잘못

fault; mistake; misstep

Something that one did not well or that one did unrighteously.

Korean definition: 잘하지 못하거나 옳지 못하게 한 일.

• 승규는 자신이 아까 낮에 저지른 잘못을 이미 뉘우치고 있었다.

  Seung-gyu was already regretting the mistake he had made earlier that afternoon.

• 그는 학생들이 낸 과제를 읽어 보고는 몇 가지 잘못을 지적해 주었다.

  He read the assignments the students had turned in and pointed out a few mistakes.

wrongly; incorrectly

In a way that is wrong or not right.

Korean definition: 바르지 않게 또는 틀리게.

• 나는 버스를 잘못 타는 바람에 평소보다 학교에 늦게 도착했다.

  I took the wrong bus, so I got to school later than usual.

• 그는 아버지에게 전화를 한다는 것이 전화번호를 잘못 눌러 나에게 전화를 했다.

  He meant to call his father but dialed the wrong number and called me.

improperly; inappropriately

In a way that is not proper.

Korean definition: 적당하지 않게.

• 설탕을 잘못 넣어서 그런지 커피가 아주 썼다.

  Maybe because I put the sugar in wrong, the coffee was very bitter.

• 과일을 잘못 보관해서 창고에 있는 과일이 모두 썩어 버렸다.

  Because the fruit was stored improperly, all the fruit in the warehouse rotted.

thoughtlessly; recklessly

Carelessly without thinking deeply.

Korean definition: 깊이 생각하지 아니하고 함부로.

• 이 기계는 잘못 건들었다가는 크게 다칠 수 있으니 조심해야 한다.

  If you carelessly touch this machine you could get badly hurt, so be careful.

• 그는 선생님 앞에서도 조심할 줄 모르고 잘못 행동할 때가 많았다.

  Even in front of the teacher, he didn't know how to be careful and often behaved recklessly.

unfortunately; by bad luck

Unluckily.

Korean definition: 재수 없게.

• 그는 깡패에게 잘못 걸려서 가진 돈을 모두 빼앗겼다.

  He had the bad luck to run into some thugs and had all his money taken.

• 일이 잘못 꼬여 하루 만에 끝날 일이 일주일이나 걸려 끝이 났다.

  Things got tangled up, so a job that should have taken one day ended up taking a whole week.