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estar errado

to be wrong

→ estar
phrase Very common #1,091
to be wrong Used to say someone is incorrect or mistaken. With estar, it refers to a state or situation, not a permanent characteristic.
PO: Posso estar errado, mas acho que a reunião é amanhã.
EN: I could be wrong, but I think the meeting is tomorrow.

Este é o meu jeito, e posso estar errado.

This is my way, and I could be wrong.

— Clube da Luta (1999)

Um profeta não pode estar errado.

A prophet cannot be wrong.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Eu acho que Tom é da Austrália, mas posso estar errado.

I think Tom is from Australia, but I could be wrong.

Tom não pode estar errado.

Tom can't be wrong.

Eu admiti estar errado.

I admitted I was wrong.

Honestamente, eu preferia estar errado.

Honestly, I'd rather be wrong.

Você admitiu estar errado.

You admitted you were wrong.

Ele admitiu estar errado.

He admitted he was wrong.

Eu queria estar errado.

I wish I were wrong.