guilty

culpable, arrepentido

Que se siente mal por creer que ha hecho algo malo o ha herido a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: You feel bad because you think you have done something wrong or hurt someone.

• I feel guilty about the lie.
• He gave me a guilty smile.
• Do you ever feel guilty about wasting food?

Cómo se usa: guilty about something (She felt guilty about the broken cup.); guilty about doing something (I felt guilty about leaving him alone.)

Sinónimos: ashamed, remorseful

Expresiones frecuentes: feel guilty, guilty conscience, guilty about something

culpable

Que ha hecho algo malo y es responsable de ello.

En inglés sencillo: You are responsible for doing something wrong.

• I was guilty of lying.
• Both teams were guilty of wasting time.
• Who was guilty of breaking the window?

Cómo se usa: guilty of something (He was guilty of a serious mistake.); guilty of doing something (I am guilty of ignoring her advice.)

Sinónimos: responsible, at fault, to blame

Antónimos: innocent

Expresiones frecuentes: guilty of something, guilty person

culpable

Declarado responsable de un delito por un tribunal.

En inglés sencillo: A court has decided that you committed a crime.

• The jury found him guilty.
• She pleaded guilty to theft.
• Two men were found guilty of the robbery.

Cómo se usa: find someone guilty of something (The jury found him guilty of theft.); plead guilty to something (She pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.)

Sinónimos: convicted

Antónimos: innocent

Expresiones frecuentes: found guilty, plead guilty, guilty of something

culpable

Que ha cometido un acto deshonesto, como mentir o hacer trampas.

En inglés sencillo: You have done something dishonest, such as lying or cheating.

• She was guilty of cheating.
• The manager was guilty of deceiving customers.
• Were both players guilty of lying?

Cómo se usa: guilty of doing something (He was guilty of hiding the truth.)

Sinónimos: at fault, to blame

Antónimos: innocent

Expresiones frecuentes: guilty of cheating, guilty of fraud