| 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! |
| inaccurate adj | (wrong) | impreciso, inexato adj |
| | | incorreto, errado adj |
| | That answer is inaccurate. |
| incorrect adj | (wrong, not accurate) | incorreto, errado adj |
| | You had three incorrect answers on the quiz. |
| amiss adj | (incorrect, wrong) (errado) | estranho, errado adj |
| | You know something's amiss when Cathy hasn't posted a selfie for three days. |
| awry adj | figurative (wrong, amiss) | errado adj |
| | The detective immediately knew that something was awry. |
| | O detetive sabia imediatamente que alguma coisa estava errada. |
| 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. |
| awry adv | figurative (wrongly, amiss) | errado adj |
| | I tried to give Julie a compliment, but she took it awry. |
| | Tentei fazer um elogio à Julie, mas ela o entendeu errado. |
| wrong adj | (unjust) | errado adj |
| | | injusto adj |
| | The punishment he received was wrong. |
| | A punição que ele recebeu foi errada. |
| missed adj | (shot: failed to hit mark) | errado adj |
| | One missed shot resulted in the golfer losing the game. |
| 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. |
messed up,
messed-up adj | slang (wrong) | errado adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Oedipus killed his father and married his mother; that's messed up! |
| | Édipo matou seu pai e casou com sua mãe, isso é errado! |
| off adj | (inaccurate) | errado adj |
| | His calculations were off by a hundred. |
| | I'm not sure what you've done here, but it looks off to me. |
| | Seus cálculos estavam errados em cem. Não tenho certeza do que você fez aqui, mas parece errado para mim. |
| 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. |
| Formas compostas: |
| all wet adj | US, slang, figurative (completely wrong) (gíria) | completamente errado loc adj |
| backfire vi | (plan: bring unwanted result) (plano) | sair errado loc v |
| | (gíria) | sair pela culatra loc v |
| | | falhar v int |
| | The plan backfired and now voters are demanding that he resign. |
| blown adj | slang (deal: failed) | comprometido adj |
| | (BRA) | dar errado vt + adj |
| | (BRA, gíria) | melar v int |
| | Well, that's another blown deal! |
| | O acordo ficou comprometido quando ela disse alguma coisa que os ofendeu. |
| | O acordo foi melado quando ela disse alguma coisa que os ofendeu. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | figurative (go wrong) (figurado) | dar errado loc v |
| | The proposed merger appears to be coming apart at the seams. |
| derail vi | figurative (plan: go wrong) (BRA) | dar errado loc v |
| | (BRA, figurado, informal) | gorar v int |
| | | falhar, fracassar v int |
| | Despite our best efforts, the carefully laid plans derailed. |
f***ed up,
f***ed-up adj | vulgar, offensive, slang (inappropriate, wrong) (inapropriado) | totalmente errado adv + adj |
| | (ofensivo) | grande merda adj + sf |
| | That was a really f***ed-up thing you did. |
| | Isso foi uma coisa totalmente errada. |
| 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 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. |
| have bad spelling v expr | informal (spell words incorrectly) | escrever errado loc v |
| 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. |
| misaddress sth vtr | (send to the wrong address) | enviar para o endereço errado loc v |
| miscall sth/sb vtr | (name incorrectly) | chamar pelo nome errado loc v |
| miscast sb vtr | (give the wrong acting role to) (atuação) | escalar para o papel errado expres |
| | She is an excellent actress, but in this movie she was miscast as a frivolous young woman. |
| miscue vi | (sport: fail to hit the ball) | bater errado vt + adv |
| misdo sth vtr | (do wrongly) | fazer de modo errado loc v |
| misidentify sth/sb vtr | (recognise wrongly) | confundir, identificar errado vt |
| misplace sth vtr | (place unwisely) | pôr em lugar errado loc v |
| | I misplaced my trust in my cheating husband. |
| mispronounce sth vtr | (word: say incorrectly) (palavra) | pronunciar mal vt + adv |
| | | pronunciar errado vt + adv |
| | Many ESL students mispronounce the r sound. |
| misunderstand sth/sb vtr | (understand sb wrongly) (BRA) | entender errado expres v |
| | (POR) | perceber mal expres v |
| | Brian misunderstood Lauren when she invited him to lunch, and showed up at breakfast. |
| | Brian entendeu errado quando Lauren o convidou para um almoço e veio para o café da manhã. |
| | O Brian percebeu mal a Lauren quando ela o convidou para almoçar e apareceu ao pequeno-almoço |
| misunderstand vi | (understand wrongly) (BRA) | entender errado expres v |
| | | perceber mal expres v |
| | Whenever John's parents tried to help him he would misunderstand and think that they were trying to make his life harder. |
| | Sempre que os país de João tentavam ajudá-lo, ele entendia errado e achava que eles estavam tentando dificultar a vida dele. |
| | Sempre que os pais do John o tentavam ajudar, ele percebia mal e pensava que estavam a tentar dificultar-lhe a vida. |
| not amount to anything v expr | figurative, informal (be a failure) (informal) | dar errado loc v |
| | (formal) | fracassar vt |
| right and wrong npl | (sense of morality) | certo e errado loc sm |
| | We have to know the difference between right and wrong. |
| 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 |
| unravel vi | figurative (plan: go wrong) (POR) | desembaraçar-se vp |
| | (BRA) | dar errado expres v |
| | The company's expansion plans unravelled when they discovered the accountant had embezzled most of their capital. |
| | Os planos de expansão da empresa se desembaraçaram quando eles descobriram que o contador havia roubado a maior parte de seu capital. |
| | Os planos de expansão da empresa deram errado quando eles descobriram que o contador havia roubado a maior parte de seu capital. |
| What's up? expr | informal (What is wrong?) | O que há de errado? interj |
| | | Qual é o problema? interj |
| | | O que houve? interj |
| | | O que aconteceu? interj |
| | Sarah looked sad so I asked her "What's up?" |
| 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 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. |