Usage examples of "was wrong" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all56 avoir tort28 se tromper17 other translations11
Something was wrong with the watch. Quelque chose n'allait pas avec la montre.
You should not have done that. It was wrong. Tu n'aurais pas dû faire ça. C'était mal.
She told me how it was wrong to steal. Elle m'a dit combien c'était mal de voler.
We should not have done that. It was wrong. Nous n'aurions pas dû faire ça. C'était mal.
He confirmed that something was wrong with his car. Il confirma que quelque chose n'allait pas avec sa voiture.
I came to the conclusion that something was wrong. J'en suis arrivé à la conclusion que quelque chose était étrange.
He implied that something was wrong with his marriage. Il sous-entendait que quelque chose n'allait pas dans son mariage.
I should not have done that. It was wrong. Je n'aurais pas dû faire ça. C'était mal.
I finally found out what was wrong with my TV. J'ai finalement trouvé ce qui déconnait avec ma télé.
I knew it was wrong, but I did it anyway. Je savais que c'était mal, mais je l'ai fait tout de même.
In the end, I found out what was wrong with my TV. J'ai fini par trouver ce qui n'allait pas avec ma télévision.
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