;" and other words for "crooked" have also meant "wrong" in It. and Slav. Wrong-headed first recorded 1732. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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