cardinal sin in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cardinal sin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cardinal sin N

cardinal sin

pecado m capital

Translations for cardinal sin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sin [Am sɪn, Brit sɪn] N C or U

sin

pecado m

mortal/venial sin

pecado mortal/venial

the seven deadly sins

los siete pecados capitales

it's a sin to waste food

es un crimen or un pecado tirar la comida

for my sins hum

para mi castigo hum

to live in sin dated or hum

vivir en concubinato

to live in sin dated or hum

vivir amancebado dated

to be as miserable as sin

ser un/una cascarrabias

to be as ugly as sin

ser más feo que pegarle a Dios or que Picio inf

II.sin <pres part sinning; pt, pp sinned> [Am sɪn, Brit sɪn] VB intr

sin

pecar

to sin against sth/sb

pecar contra algo/alguien

more sinned against than sinning

más bien el ofendido que el ofensor

See also wage

I.wage [Am weɪdʒ, Brit weɪdʒ] N (rate of pay)

wage

sueldo m

wage

salario m form

wages (actual money paid or received)

sueldo m

wages (actual money paid or received)

paga f

a decent wage

un sueldo decente

he's on a low wage

gana poco

he's on a low wage

tiene un salario bajo form

she earns a good wage

gana bien

she earns a good wage

gana un buen sueldo

at the moment she's earning good wages

actualmente está sacando bastante dinero

a day's wages

un jornal

he gambled his week's wages

se jugó el sueldo or la paga de una semana

I'll pay you when I get my wages

te pagaré cuando cobre

the wages of sin is death

el pecado se paga con la muerte

attr wage agreement

acuerdo m salarial

wage bargaining or negotiations

negociaciones fpl salariales

wage claim

reivindicación f salarial

wage demand

demanda f salarial

wage demand

reivindicación f salarial

wage increase

aumento m salarial or de sueldo

wage increase

incremento m salarial or de sueldo

wage increase

mejora f salarial or de sueldo

wage labor or Brit labour

mano f de obra asalariada

wage restraint

moderación f salarial

wage rise Brit

aumento m salarial or de sueldo

wage round

serie f de negociaciones salariales

wage scale

escala f salarial

wages clerk

empleado encargado m del pago de nóminas / empleada encargada f del pago de nóminas

wage slip

recibo m de sueldo

wage slip

nómina f

wages snatch

robo m de nómina

wage talks

negociaciones fpl salariales

II.wage [Am weɪdʒ, Brit weɪdʒ] VB trans

to wage war on or against sb

hacerle la guerra a alguien

to wage a campaign against sth

hacer (una) campaña contra algo

to wage war on inflation/crime

luchar contra or hacerle la guerra a la inflación/la delincuencia

the struggle is being waged on many fronts

la batalla se está librando en varios frentes

I.cardinal [Am ˈkɑrd(ə)nl, Brit ˈkɑːd(ɪ)n(ə)l] N

1. cardinal REL:

cardinal

cardenal m

2. cardinal:

cardinal, a. cardinal number

número m cardinal

3. cardinal ZOOL:

cardinal

cardenal m

II.cardinal [Am ˈkɑrd(ə)nl, Brit ˈkɑːd(ɪ)n(ə)l] ADJ

cardinal rule/idea:

cardinal

fundamental

cardinal

esencial

cardinal sin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cardinal sin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cardinal sin

capital

Translations for cardinal sin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cardinal [ˈkɑ:dɪnl, Am ˈkɑ:r-] N

1. cardinal REL, ZOOL:

cardinal

cardenal m

2. cardinal (number):

cardinal

cardinal m

II.cardinal [ˈkɑ:dɪnl, Am ˈkɑ:r-] ADJ (important)

cardinal rule

fundamental

cardinal error

grave

cardinal sin

capital

I.sin [sɪn] -nn- N

sin

pecado m

to confess a sin

confesar un pecado

Phrases:

to be as ugly as sin

ser más feo que Picio

II.sin [sɪn] -nn- VB intr

sin

pecar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We all said that the cardinal sin is to homogenise down.

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If greed is the cardinal sin of the aberrant power of colonialism, resentment is that of the lagging self-assertion of postcolonialism.

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