awry

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
awry adj	figurative (wrong, amiss)	mal adv
	The detective immediately knew that something was awry.
	El detective supo inmediatamente que algo iba mal.
awry adj	(skewed, to one side)	torcido/a adj
	(AmL)	chueco/a adj
		ladeado/a adj
	His wig was slightly awry, which spoiled the effect.
	Su peluca estaba un poco torcida, lo que estropeó el efecto.
awry adv	figurative (wrongly, amiss)	mal adv
		incorrectamente adv
	I tried to give Julie a compliment, but she took it awry.
	Le quise hacer un cumplido a Julie, pero se lo tomó mal.
awry adv	figurative (to one side)	torcido, desviado adv
		oblicuamente adv
	(mirada)	de soslayo loc adv
	The golfer hit the ball awry and it landed in the water hazard.
	El golfista le pegó torcido a la pelota y cayó en el obstáculo de agua.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
go awry vi + adv	(stray off course)	desviarse⇒ v prnl
	The game ended when a ball went awry and hit a nearby window.
	El partido terminó cuando la pelota se desvió y le dio a una ventana.
go awry vi + adv	figurative (go wrong)	salir mal loc verb
	Something has gone awry with my email program.
	Algo salió mal con mi correo electrónico.

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Collocations: the [plan, scheme] went awry, went awry [due, owing] to, things started to go awry when..., more...

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