sins in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sins in the English»French Dictionary

I.sin [Brit sɪn, Am sɪn] N

1. sin REL:

sin

péché m

sin fig

crime m

to live in sin

vivre dans le péché

it's a sin to steal

voler est un péché

it's a sin to waste food

gaspiller la nourriture est un crime

2. sin MATH → sine

sin

sinus m

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

sin

pécher (against contre)

III.sin [Brit sɪn, Am sɪn]

to be more sinned against than sinning

être plus victime que coupable

for my/his sins hum

malheureusement pour moi/lui

See also sine

sine [Brit sʌɪn, Am saɪn] N MATH

sine

sinus m

deadly sin N

deadly sin

péché m capital

the seven deadly sins

les sept péchés capitaux

original sin N

original sin

péché m originel

sin tax N inf

sin tax

impôt m sur l'alcool et le tabac

sin bin [Brit] N (in ice-hockey)

sin bin

prison f

sin bin fig, hum

cendrier m

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to do penance (for one's sins) (gen) REL

faire pénitence (pour ses péchés)

to hide or cover a multitude of sins hum

dissimuler la dure réalité

the seven deadly sins

les sept péchés capitaux

Translations for sins in the French»English Dictionary

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péché

sin

commettre un péché

to commit a sin

péché mortel/véniel

mortal/venial sin

le péché originel

original sin

les septs péchés capitaux

the seven deadly sins

le péché de gourmandise

the sin of gluttony

vivre dans le péché (vivre maritalement) hum

to live in sin

mourir en état de péché

to die in a state of sin

à tout péché miséricorde

all sins will be forgiven

fauter

to sin (avec with)

sins in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sins in the English»French Dictionary

I.sin [sɪn] N

sin

péché m

II.sin <-nn-> [sɪn] VB intr

sin

pécher

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to wash one's sins away

se laver de ses péchés

confess sins

confesser

original sin

originel(le)

to be ugly as sin

être laid comme un pou

to cover a multitude of sins

cacher une multitude de péchés

Translations for sins in the French»English Dictionary

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péché

sin

être laid à faire peur [ou comme un pou]

to be as ugly as sin inf

laid comme un pou inf

as ugly as sin

sins Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cover a multitude of sins

cacher une multitude de péchés

to be ugly as sin

être laid comme un pou

to wash one's sins away

se laver de ses péchés

to be as ugly as sin inf

être laid à faire peur [ou comme un pou]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But one must, even to avoid mortal sins, seek as far as possible to overcome venial sin.

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They also atone for their sins through such punishing rites as flagellation.

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He is the living embodiment of several of the seven deadly sins: pride, envy, avarice, sloth and, most especially, greed and gluttony.

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Also, allowing people to accuse citizens of sins is necessary in creating a republic, but calumnies are harmful.

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Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

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She is presented as completely absorbed in her reading, a model of the contemplative life, repentant and absolved of past sins.

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Almost immediately, however, he was accused by his enemies of various calumnies and sins.

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Several centuries later, as the church developed its doctrine of the "seven deadly sins," acedia was tucked into the sin of sloth, and the word disappeared from the common vocabulary.

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Venial sins require some kind of penance.

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Following the confession of sins and the assignment of penance, the priest makes the pronouncement of absolution.

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