sin

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

Translation

n. falta; delito; pecado

vi. cometer un crimen o delito

vt. cometer un crimen
Word Forms
Gerundiosinning
Tercera persona singularsins
Pasadosinned
Pluralsins
Participio pasadosinned

Phrases & Collocations

for one's sins

por los pecados de uno

original sin

pecado original

like sin

como pecado

live in sin

vivir en pecado

Example Sentences

It's a sin to covet.

Es pecado codiciar.

It's a sin to tell lies.

Es pecado decir mentiras.

It's a sin to waste food.

Es pecado desperdiciar comida.

it is a sin to speak evil of the king.

Es pecado hablar mal del rey.

It's a sin to be indoors on holiday.

Es un pecado estar en interiores durante las vacaciones.

a supernal punishment for the sins of men

un castigo sobrenatural por los pecados de los hombres

a heart which sin has fevered.

un corazón que el pecado ha encendido.

the worst sin in a ruler was pride.

el peor pecado en un gobernante era el orgullo.

a sin in the eyes of God.

un pecado a los ojos de Dios.

mouthings about sin and morality.

declaraciones sobre el pecado y la moralidad.

By their sin they provoked the wrath of the people.

Por su pecado, provocaron la ira del pueblo.

a pardoner of the sins of others.

un indultador de los pecados de otros.

Wages of sin is death.

La paga del pecado es la muerte.

They had confessed their sins and done their penance.

Habían confesado sus pecados y cumplido su penitencia.

their sins must be expiated by sacrifice.

sus pecados deben ser expiados por sacrificio.

glozing sins and iniquities;

maquillando pecados e iniquidades;

Some babies are as ugly as sin at that age.

Algunos bebés son tan feos como el pecado a esa edad.

The original sin of business schools is boosterism.

El pecado original de las escuelas de negocios es el adoctrinamiento.

Real-world Examples

It's not a sin to be thrifty, dear.

No es pecado ser ahorrativo, querida.

Source: Mom Season 1

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

Perdóname, Padre, porque he pecado.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

" Curiosity is not a sin, " he said.

" La curiosidad no es un pecado, " dijo.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I'll have to account for my sins.

Tendré que dar cuenta de mis pecados.

Source: Deadly Women

Perhaps it was a sin to kill the fish.

Tal vez fue un pecado matar al pez.

Source: The Old Man and the Sea

That way, you're able to combat the confusion sin.

De esa manera, puedes combatir el pecado de la confusión.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

I would cleanse my soul. And wipe my sins away.

Limpiaría mi alma. Y borraría mis pecados.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

But he reaffirmed church teaching that homosexual acts are a sin.

Pero reafirmó la enseñanza de la iglesia de que los actos homosexuales son un pecado.

Source: NPR News August 2013 Compilation

In life, we are taught that there are seven deadly sins.

En la vida, nos enseñan que hay siete pecados capitales.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

But to remember it was a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Pero recordar que fue un pecado matar a un ruiseñor.

Source: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Original Soundtrack

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