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be incorrect

[bi ɪnˈkɔrɪkt]
verb phrase
estar incorreto/incorreta
1. to be wrong or inaccurate; to contain errors or mistakes
Your answer is incorrect.
Sua resposta está incorreta.
2. to not conform to fact, truth, or accepted standards
The information provided was incorrect.
A informação fornecida estava incorreta.
Synonyms
be wrongbe inaccuratebe mistakenbe falsebe erroneousbe off
Antonyms
be correctbe rightbe accuratebe truebe exact

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estar incorreto/incorreta
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
estar errado/errada
more colloquial alternative
São Paulo
estar incorreto/incorreta
formal usage preferred
Portugal
estar incorreto/incorreta
standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

way off
not even close
barking up the wrong tree
estou completamente errado
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