| Traduções principais |
| wrong adj | (incorrect) | errado adj |
| | That's the wrong answer. |
| | You have the wrong man! |
| | Essa é a resposta errada. // Vocês pegaram o cara errado! |
| wrong adj | (person: mistaken, in error) | errado adj |
| | | enganado adj |
| | (formal) | equivocado adj |
| | If you think I'm going to change my mind, you're wrong! |
| | Se você acha que vou mudar de ideia, você está errado! |
| wrong adj | (immoral) | errado adj |
| | Most people feel that stealing is wrong. |
| | Muita gente acha que roubar é errado. |
| wrong adj | (unjust) | errado adj |
| | | injusto adj |
| | The punishment he received was wrong. |
| | A punição que ele recebeu foi errada. |
| wrong adj | (amiss) | errado adj |
| | You're so quiet today; I can tell something is wrong. |
| | Você está tão quieto hoje. Dá pra ver que há algo errado. |
| wrong adj | (false) | errado adj |
| | | falso adj |
| | You are not being truthful. Stop giving me the wrong information. |
| | Você não está sendo verdadeiro. Pare de me dar informações erradas. |
| wrong adj | (improper) (impróprio) | errado adj |
| | Do not say the wrong thing. |
| | Não diga a coisa errada. |
| wrong adj | (unsuitable) | errado adj |
| | | inadequado adj |
| | Her parents feel that her boyfriend is wrong for her. |
| | Os pais dela acham que o namorado é errado para ela. |
| wrong adj | (inopportune) | errado adj |
| | | inoportuno adj |
| | It was the wrong moment to interrupt. |
| | Era o momento errado para interromper. |
| Traduções complementares |
| wrong adv | US, informal (unfairly) (formal) | de forma incorreta, de forma injusta loc adv |
| | | mal adv |
| | The court treated him wrong. He is not that bad. |
| | O tribunal o tratou de forma injusta. Ele não é tão ruim. |
| wrong adv | US, informal (immorally) | de forma imoral loc adv |
| | She behaves wrong. She should have more respect for herself. |
| | Ela se comporta de forma imoral. Ela deveria ter mais respeito por si mesma. |
| wrong adv | colloquial (incorrectly) (informal) | errado adv |
| | (formal) | incorretamente adv |
| | | do jeito errado loc adv |
| | (formal) | de forma incorreta loc adv |
| | You have spelt that word wrong. |
| | Você escreveu essa palavra errado. |
| wrong n | (evil) | errado sm |
| | | mal sm |
| | I know the difference between right and wrong. |
| | Eu sei a diferença entre certo e errado. |
| wrong n | (injustice) | injustiça sf |
| | The lawyer wants to right a wrong. |
| | O advogado quer corrigir uma injustiça. |
| wrong n | literary, often plural (error) | erro sm |
| | I fear I have done you a serious wrong. |
| | Temo ter cometido um erro grave. |
| wrong n | (bad deed) | malcriação, má-criação sf |
| | The boy has done wrong. |
| | O garoto fez uma malcriação. |
| wrong [sb]⇒ vtr | (harm, do wrong to) | prejudicar vt |
| | | causar dano expres v |
| | The thief sought forgiveness from the people he had wronged. |
| | O ladrão pediu perdão às pessoas que ele havia prejudicado. |
Formas compostas:
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| bark up the wrong tree v expr | figurative (follow a mistaken idea) | desperdiçar tempo expres v |
| | | bater na porta errada expres v |
| Nota: Often used in continuous tenses. |
| be barking up the wrong tree v expr | figurative, informal (be mistaken) (estar enganado, coloquial) | bater à porta errada expres |
| do no wrong v expr | (make no mistakes) | não cometer erros expres v |
| | He believed that the Red Sox could do no wrong and they would win the series. |
| do no wrong v expr | (do nothing improper) (não fazer nada impróprio) | não cometer erros expres v |
| | He was convinced that his daughter could do no wrong. |
| do wrong vtr + n | (commit a crime) | cometer um crime vt + sm |
| do wrong vtr + n | (commit a sin) | cometer um pecado vt + sm |
| do [sb] wrong vtr + n | informal (betray, harm) | fazer mal, ser injusto, cometer uma injustiça loc v |
| | Frankie and Johnny were lovers, but he was doing her wrong with Nellie Bly. |
| get off on the wrong foot v expr | figurative (have a bad start) | começar com o pé esquerdo expres v |
| get [sth] wrong vtr + adj | (be mistaken about [sth]) | entender errado vt + adj |
| | If you actually read the instructions, you'll be less likely to get it wrong. |
| | Se você realmente ler as instruções, terá menos chances de entender errado. |
| go down the wrong way v expr | (swallowing: windpipe instead) (engolir) | entrar no buraco errado expres v |
| go wrong v expr | (person: fail) (falhar) | dar errado loc v |
| | | errar vt |
| | If you follow the instructions, you can't go wrong. |
| | Se você seguir as instruções, não tem como dar errado. |
| go wrong v expr | (project, attempt, etc: fail) | dar errado expres v |
| | My attempt to apologise to Ruby went wrong when I accidentally trod on her foot. |
| go wrong v expr | (appliance, device: stop working properly) (BRA) | dar defeito expres v |
| | | quebrar v int |
| | | estragar v p |
| | My computer's gone wrong; the screen is completely blue. |
| be in the wrong v expr | (mistaken) | estar errado v lig + adj |
| | | estar equivocado v lig +adj |
| | Jack admitted that he had been in the wrong about Arthur and apologized for not trusting him. |
| be in the wrong v expr | (to blame) | estar errado v lig + adj |
| | | estar equivocado v lig + adj |
| | Louise was in the wrong when she took Eric's car without his permission. |
| prove [sb] wrong vtr + adj | (show that [sb] is incorrect) | provar que alguém está errado expres v |
| | | provar que alguém está enganado expres v |
| | | provar que alguém está equivocado expres v |
| | My father said I would never be an athlete; I'm determined to prove him wrong. |
| right and wrong npl | (sense of morality) | certo e errado loc sm |
| | We have to know the difference between right and wrong. |
rub [sb] the wrong way,
rub [sb] up the wrong way v expr | figurative, informal (irritate) | irritar vt |
| | My colleague's habit of whistling as he works rubs me up the wrong way. |
| sense of right and wrong n | (morality) | noção de certo e errado expres |
| | At around the age of four, children start to demonstrate a sense of right and wrong. |
| sing a wrong note v expr | (sing off key) (nota errada) | cantar uma nota errada expres v |
| | | errar o tom expres v |
| | | cantar em tom errado expres v |
| tell right from wrong v expr | (have a sense of morality) (ter senso de moralidade) | diferenciar o certo do errado expres |
| the wrong way expr | (incorrect position or direction) | do jeito errado expres |
| | | no caminho errado expres |
the wrong way around,
also,
UK: the wrong way round expr | (positioned, held: incorrectly) | ao contrário expres |
| | That's the wrong way around; this bit is meant to go at the front. |
the wrong way around,
also,
UK: the wrong way round expr | figurative (opposite of what is correct) | na direção contrária expres |
| | | tudo ao contrário expres |
| | No, you've got it the wrong way round. Susan didn't cheat on Karl; he cheated on her. |
| What's wrong? expr | informal (What is the matter?) | O que há de errado? interj |
| | | Qual é o problema? interj |
| | | O que houve? interj |
| | | O que aconteceu? interj |
| | What's wrong? You look as though you've been crying. |
| wrong answer n | (incorrect response) | resposta incorreta loc sf |
| wrong impression n | (false idea) | impressão errada loc sf |
| | I hope I didn't give you the wrong impression. |
| wrong move n | informal (error) (informal, figurado: erro) | passo em falso loc sm |
| | (formal: erro) | movimento errado loc sm |
| | (informal, figurado: erro) | má jogada loc sm |
| | Telling me to follow his advice was definitely a wrong move. |
| | I realize now that buying that new car was a wrong move. |
| wrong time n | (inopportune moment) | momento inoportuno loc sm |
| | The job offer simply came at the wrong time. |
| | I get paid on the first of the month, so the end of the month is the wrong time to ask me for a loan. |
| wrong time n | (not appointed time) | hora errada loc sf |
| | She showed up for her interview on the right day, but at the wrong time. |
| the wrong way expr | (incorrectly) | da forma errada loc adv |
| wrong-foot [sb]⇒ vtr | (make [sb] lose balance) | enredar, embaraçar vt |
| | | desequilibrar vt |
| | The tennis player hit a shot across the court that wrong-footed his opponent. |
| wrong-foot [sb] vtr | figurative (make [sb] appear wrong) (figurado) | embaraçar, enredar vt |
| | The author wrong-footed critics when his book became a surprise bestseller. |
wrongheaded (US),
wrong-headed (UK) adj | (person: misguided) | enganado, desencaminhado adj |
wrongheaded (US),
wrong-headed (UK) adj | (policy, idea: ill conceived) | errôneo adj |