go wrong

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

(intransitive, idiomatic) To fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
Everything seems to be going wrong today.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To malfunction.
The vending machine went wrong and dispensed five cans of drink at once.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become wicked or depraved.
Synonyms: break bad, go bad, go to the bad

Translations

to fail

Finnish: mennä pieleen (fi), epäonnistua (fi)
French: mal tourner (fr)
German: schiefgehen (de), schieflaufen (de)
Hebrew: השתבש‎ (hishtabésh), התפקשש‎ (hitfakshésh) (slang)

Hungarian: félresikerül
Icelandic: fara úrskeiðis
Maori: takahē (mi)
Spanish: ir mal

to malfunction

Finnish: hajota (fi), mennä rikki

to become depraved

Finnish: turmeltua (fi), mennä rappiolle
French: mal tourner (fr)

Icelandic: víkja af réttri leið
Ngazidja Comorian: undjia shonga

References

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