Смысл: wrongwrong1.[rɒŋ]n <Í> 1. вред; зло; обида right and wrong - добро и зло to make wrong right - ≅ называть чёрное 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 ♢the king can do no wrong - юр.король не несёт ответственности (за политику кабинета при конституционной монархии) to be in the wrong - а) быть неправым, ошибаться; б) быть виновным to acknowledge oneself in the wrong - признать свою ошибку /вину/ the dead are always wrong - посл.мёртвые всегда виноваты; на мёртвых всё можно свалить to do wrong to smb. - а) быть несправедливым к кому-л., обидеть кого-л.; б) неправильно судить о ком-л. to suffer wrong - терпеть обиду /несправедливость/ the labour under a sense of wrong - а) действовать под влиянием обиды; б) считать себя обиженным /обойдённым/ Í> 2.[rɒŋ]a <Í> 1. неправильный, неверный, ошибочный; ложный wrong answer [opinion] - неверный ответ [-ое мнение] 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 употребление слова a wrong move - а) неверный шаг, б) неудачный /ошибочный/ ход (в шахматах и т. п.) to put smb. on the wrong track - пустить кого-л. по ложному следу to be on the wrong track /scent/ - идти по ложному следу to be wrong - ошибаться; быть неправым в чём-л. that's just where you are wrong - в этом как раз и состоит ваша ошибка 2. неподходящий, несоответствующий; не тот, который нужен to take the wrong turning - свернуть не туда, куда нужно to swallow the wrong way - подавиться to get the wrong number - не туда попасть (по телефону) sorry, wrong number! - а) вы не туда попали!; б) простите, я не туда попал! to drive on the wrong side of the road - ехать по полосе встречного движения you've been given the wrong number /connection/ - вас неправильно соединили you're doing it in the wrong way - вы делаете это не так, как нужно you've brought the wrong book - вы принесли не ту книгу we got into the wrong train - мы сели не в тот поезд at the wrong time - а) в неподходящее время; б) не в назначенное время it went the wrong way - не в то горло попало (о еде) quite the wrong dress for the hot weather - совершенно неподходящее платье для жаркой погоды this is the wrong hat for you - эта шляпа вам не идёт 3. неуместный to laugh in the wrong place - засмеяться некстати that was the wrong thing to say - этого говорить не следовало; это было очень неудачно /неуместно/ сказано 4. 1) дурной; порочный, аморальный; неэтичный he thought war was wrong - он считал войну злом you were wrong to borrow his bicycle without asking his permission - ты поступил непорядочно, взяв его велосипед без разрешения 2) несправедливый; неоправданный wrong act - юр.неправомерное действие 5. 1) неудовлетворительный what's wrong with you? - что с вами?; что у вас случилось? I hope there is nothing wrong - надеюсь, ничего (неприятного) не произошло there's something wrong with his nerves - у него неважно /неладно/ с нервами there is something wrong with me - мне что-то не по себе, мне нездоровится wrong in the head - разг.психически неуравновешенный; с приветом 2) неисправный something is wrong with the machinery - механизм неисправен there's something wrong somewhere - здесь что-то не так my watch is wrong - мои часы идут неточно this watch goes two minutes wrong, either way - часы то отстают, то спешат на две минуты 6. левый, изнаночный (о стороне) wrong side out - наизнанку 7. полигр.чужой (о шрифте) wrong fount - «чужой» (указание в корректуре) ♢not far wrong - почти верный you are not far wrong - да, это почти так; вы и основном правы wrong side up - вверх дном to get out of bed on the wrong side - встать с левой ноги to be born on the wrong side of the tracks - родиться в бедной семье; выйти из низов to be on smb.'s wrong side - не пользоваться расположением кого-л. on the wrong side of forty - за сорок (лет) to get off on the wrong foot - неудачно начать; произвести плохое впечатление to have hold of the wrong end of the stick - неправильно понять, превратно истолковать, извратить (что-л.) to be in the wrong box - быть в затруднительном или ложном положении what's wrong with it? - а) чем это плохо?, почему это не подходит?; б) почему бы не ...; what's wrong with a cup of tea? - почему бы не выпить чашку чая?; в) что же тут такого? to stroke the cat the wrong way - гладить кошку против шерсти Í> 3.[rɒŋ]adv <Í> 1. неправильно, неверно, ошибочно to guess wrong - ошибиться в догадке to answer wrong - ответить неправильно /неверно/ you led me wrong - вы ввели меня в заблуждение you've got it wrong - а) вы просчитались; б) вы неправильно /не так/ поняли don't get me wrong - разг.поймите меня правильно 2. предосудительно; неподобающе embarrassment made him act wrong - от смущения он делал не то, что следовало 3. дурно, плохо; несправедливо it would be wrong to punish him - будет несправедливо наказывать его 4. в неправильном направлении he turned wrong at the junction - на перекрёстке он повернул не в ту сторону ♢to go wrong - а) сбиться с пути (истинного); a girl who has gone wrong - сбившаяся с пути девушка; б) провалиться; не выйти, не получиться; everything went wrong - всё вышло не так (как было задумано); all our plans went wrong - все наши замыслы провалились; в) выйти из строя; начать работать с перебоями (о механизме и т. п.); испортиться; his watch has gone wrong - его часы стали шалить; my digestion has gone wrong - у меня неладно с пищеварением to get in wrong with smb. - попасть к кому-л. в немилость to get smb. in wrong - подвести кого-л., поставить кого-л. под удар, подставить кого-л. Í> 4.[rɒŋ]v <Í> 1. быть несправедливым (к кому-л.); приписывать дурные побуждения (кому-л.) he wronged me when he said I was envious - он без всяких оснований обвинил меня в зависти 2. вредить, причинять зло; обижать 3. 1) позорить, бесчестить 2) обесчестить (женщину) соблазнить, совратить 4. (of) отнимать; лишать (обманом, силой) 5. нанести телесное повреждение Í>
wrong Идиома
bark up the wrong tree
make a wrong assumption about something The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of that person.
bet on the wrong horse
base one
dead wrong
clearly wrong, mistaken I was dead wrong about the word: it's prejudice, not prejudism.
don't get me wrong
"do not misunderstand; take it the wrong way" "Don't get me wrong; I love literature, but I hate poetry."
get off on the wrong foot
make a bad start, begin with a mistake Unfortunately my relationship with my new teacher got off on the wrong foot.
get out of bed on the wrong side
be in a bad mood I think that she got out of bed on the wrong side this morning as she hasn
get up on the wrong side of bed
be grouchy or cranky, get off to a bad start Did you get up on the wrong side of bed? Are you in a bad mood?
get up on the wrong side of the bed
be in a bad mood He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and won
go wrong
choose wrong answers, make a mistake Where did we go wrong with our budget? Did we miscalculate?
in the wrong
wrong; against justice, truth or fact The driver was in the wrong and was arrested by the police after the accident.
rub someone the wrong way
irritate others with something one says or does Her lack of politeness always rubs me the wrong way.
rub the wrong way
bother, irritate, bug That waiter rubs me the wrong way. He's too impatient.
take it the wrong way
"misunderstand, feel bad; no offence, but..." He stares because he is curious. Don't take it the wrong way.
two wrongs don't make a right
you can't justify a wrong action by saying that someone else did the same thing to you Two wrongs don't make a right and if someone does something bad to you you should not try and hurt them as well.
wake up on the wrong side of bed
(See get up on the wrong side of bed)
the wrong side of the tracks
Idiom(s): the wrong side of the tracks
Theme: LOCATION
the poor part of a town. • They said that Bob was from the wrong side of the tracks, but that it didn't matter. • We went to a school that was on the wrong side of the tracks, and we all got a fine education.
take wrong
Idiom(s): take sb or sth wrong
Theme: CONFUSION
to misunderstand someone or something. • Please don't take me wrong, but I believe that your socks don't match. • You'll probably take this wrong, but I have to say that I've never seen you looking better.
start off on the wrong foot
Idiom(s): start off on the wrong foot
Theme: BEGINNINGS
to begin [something] by doing something wrong. • I don't want to start off on the wrong foot by saying something stupid. What should I say? • Poor Donna started off on the wrong foot when she arrived forty minutes late.
rub sb 's fur the wrong way
Idiom(s): rub sb ('s fur) the wrong way
Theme: ANNOYANCE
to irritate someone. (From the rubbing of a cat's or dog's fur the wrong way.) • I'm sorry I rubbed your fur the wrong way. I didn't mean to upset you. • Don't rub her the wrong way!
on the wrong track
Idiom(s): on the wrong track
Theme: DIRECTION - WRONG
going the wrong way; following the wrong set of assumptions. • You'll never get the right answer. You're on the wrong track. • They won t get it figured out because they are on the wrong track.
off on the wrong foot
Idiom(s): be off on the wrong foot AND be off to a bad start
Theme: WRONG
to have started something with negative factors. • I'm sorry we are off to a bad start. I tried to be friendly. • I hope that we won't be off to a bad start after our little argument.
back the wrong horse
Idiom(s): back the wrong horse
Theme: ERROR
to support someone or something that cannot win or succeed. (As in horse racing.) • I don't want to back the wrong horse, but it seems to me that Jed is the better candidate. • Fred backed the wrong horse in the budget hearings.
take sth the wrong way
Idiom(s): take something amiss AND take something the wrong way
Theme: PERCEPTION
to understand something as wrong or insulting. • Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely? • Why would anyone take such a nice compliment amiss? • I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way.
get out of the wrong side of the bed
Idiom(s): get up on the wrong side of the bed AND get out of the wrong side of the bed
Theme: GROUCHY
to get up in the morning in a bad mood. • What's wrong with you? Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed today? • Excuse me for being grouchy. I got out of the wrong side of the bed.
As mad as a wrongly shot hog
(USA) If someone is as mad as a wrongly shot hog, they are very angry. (Same as, Angry as a bear or Angry as a bull).
Barking up the wrong tree
If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong.
Rub someone up the wrong way
If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn't mean to, you rub them up the wrong way.
Wrong end of the stick
If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them.
Wrong foot
If you start something on the wrong foot, you start badly.
get off on the wrong foot with someone
to start off badly with someone: "She really got off on the wrong foot with her new boss."
get the wrong end of the stick
to misunderstand someone and understand the opposite of what they are saying: "You've got the wrong end of the stick. The fault was with the other driver, not with me."
get on the wrong side of someone
make someone dislike you: "Don't get on the wrong side of him. He's got friends in high places!"
back the wrong horse|back|horse|wrong horse
v. phr. To support a loser. In voting for George Bush, voters in 1992 were backing the wrong horse.
bark up the wrong tree|bark|tree|wrong tree
v. phr., informal To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. If he thinks he can fool me, he is barking up the wrong tree.He is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his troubles on bad luck.The police were looking for a tall thin man, but were barking up the wrong tree; the thief was short and fat.
bet on the wrong horse|bet|horse|wrong horse
v. phr,, informal To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge a coming event. To count on the small family farm as an important thing in the American future now looks like betting on the wrong horse.He expected Bush to be elected President in 1992 but as it happened, he bet on the wrong horse.
get in wrong|get in|wrong
v. phr. To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office.
get off on the wrong foot|foot|get|get off|wrong f
v. phr. To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn't like it.
get one wrong|get|get wrong
v. phr. To misinterpret; misunderstand another. Don't get me wrong; I didn 't mean to criticize you.
get up on the wrong side of the bed|get|the wrong
v. phr., informal To awake with a bad temper. Henry got up on the wrong side of the bed and wouldn't eat breakfast.The man went to bed very late and got up on the wrong side of the bed.
go wrong|go|wrong
v. phr. 1. To fail; go out of order. Something went wrong with our car and we stalled on the road. 2. To sink into an immoral or criminal existence. In a large city many young people go wrong every year.
in the world|in the wrong|world|wrong
adj. phr. With moral or legal right or truth against you; against justice, truth, or fact; wrong. In attacking a smaller boy, Jack was plainly in the wrong.Mary was in the wrong to drink from a finger bowl.Since he had put pennies behind the fuses, Bill was in the wrong when fire broke out. Compare: OUT OF THE WAY. Antonym: IN THE RIGHT.
on the wrong track|on|track|wrong track
adv. phr. Lost; pursuing the wrong lead. Professor MacAlister confessed that his chemical experiments were on the wrong track. Antonym: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE.
rub the wrong way|rub
v. phr., informal To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother. John's bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way.Mother's friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the wrong way. Compare: AGAINST THE GRAIN2.
take amiss|take|take the wrong way|wrong way
v. phr. To become offended due to a misunderstanding. "I hope you won't take it amiss," the boss said to Jane, "that I find you irresistibly attractive."
do someone wrong
do someone wrong Also, do someone damage or harm. Injure someone; be unfaithful or disloyal; act unjustly or unfairly toward someone. For example, John's done me wrong, and I intend to tell him so, or She did him real damage when she started that rumor: The first term dates from the late 1300s; the substitutions of damage and harm are newer. However, while these locutions are still current, a more common modern usage is to turn them into verbal phrases—that is, wrong someone, harm someone, damage someone.
get someone wrong
get someone wrong Misunderstand someone, as in I think you got him wrong. This expression is often put as Don't get me wrong, used to clarify one's feelings, views, or the like, as in Don't get me wrong—I'm happy about the outcome. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see make no mistake.
on the wrong tack Also, on the wrong track. See under on the right tack.
take the wrong way
take the wrong way Also, take amiss. Misunderstand, misinterpret, especially so as to take offense. For example, I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but you have to give others a chance to speak, or Please don't take their criticism amiss; they mean well. The variant dates from the late 1300s. Also see get someone wrong.
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