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Wrong I Yanlış Right/Wrong Sb Adverb  /Rɒŋ  Rɔːŋ 

Level B1 
Kind adverb
Front wrong 
IPA  /rɒŋ  ; US rɔːŋ  / adverb
Back yanlış
Back 2

wrong (adverb)

 /rɒŋ  ; US rɔːŋ  / adverb
 
 1 not correct; in a way that is not correct
yanlış
 the wrong answer
 I always pronounce that word wrong.
 You've got the wrong number.
 I think they're married but I could be wrong.
 I think you're wrong about Nicola – she's not lazy.
OPPOSITE RIGHT2
 2 [not before a noun] wrong (with sb/sth)
causing problems or difficulties; not as it should be
bozuk, yolunda gitmeyen
 You look upset. Is something wrong (bir şey mi var)?
 What's wrong with the car this time?
Arabanın bu sefer nesi var?
 She's got something wrong with her leg.
 3 not the best; not suitable
yanlış
 That's the wrong way to hold the bat.
 I think she married the wrong man.
 I like him – I just think he's wrong for the job.
 4 wrong (to do sth)
not morally right or honest
yanlış, hatalı, kanunsuz
 It's wrong to tell lies.
 The man said that he had done nothing wrong.
 I think it was wrong of us not to invite him.
IDIOMS
get on the right/wrong side of sb
to please/annoy sb
huyuna gitmek, yaranmak/damarina basmak
 He tried to get on the right side of his new boss.
get sb wrong
(informal)
to not understand sb
lafı tersinden anlamak
yanlış anlamak
 Don't get me wrong! I don't dislike him.
go wrong
1 to make a mistake
yanlış yapmak, yanılmak
 I'm afraid we've gone wrong. We should have taken the other road.
 2 to stop working properly or to stop developing well
bozulmak, aksamak, ters gitmek
 My computer keeps going wrong.
get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)
(informal)
to start a relationship well/badly
 (ilişki) iyi/kötü bir başlangıç yapmak
 I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
on the right/wrong track
having the right/wrong idea about sth
doğru/yanlış yolda
 That's not the answer but you're on the right track.
 

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