in the wrong

en tort, fautif

Être responsable d’une mauvaise action ou d’un problème.

En anglais simple : Responsible for doing something bad or causing a problem.

• You were in the wrong.
• The driver admitted he was in the wrong.
• Both sides were in the wrong during that argument.

Comment l'utiliser : be in the wrong (I knew I was in the wrong and apologized.)

Synonymes : at fault, to blame, guilty

Contraires : blameless

Expressions courantes : be in the wrong, clearly in the wrong, in the wrong here

dans l’erreur

Avoir une idée fausse ou donner une réponse incorrecte.

En anglais simple : Having a mistaken idea or giving an incorrect answer.

• I was in the wrong about the date.
• The records showed that he was in the wrong.
• Were we in the wrong about what the word meant?

Comment l'utiliser : be in the wrong about something (She was in the wrong about the total.)

Synonymes : wrong, mistaken, incorrect

Contraires : correct

Expressions courantes : be in the wrong, clearly in the wrong, in the wrong again