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torto

wrong

noun TOR-toh Rare
Mind & Emotions Values

Also means

injustice

Usage Note

Torto as a noun means a wrong or injustice done to someone; avere torto is the set phrase meaning 'to be wrong' (lit. 'to have wrong'), while dare torto a qualcuno means 'to say someone is wrong'. These are idiomatic avere constructions — do not translate avere torto as 'to have a wrong'; it simply means being mistaken. The adjective torto also means 'twisted' (il collo torto).

Examples

"Devo ammettere che avevo torto."

Natural Translation

I must admit that I was wrong.

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