culprit

[US]/ˈkʌlprɪt/
[UK]/ˈkʌlprɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. personen, der er ansvarlig for en forbrydelse eller forseelse; en person, der er anklaget for at have begået en forbrydelse.
Word Forms
Pluralculprits

Phrases & Collocations

main culprit

hovedskyldige

identify the culprit

identificer hovedskyldige

blame the culprit

giv hovedskyldige skylden

arrest the culprit

anhold hovedskyldige

the real culprit

den virkelige hovedskyldige

Example Sentences

The police put the culprit in jail.

Politiet satte den skyldige bag tremmer.

Are you the culprit who broke this window?

Er du den skyldige, der knuste dette vindue?

The culprit came clean after long questioning.

Den skyldige tilstod efter lang afhøring.

The culprit will be whipped when he is found.

Den skyldige vil blive straffet, når han bliver fundet.

Caught shoplifting, the culprit stuttered a few transparent lies.

Fanget for butikstyveri, stammede den skyldige nogle få åbenlyse løgne.

robins are the worst culprits, pecking holes in every cherry.

Robiners er de værste skyldige, der laver huller i hver eneste kirsebær.

the culprit shouted before being strong-armed out of the door.

Den skyldige råbte, før han blev tvunget ud af døren.

Klemetsen rolled down his window, closed in on the antlered culprit, and grabbed it.

Klemetsen rullede sit vindue ned, lukket ind på den elskede skyldige, og greb den.

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