Sentence examples of "be in the wrong" in English
I am afraid we are advancing in the wrong direction.
Me temo que estamos avanzando en la dirección equivocada.
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.
Next thing you know, you'll be in the papers.
Antes de que te des cuenta, saldrás en los periódicos.
I'm tired of everything; I would like nothing more than to be in the Canary Islands.
Estoy cansado de todo, sólo quisiera estar en las Islas Canarias.
Please drop in when you happen to be in the neighborhood.
Cuando venga por aquí cerca, pase a visitarnos.
Once a war breaks out, both sides are in the wrong.
Una vez que estalla la guerra, ambas partes están erradas.
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement.
Es un honor para mí estar en la ciudad eterna de El Cairo, y tener como anfitriones a dos eminentes instituciones. Durante más de mil años, Al-Azhar fue un modelo de enseñanza islámica y durante más de un siglo, la Universidad de El Cairo fue una fuente de adelantos para Egipto.
It occurred to me that he might be in the library.
Se me ocurrió que él podía estar en la biblioteca.
He set off in the wrong direction and got lost in the woods.
Él partió en la dirección incorrecta y se perdió en el bosque.
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