What does tort in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tort in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tort in French.

The word tort in French means wrong, wrongdoing, harm, prejudice, wrongly, mistakenly, indiscriminately, undiscerningly, rightly or wrongly, wrongly accuse, be wrong, hurt, offend, rule against, be in the wrong, do wrong, do wrong to, say whatever comes into your head, harm done, harm caused. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tort

wrong, wrongdoing

nom masculin (acte nuisible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chauffard ne reconnaît pas ses torts.
A road hog never acknowledges his wrongs.

harm, prejudice

nom masculin (préjudice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet article dans la presse lui porte tort.
This newspaper article does him harm.

wrongly, mistakenly

locution adverbiale (de façon erronée)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ce tableau est attribué à tort à Rembrandt.
This painting was wrongly attributed to Rembrandt.

indiscriminately, undiscerningly

locution adverbiale (à mauvais escient)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il faut qu'il apprenne à réfléchir avant de parler : il s'exprime toujours à tort et à travers.

rightly or wrongly

locution adverbiale (de toute façon)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

wrongly accuse

locution verbale (tenir [qqn] injustement responsable de [qch])

be wrong

locution verbale (ne pas avoir raison, se tromper)

Tu as tort, le dauphin n'est pas un poisson. // Tu vois que je n'avais pas tort ; on aurait dû prendre un parapluie !
You are wrong; dolphins are not fish. // See, I wasn't wrong; we should have brought an umbrella!

hurt, offend

locution verbale (léser [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette femme ne fait pas assez attention à ce qu'elle dit et cause bien souvent du tort aux personnes qui l'entourent.

rule against

(contredire [qqn])

Le juge a donné tort au plaignant.

be in the wrong

locution verbale (avoir tort)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

do wrong, do wrong to

locution verbale (nuire à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

say whatever comes into your head

locution verbale (parler à mauvais escient)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il parle à tort et à travers et met tout le monde mal à l'aise.

harm done, harm caused

nom masculin (mal fait) (to [sb])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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