English to French Meaning of awry - de travers

Awry :

de travers

adjective

de travers, aux yeux plisser les yeux, bigleux, biaiser les yeux, courbé, biseau, non conventionnel, informel, anomalistique, tordu, pervers, difforme, manivelle, dur, oblique, strabisme

adverb

de travers, en biais, désapprobateur

Awry :: de travers

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Definitions of awry in English

Adjective(1) turned or twisted toward one side(2) not functioning properly
Adverb(1) away from the correct or expected course(2) turned or twisted to one side

Examples of awry in English

(1) Things go awry when, during a carefully orchestrated operation to free one of their imprisoned mates, a guard is killed.(2) Of course, when things go awry we always single out and punish somebody, usually the coach.(3) When things go awry , they escape to the underground streets of the city.(4) I recognise the fact that there are days when things just go awry .(5) Without constant attendance, such arrangements can easily go awry .(6) Her hair was badly done, her skirts were awry , her hands were red.(7) Just for a moment, people were wondering was it going to go awry .(8) It's not because they don't like you, it's because that institution needs some recourse should the night go awry .(9) He walked alone, grim-faced, hair awry and eyes glowering.(10) This is where the cinematic translation really starts to go awry .(11) But that overlooked the possibility that the war might go awry .(12) Hair of an unruly curling black hung awry upon her crooked shoulders and cascaded to the waist.(13) The editor came from the inner office, a straw hat awry on his brow.(14) Some people whose expectations go awry never do get back on their feet.(15) Despite the best of efforts of hospital staff, things do go awry .(16) There is the potential for preparing fish in a spice tea mix to go awry , but the first flake of perfectly poached salmon was a revelation.

Related Phrases of awry

(1) go awry ::

déraper

Related Phrases of awry

(1) go awry ::

déraper

Synonyms

Adjective

1. amiss ::

un raté

2. askew ::

de travers

3. lopsided ::

de guingois

4. wrong ::

faux

Adverb

5. amiss ::

un raté

6. skew-whiff ::

skew-whiff

Different Forms

awry

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