sin

sɪn
sinnedsinning
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Translation of sin into German,

Noun

1.

ethics

wrong action or misdeed
  • Lying is considered a sin.Lügen wird als Sünde betrachtet.
2.

theology

violation of divine law or religious rule
  • He confessed his sin to the priest.Er gestand dem Priester seine Sünde.

Verb

intr.
1.

morality

commit a moral or religious wrong
  • They believe they sin whenever they lie..Sie glauben, dass sie sündigen, wann immer sie lügen
2.

mistake

Rare
make a serious mistake or error
Rare
  • She sinned by ignoring the warning signs.Sie sündigte, indem sie die Warnzeichen ignorierte.
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Expressions with sin: examples in English and translations in German

as sinadv.
sehr
extrem
The room was cold as sin.
wie die Hölle
It hurt like sin after the fall..
Kardinalsünde
Leaving the door unlocked was a cardinal sin.
Erbsünde
Ursünde
The company's original sin was ignoring environmental regulations.
offensichtlich schuldig
He looked guilty as sin when asked about the missing money.
abscheulich
His hideous as sin remarks offended everyone at the meeting.

Synonyms and analogies of sin in English

Examples of sin in a sentence

  • Many believe that greed is a sin.
  • She sought forgiveness for her sin.
  • The sin weighed heavily on his conscience.
  • Students learned how to calculate sin in trigonometry class.
  • The graph of the sin function is periodic.
  • The letter sin is often found in ancient manuscripts.

Translations of "sin" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieSündenf.

She considered his affair nothing but a fleeting sin of the flesh.

Sie betrachtete seine Affäre nur als eine flüchtige Sünde des Fleisches.

derSinnm.

Nice pool, sin should too cold to use it.

Schöner Pool, sin sollte zu kalt, um es zu benutzen.

dieSchuldnf.

Let those who are free of sin throw the first stone.

Derjenige werfe den ersten Stein, der frei von Schuld ist.

dieTodsündenf.

For many chefs, overcooking fresh vegetables is a culinary cardinal sin.

Für viele Köche ist das Übergaren frischen Gemüses eine kulinarische Todsünde.

Verb
sündigenv.

Being born sinners results in the fact that we all sin.

Als Sünder geboren zu sein ergibt, dass wir alle sündigen.

versündigenv.

I could seriously sin if I said something wrong.

Ich könnte mich schwer versündigen, sagte ich etwas Falsches.

Adverb / Other
gesündigtadv./pp.

Some pay, even without having committed a sin.

Manche büßen, auch ohne gesündigt zu haben.

versündigtadv.

We have committed sin against our Father in heaven.

Wir haben uns gegen unseren Vater im Himmel versündigt.

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sin: Examples and translations in context

They whispered about the senator's hidden sin of the flesh for weeks.

Wochenlang tuschelten sie über die verborgene Sünde des Fleisches des Senators.

For him, art was salvation from every possible sin of the flesh.

Für ihn war die Kunst die Erlösung von jeder möglichen Sünde des Fleisches.

The novel traces one disastrous sin of the flesh and its consequences.

Der Roman schildert eine verhängnisvolle Sünde des Fleisches und ihre Folgen.

He dismissed the scandal as a youthful sin of the flesh, nothing more.

Er tat den Skandal als jugendliche Sünde des Fleisches ab, nicht mehr.

The play portrays madness and despair as the ultimate wages of sin.

Das Theaterstück schildert Wahnsinn und Verzweiflung als den endgültigen Lohn der Sünde.

Historical texts frequently reference purgatory in discussions about sin and salvation.

Historische Texte erwähnen häufig das Fegefeuer in Diskussionen über Sünde und Erlösung.

The old diary confessed a single sin of the flesh from his youth.

Das alte Tagebuch gestand eine einzige Sünde des Fleisches aus seiner Jugend.

In that strict household, even kissing was viewed as a sin of the flesh.

In diesem strengen Haushalt galt schon Küssen als Sünde des Fleisches.

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original sinSin Citymortal sinas sin
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