sin

pecado

Acción considerada mala, especialmente porque va contra las normas de una religión.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: sin against someone/something (They believed this was a sin against God.)

Sinónimos: wrongdoing, offence

Expresiones frecuentes: commit a sin, confess a sin, sin against god

falta, pecado

Acción que alguien considera incorrecta o muy mala.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: a sin to do something (It would be a sin to waste such good food.)

Sinónimos: misdeed, wrong

Expresiones frecuentes: a terrible sin, sin to waste, sin against taste

pecar

Hacer algo que viola normas religiosas o se considera moralmente malo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: sin against someone/something (He believed he had sinned against God.)

Sinónimos: do wrong

Expresiones frecuentes: sin against god, sin against someone