World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmal tourner
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal tour-nay
"Le projet a mal tourner dès le début."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To turn out differently than planned; to fail or go wrong.
"Despite meticulous planning, the event began to go awry when the main speaker missed their flight." - 2
To deviate from the correct or expected course.
"The financial calculations went awry, leading to a significant budget deficit."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase combines the verb 'go' with the adverb 'awry', which originates from Middle English 'on wry' (meaning turned to one side or twisted). Dating back to the 16th century, the expression evolved from physical deviation or crookedness to metaphorically describe plans, events, or expectations turning out amiss or failing.
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mal tourner
Transliteration: mal tour-nay
"Le projet a mal tourner dès le début."
schiefgehen
Transliteration: sheef-gay-hen
"Es schien, als würde alles schiefgehen."
andare male
Transliteration: an-da-re ma-le
"I piani possono facilmente andare male."
salir mal
Transliteration: sa-lir mal
"Nada podía salir mal en esta ocasión."
dar errado
Transliteration: dar e-rra-do
"O plano começou a dar errado."
गड़बड़ होना
Transliteration: gadbad hona
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सब कुछ योजना के अनुसार न होकर गड़बड़ हो गया।"
出差错
Transliteration: chū chāocuò
Script: 中文汉字
"计划在最后关头出差错了。"
틀어지다
Transliteration: teureojida
Script: 한국어 한글
"모든 계획이 틀어지기 시작했다."
狂う
Transliteration: kuruu
Script: 日本語
"計画が狂ってしまった。"
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