Usage examples of "been wrong" in English with translation to Spanish

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Tom admitted that he had been wrong. Tom admitió que se había equivocado.

Tom finally figured out what he'd been doing wrong. Tom finalmente se dio cuenta de lo que había estado haciendo mal.

I'm happy to have been proven wrong. Me alegra haber sido desmentido.

I think Tom has been barking up the wrong tree. Creo que Tom está descortezando el árbol equivocado.

I've been going to the gym for six months now but I must be doing something wrong because I still don't see any improvement. Llevo ya seis meses yendo al gimnasio pero creo que estoy haciendo algo mal porque aún no veo ningún cambio.

Nothing can take an American by surprise. It has often been said that the word "impossible" was not a French one. People have obviously looked in the wrong dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple and mechanical difficulties are overcome before they arise. Nada puede pillar por sorpresa a un estadounidense. A menudo se ha dicho que la palabra "imposible" no era francesa. Obviamente, la gente miró en el diccionario equivocado. En Estados Unidos, todo es fácil, todo es simple y las dificultades mecánicas se solucionan antes de surgir.

To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done. A mi estratega en jefe, David Axelrod, quien fue mi socio a cada paso del camino. ¡Al mejor equipo de campaña reunido en la historia de la política! Ustedes hicieron esto realidad, y les estoy eternamente agradecido por lo que se sacrificaron para lograrlo.

Tom doesn't see any wrong with letting Mary learn to drive. Tom no ve nada de malo en dejar que Mary aprenda a conducir.

Tom boasts of never having been defeated in a horse race. Tom se jacta de nunca haber sido derrotado en una carrera a caballo.

You're asking the wrong person. Le estás preguntando a la persona equivocada.

We've been married for five years. Llevamos cinco años casados.

"In my opinion," said the younger brother, "you are wrong." "Según mi opinión", dijo el hermano menor, "tú estás equivocado".

I've been searching for my puppy for weeks. He estado buscando a mi cachorrito por semanas.

It appears that I was wrong about that. Parece que me equivocaba sobre eso.

Tom has secretly been in love with Mary for years. Tom ha estado secretamente enamorado de Mary por años.

You're going the wrong way. Van en la dirección equivocada.

I had been working for two hours when I suddenly felt sick. Yo había trabajado por dos horas cuando de repente me sentí enfermo.

It is a difficult task, choosing what is "right" or "wrong", but you have to do it. Es una tarea difícil elegir qué está "bien" o "mal", pero has de hacerlo.

This is exactly what I've been looking for. Esto es exactamente lo que estaba buscando.

Even a child knows right from wrong. Hasta un niño sabe distinguir el bien del mal.

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