wrong

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Incorrect or untrue.
2. Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
3. Immoral, not good, bad.
4. Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
5. Not working; out of order.
6. Designed to be worn or placed inward
7. Twisted; wry.

Adv

In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

Noun

1. Something that is immoral or not good.
2. An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
3. The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
4. The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

Verb

1. To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.
2. To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
3. To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

Concepts

mauvais

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tort

faux

incorrect

mal

impropre

se tromper

fautif

avoir tort

injuste

abusif

erreur

erroné

immoral

commettre une erreur

méchant

offenser

crime

léser

postiche

faute

pas

préjudice

prématuré

à rebours

immorale

déconseillé

inconvenant

injustifiable

ne doit pas faire

il est impossible de

il est interdit de

injustice

irrégulier

dommage

délit

mentir

nuire

Synonymes

incorrect

bad

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erroneous

mistaken

false

evil

mistake

injustice

improper

error

fault

unjust

inaccurate

faulty

untrue

err

sin

make an error

injury

awry

incorrectly

offense

make a mistake

amiss

unfair

unfairness

poor

wrongful

blunder

wicked

grievance

abuse

offend

nasty

harm

miserable

unrighteous

wrongly

damage

hurt

mischief

inappropriate

perverse

guilty

injure

unfit

unsuitable

badly

oppress

immoral

Traductions

verkeerd

falsch

sbagliato

fout

errado

incorrecto

slecht

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falso

onjuist

mal

schlecht

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kwaad

😠

malo

👎

yanlış

Prononcé comme (IPA)

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Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wrong

Hérité de ancien anglais: wrang

Appartenant à écossais: wrang

Appartenant à danois: vrang

Appartenant à suédois: vrång

Appartenant à islandais: rangur

Appartenant à norvégien nynorsk: rang

Appartenant à néerlandais: wrang

Appartenant à Old Frisian: -

In summary

From Middle English wrong, from Old English wrang (“wrong, twisted, uneven”), from Old Norse rangr, vrangr (“crooked, wrong”), from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ-, *wrengʰ- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Scots wrang (“wrong”), Danish vrang (“wrong, crooked”), Swedish vrång (“perverse, distorted”), Icelandic rangur (“wrong”), Norwegian Nynorsk rang (“wrong”), Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”) and the first element in the mythic Old Frisian city of Rungholt (“crooked wood”). More at wring.

Phrases

The proportions were all wrong .

Les proportions étaient toutes fausses.

You are wrong , Jeeves .

Vous avez tort, Jeeves.

You are pronouncing it wrong .

Vous vous prononcez mal.