sin

Sünde

Eine Handlung, die als falsch gilt, besonders weil sie gegen religiöse Regeln verstößt.

In einfachem Englisch: An action considered wrong, especially because it breaks religious rules.

• He asked forgiveness for his sins.
• Their religion considers stealing a sin.
• She confessed her sins to the priest.

So benutzt man es: sin against someone/something (They believed this was a sin against God.)

Synonyme: wrongdoing, offence

Häufige Wendungen: commit a sin, confess a sin, sin against god

Verfehlung, Sünde

Eine Handlung, die jemand als falsch oder sehr schlecht ansieht.

In einfachem Englisch: An action that someone considers wrong or very bad.

• Wasting this food would be a sin.
• His greatest sin was forgetting her birthday.
• They treated poor spelling as an unforgivable sin.

So benutzt man es: a sin to do something (It would be a sin to waste such good food.)

Synonyme: misdeed, wrong

Häufige Wendungen: a terrible sin, sin to waste, sin against taste

sündigen

Etwas tun, das gegen religiöse Regeln verstößt oder als moralisch falsch gilt.

In einfachem Englisch: To do something that breaks religious rules or is considered morally wrong.

• They believed they had sinned.
• She prayed for forgiveness after sinning.
• He said he had sinned against his neighbours.

So benutzt man es: sin against someone/something (He believed he had sinned against God.)

Synonyme: do wrong

Häufige Wendungen: sin against god, sin against someone