wrong 'un

ˈrɒŋ ən
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Translation of wrong 'un into German

Noun

1.

character

RareUK
dishonest or disreputable person
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  • He's always been a wrong 'un in the business.Er war schon immer ein Gauner im Geschäft.
2.

sports

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cricket ball bowled to deceive batsman
TECH.UK
Googly Täuschungsball Trickball
  • The bowler delivered a perfect wrong 'un.Der Bowler lieferte einen perfekten Googly.
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Synonyms and analogies of wrong 'un in English

Examples of wrong 'un in a sentence

  • She warned me that her ex was a wrong 'un.
  • He was caught off guard by the unexpected wrong 'un.
  • The wrong 'un spun sharply, confusing the batsman.

Translations of "wrong 'un" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derGaunernm.

She always hung out with that wrong 'un, which made her friends uneasy.

Sie hing immer mit diesem Gauner herum, was ihre Freunde unruhig machte.

I never suspected he was a wrong 'un until too late.

Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er ein Gauner ist, bis es zu spät war.

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wrong 'un: Examples and translations in context

Don't trust anything that wrong 'un says; he's always lying.

Vertraue nichts, was dieser Gauner sagt; er lügt immer.

After learning about his past, they realized he was a wrong 'un.

Nachdem sie von seiner Vergangenheit erfahren hatten, erkannten sie, dass er ein Gauner war.

His reputation as a wrong 'un spread quickly through the neighborhood.

Sein Ruf als Gauner verbreitete sich schnell im Viertel.

Detectives always look for a wrong 'un when investigating fraud cases.

Detektive suchen bei Betrugsfällen immer nach einem Gauner.

Be careful around him; he's known as a real wrong 'un in our town.

Sei vorsichtig in seiner Nähe; er ist in unserer Stadt als echter Gauner bekannt.

Everyone warned me about him being a wrong 'un, but I didn't listen.

Alle haben mich davor gewarnt, dass er ein Gauner ist, aber ich habe nicht zugehört.

It turned out that he was a wrong 'un pretending to help us.

Es stellte sich heraus, dass er ein Gauner war, der vorgab, uns zu helfen.

I wouldn't work with that wrong 'un even if he paid me!

Ich würde nicht mit diesem Gauner arbeiten, selbst wenn er mich dafür bezahlen würde!

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