in the wrong

nel torto, in colpa

Essere responsabile di una cattiva azione o di aver causato un problema.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be in the wrong (I knew I was in the wrong and apologized.)

Sinonimi: at fault, to blame, guilty

Contrari: blameless

Espressioni comuni: be in the wrong, clearly in the wrong, in the wrong here

in errore, sbagliato

Avere un’idea sbagliata o dare una risposta non corretta.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be in the wrong about something (She was in the wrong about the total.)

Sinonimi: wrong, mistaken, incorrect

Contrari: correct

Espressioni comuni: be in the wrong, clearly in the wrong, in the wrong again