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contexto errado

[kõn-TÉK-tu ə-RA-du]
noun phrasemasculinepl: contextos errados
wrong context
1. An inappropriate or incorrect setting, situation, or framework in which something is understood, interpreted, or applied
His comment was taken out of context and interpreted in the wrong context.
Seu comentário foi interpretado em contexto errado.
2. A misunderstanding arising from the incorrect circumstances or background information
The joke doesn't work in the wrong context.
A piada não funciona em contexto errado.
Synonyms
contexto inadequadocontexto imprópriocontexto inapropriadointerpretação errônea
Antonyms
contexto certocontexto apropriadocontexto correto

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
contexto errado
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
contexto errado
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

tirar de contexto (to take out of context)
fora de contexto (out of context)
no contexto certo (in the right context)
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