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aveva torto

was wrong

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phrase Uncommon #11,211
was wrong Literally means “had wrong.” Used to say someone was mistaken or not correct.
IT: Secondo me aveva torto.
EN: In my opinion, he was wrong.

Aveva torto.

He was wrong.

— Queen (2014)

Disse che aveva torto.

He said he was wrong.

Chi aveva torto?

Who was wrong?

Mary mi disse che aveva torto.

Mary told me she was wrong.

Quel vecchio aveva torto, dopotutto.

That old man was wrong, after all.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Il Castello dell’Infinito (2025)

Mary ammise che aveva torto.

Mary admitted she was wrong.

Tom ammise che aveva torto.

Tom admitted he was wrong.

Mary aveva torto, vero?

Mary was wrong, wasn't she?

Tom non ammetterà che aveva torto.

Tom won’t admit that he was wrong.

Ha ammesso che aveva torto.

He admitted he was wrong.

Aveva torto, vero?

He was wrong, wasn’t he?

Dovette ammettere che aveva torto.

He had to admit he was wrong.

Mary non ammetterà mai che aveva torto.

Mary will never admit she was wrong.

Ha detto che Tom aveva torto?

Did he say Tom was wrong?

Mi disse che aveva torto.

He told me he was wrong.

Lui aveva torto.

He was wrong.

Tom non disse che Mary aveva torto.

Tom didn't say that Mary was wrong.

Mary mi ha detto che aveva torto.

Mary told me she was wrong.

Disse che non aveva torto.

He said he wasn't wrong.

Mi ha detto che aveva torto.

He told me he was wrong.

Per farla breve, aveva torto.

Long story short, he was wrong.

Tom ha ammesso che aveva torto.

Tom admitted he was wrong.

Aveva torto?

Was he wrong?

Mary ha detto che non aveva torto.

Mary said that she wasn't wrong.

Mary non ammetterà che aveva torto.

Mary won’t admit that she was wrong.

Sa che aveva torto.

He knows he was wrong.

Ha detto che non aveva torto.

He said that he wasn't wrong.

Quante persone conoscete, che hanno dimostrato che Einstein aveva torto?

How many people do you know who have proven that Einstein was wrong?

— Oppenheimer (2023)