Usage examples of "bark up the wrong tree" in English with translation to Spanish

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

Looks like we barked up the wrong tree. Parece que le ladramos al árbol equivocado.

If we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time. Si dejamos que nuestro poder de razonamiento sea ofuscado por nuestras emociones, le estaríamos ladrando al árbol equivocado todo el tiempo.

You're barking up the wrong tree. Le estás ladrando al árbol equivocado.

He picked up the wrong hat by mistake. Por error, cogió el sombrero equivocado.

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

She's up the duff. Ella está embarazada.

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

Don't wake up the sleeping child. No despiertes al niño que duerme.

Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I have the wrong number. Lo siento. Creo que marqué el número equivocado.

Look up the word in your dictionary. Busca la palabra en tu diccionario.

It is clear that Mike took the wrong bus. Está claro que Mike tomó el autobús equivocado.

He cut up the meat and weighed it. Él cortó la carne y la pesó.

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

We have used up the coal. Hemos agotado el carbón.

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.

Tom pumped up the tire. Tom infló el neumático.

I must have the wrong number. Debo de tener el número equivocado.

We must clean up the kitchen. Debemos limpiar la cocina.

You are on the wrong train. Estás en el tren equivocado.

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