- sin
- sin
1. noun(wickedness, or a wicked act, especially one that breaks a religious law: It is a sin to envy the possessions of other people; Lying and cheating are both sins.) pecado
2. verb(to do wrong; to commit a sin, especially in the religious sense: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.) pecar- sinner- sinful
- sinfully
- sinfulness
sin n pecadothe seven deadly sins los siete pecados capitales
sin preposición 1 without;◊ sin azúcar without sugar;seguimos sin noticias we still haven't had any news; agua mineral sin gas still mineral water; cerveza sin alcohol non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer; me quedé sin pan I ran out of bread 2a) (con significado activo) without;◊ se fue sin pagar he left without paying;estuvo una semana sin hablarme she didn't speak to me for a week; sigo sin entender I still don't understand; la pisé sin querer I accidentally trod on her footb) (con significado pasivo):◊ preguntas sin contestar unanswered questions;esto está aún sin terminar it still isn't finished 3 sin que + subj:◊ no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited;quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta get it off him without his o without him noticing; See Also→ embargo 2
sin preposición without: se marchó sin ellos, he left without them
costó mil pesetas, sin contar el IVA, it cost one thousand pesetas, not including VAT
el edificio estaba sin terminar, the building was unfinished
entre sin llamar, come in without knocking
saldré sin que me vea, I'll go out without him seeing
una bebida sin alcohol, a non-alcoholic drink 'sin' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abierta - abierto - absoluta - absoluto - accidental - acéfala - acéfalo - agotar - agotada - agotado - agreste - ahora - ahorcarse - ajena - ajeno - alguna - alguno - aliento - alquilar - ambages - amorfa - amorfo - aparente - asesinar - aviso - ayunas - bagatela - baja - bajo - bañera - berrido - bien - blanca - blanco - bocado - bregar - bruta - bruto - burbuja - caldo - calle - callejón - calva - camino - caprichosa - caprichoso - causa - cazo - cero English: ability - accident - accidental - accidentally - accustom - ado - afraid - age - agree - aimless - aimlessly - all-time - ammunition - another - antsy - anyhow - arrogant - at - attach - away - AWOL - babble - backbencher - backing - bare - barge in - basic - bat - bean - begin - behave - beyond - blank - blind alley - blue - blunt - bluntly - blurt out - boarding card - boarding pass - book - boorish - bootstrap - bottomless - break - breath - breathless - broke - busywork - buzz offsintr[sɪn]noun1 pecado■ mortal sin pecado mortal■ it's a sin to waste all that food es un pecado tirar toda esa comidaintransitive verb (pt & pp sinned, ger sinning)1 pecar (against, contra)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor one's sins para su castigoto be as ugly as sin ser feo,-a como un pecadoto live in sin vivir en concubinato, vivir amancebado,-a, vivir en pecadosin ['sɪn] vi, sinned ; sinning : pecarsin n: pecado msinn.• pecado s.m.v.• pecar v.• pesar v.
I sɪncount & mass noun pecado mthe seven deadly sins — los siete pecados capitales
for my sins — (hum) para mi castigo (hum)
to be as miserable as sin — ser* un/una cascarrabias
to be as ugly as sin — ser* más feo que pegarle a Dios or que Picio (fam)
II
intransitive verb -nn- pecar*[sɪn]1.N pecado msins of omission/commission — pecados mpl por omisión/acción
mortal sin — pecado m mortal
for my sins — por mis pecados
it would be a sin to do that — (Rel) sería un pecado hacer eso; (fig) sería un crimen hacer eso
to fall into sin — caer en el pecado
ugly 1., 1)to live in sin — † (unmarried) vivir amancebados, vivir en el pecado
2.VI pecarhe was more sinned against than sinning — era más bien el ofendido que (no) el ofensor
3.CPDsin bin * N — (Sport) banquillo m de los expulsados
sin tax * N — (US) impuesto m sobre el tabaco y/o el alcohol
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I [sɪn]count & mass noun pecado mthe seven deadly sins — los siete pecados capitales
for my sins — (hum) para mi castigo (hum)
to be as miserable as sin — ser* un/una cascarrabias
to be as ugly as sin — ser* más feo que pegarle a Dios or que Picio (fam)
II
intransitive verb -nn- pecar*
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
