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tort

wrong

noun TOR Less Common

Also means

fault

Usage Note

Tort is almost always used in set phrases rather than alone. Avoir tort means 'to be wrong' (contrasted with avoir raison, 'to be right'). Donner tort à quelqu'un means 'to prove someone wrong'. À tort means 'wrongly', and à tort et à travers means 'haphazardly' or 'without thinking'. The final -t is silent.

Examples

"Tu as tort de te plaindre."

Natural Translation

You are wrong to complain.

Literal Translation

You have wrong of yourself complain

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