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I. sin1 [sɪn] N

sin
Sünde f <-, -n>
the sick are being thrown out on the streets — yes, it's a sin!
die Kranken werden auf die Straße gesetzt — ja, das ist unerhört!
is that your work? — yes, for my sins
ist das Ihre Arbeit? — ja, leider
it would be a sin not to go out on such a nice day fig
es wäre eine Sünde, an so einem schönen Tag nicht rauszugehen
he's [as] ugly as sin
er ist unglaublich hässlich
a sin of omission
eine Unterlassungssünde
to commit/confess a sin
eine Sünde begehen/beichten
to live in sin
in wilder Ehe leben

II. sin1 <-nn-> [sɪn] VB intr

sin
sündigen

sin2 N

sin MATH abbreviation of sine

sin
Sinus m <-, ->

sine [saɪn] N MATH

sine
Sinus m <-, ->

SIN N FINMKT

SIN (Securities Identification Number)
SIN f
SIN (Securities Identification Number)
Wertpapierkennnummer (WKN) f

mor·tal ˈsin N

mortal sin
Todsünde f <-, -n>

origi·nal ˈsin N no pl

original sin
Erbsünde f <-, -n>

ˈsin bin N Brit, Aus SPORTS

sin bin sl
Strafbank f <-, -bänke>

ˈsin tax N Am inf

sin tax
Genussmittelsteuer f
Present
Isin
yousin
he/she/itsins
wesin
yousin
theysin
Past
Isinned
yousinned
he/she/itsinned
wesinned
yousinned
theysinned
Present Perfect
Ihavesinned
youhavesinned
he/she/ithassinned
wehavesinned
youhavesinned
theyhavesinned
Past Perfect
Ihadsinned
youhadsinned
he/she/ithadsinned
wehadsinned
youhadsinned
theyhadsinned
See further verb tables