go wrong

andare male, fallire

Detto di un piano o una situazione: fallire, presentare problemi o avere un esito negativo.

In inglese semplice: If a plan or situation fails, develops problems, or has a bad result.

• What could go wrong?
• Everything went wrong during our holiday.
• The plan was going wrong long before we noticed.

Sinonimi: fail, go badly

Contrari: succeed

Espressioni comuni: go wrong suddenly, go wrong badly

guastarsi, funzionare male

Detto di una macchina o un dispositivo: smettere di funzionare correttamente.

In inglese semplice: If a machine or device stops working properly.

• The printer has gone wrong.
• Our washing machine went wrong during the night.
• If the engine goes wrong, call a mechanic.

Sinonimi: malfunction, break down

Espressioni comuni: go wrong again, go wrong suddenly

traviarsi, corrompersi

Iniziare a comportarsi in modo moralmente scorretto o disonesto.

In inglese semplice: To start behaving in a morally bad or dishonest way.

• They feared their son would go wrong.
• He went wrong after joining a gang of thieves.
• The story follows a young woman who goes wrong and later changes.

Sinonimi: go astray, turn bad

Espressioni comuni: go wrong morally, go wrong young