wrong

sbagliato

Che non è corretto o non corrisponde alla verità.

In inglese semplice: Not correct or true.

• Your answer is wrong.
• I wrote the wrong phone number.
• Could we be wrong about what happened?

Come si usa: wrong about something (I was wrong about the date.)

Sinonimi: incorrect, mistaken, false

Contrari: right, correct

Espressioni comuni: wrong answer, wrong number, be wrong

immorale

Cattivo perché ingiusto, disonesto o dannoso per altre persone.

In inglese semplice: Bad because it is unfair, dishonest, or hurts people.

• Stealing is wrong.
• It was wrong to blame the child.
• Do you think it is wrong to keep the money?

Come si usa: wrong to do something (It is wrong to cheat.); wrong of someone to do something (It was wrong of him to lie to you.)

Sinonimi: immoral, bad, unethical

Contrari: right

Espressioni comuni: wrong to steal, morally wrong, wrong of someone, wrong to lie

inadatto

Che non è adatto a una determinata persona, a uno scopo o a una situazione.

In inglese semplice: Not suitable for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

• These shoes are the wrong size.
• We chose the wrong time to visit.
• That job was wrong for me.

Come si usa: wrong for someone/something (These shoes are wrong for hiking.)

Sinonimi: unsuitable, inappropriate

Contrari: right, suitable

Espressioni comuni: wrong choice, wrong size, wrong for someone

male

In una maniera che non è corretta.

In inglese semplice: In a way that is not correct.

• You spelled my name wrong.
• I think I heard you wrong.
• Have we been doing this wrong all along?

Sinonimi: incorrectly, wrongly

Contrari: correctly, right

Espressioni comuni: spell something wrong, get something wrong, do something wrong

torto

Azione ingiusta o dannosa compiuta contro qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: An unfair or harmful act against someone.

• We must put this wrong right.
• She never forgot the wrongs done to her.
• He tried to make up for past wrongs.

Come si usa: a wrong against someone (The court recognized the wrongs against the workers.)

Sinonimi: injustice, misdeed

Espressioni comuni: right a wrong, past wrong, wrong against someone

fare un torto a

Trattare qualcuno ingiustamente o causargli un danno.

In inglese semplice: To treat someone unfairly or cause them harm.

• I believe he wronged me.
• She felt wronged by her closest friend.
• They apologized to the people they had wronged.

Come si usa: wrong someone (The company wronged its workers by refusing to pay them.)

Sinonimi: mistreat, harm

Espressioni comuni: wrong someone, wrong a friend, wrong a partner