Translation for 'Wrong Is Right' from English to Spanish

Wrong Is Right [Richard Brooks]

Objetivo mortal [título en España]cineF

El hombre de la lente mortal [título en Hispanoamérica]cineF

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The beginning of wisdom is calling things­ by their right names.

Chocolate que no tiñe, claro está. [mex.]proverb.

wrong

sinrazón {f}

errado {adj}

to be wrong

confundirse

estar equivocado

wrong [mistaken]

erróneo {adj}

wrong [incorrect]

incorrecto {adj}

Actually, you're wrong.

En realidad está equivocado.

in the wrong direction

a contramano {adv}trá.

to go the wrong way

ir a contramano

to get it wrong [coll.]

colarse [esp.] [col.] [equivocarse]

All of you are wrong.

Todas (ustedes) están equivocadas. {f.pl} [formal]

Todos (ustedes) están equivocados. [formal]

to have sth. wrong in the head [coll.] [idiom]

no estar bien de la azotea [col.] [locución]

to get up on the wrong side of the bed [idiom]

unverified despertarse con el pie izquierdo [locución]

to wake up on the wrong side of the bed [Am.] [coll.]

no tener el chichi para farolillos [esp.] [col.]

right

correcto {adj}

right away

al toque {adv} [col.] [Perú]

inmediatamente {adv}

right now

al toque {adv} [col.] [Perú]

• The last song, "Everything Wrong is Right Again", is a reference to the song "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" by They Might Be Giants.
• By this time his role had diminished mainly to rhythm guitarist, although he is featured as lead guitarist on the songs "Living for Tonite", "Wrong Is Right', "Aiming High", "Another Second to Be" and "Lay Down the Law" (performed by Accept on UDO's "Animal House" album).
• The film "Wrong is Right" (1982), starring Sean Connery, was loosely based on McCarry's novel, "The Better Angels" (1979).