mea culpa in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mea culpa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mea culpa ADV

¿quién me escondió el libro? — mea culpa

who's hidden my book? — guilty

¿quién me escondió el libro? — mea culpa

who's hidden my book? — mea culpa hum

entonar el mea culpa

to admit one's guilt

Translations for mea culpa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.mear VB intr vulg sl

mear

to piss vulg sl

voy a mear

I'm going for a piss

voy a mear

I'm going to have a piss

II.mearse VB vpr

mearse inf:

mearse

to wet oneself

me estoy meando

I'm dying for a pee inf

el bebé se me meó encima

the baby peed all over me

estar o andar meado de perro Chil inf

to be down on one's luck

mearse de risa

to wet oneself laughing

mearse de risa

to pee oneself laughing inf

mearse en alg./algo Ven vulg sl yo me meo en él

I don't give a shit about how clever (o strong etc.) he is vulg sl

culpar VB trans

culpar

to blame

culpar a alg. de algo

to blame sb for sth

culpar a alg. de algo

to blame sth on sb

¡ahora me quieren culpar a mí de lo que pasó!

now they want to blame me for what happened o blame it all on me

culpa N f

1. culpa (responsabilidad):

nadie tiene la culpa

it's nobody's fault

nadie tiene la culpa

nobody's to blame

le echaron la culpa de todo a ella

she was blamed o she got the blame for everything

le echaron la culpa de todo a ella

they blamed it all on her

no fue culpa tuya

it wasn't your fault

llegó tarde por culpa del tráfico

he arrived late because of the traffic

no importa de quién es la culpa

it doesn't matter whose fault it is

no importa de quién es la culpa

it doesn't matter who's to blame

¿y qué culpa tengo yo?

and what fault is that of mine?

la culpa no la tiene el chancho sino quien le da de comer o quien le rasca el lomo prov RioPl

it's not his/her/their fault (said when someone else has encouraged them)

2. culpa (falta, pecado):

culpa

sin

aquel que esté libre de culpa que tire la primera piedra

let he who is free from sin cast the first stone

estamos pagando por las culpas ajenas

we're paying for the sins of others o for other people's faults

3. culpa PSYCH:

culpa

guilt

con mucho sentimiento de culpa

with a great feeling of guilt

mea culpa in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mea culpa in the Spanish»English Dictionary

mear [me·ˈar] VB intr, refl

mear mearse inf:

mear

to piss

mearse de risa

to die laughing

culpa [ˈkul·pa] N f

culpa

fault

culpa LAW

guilt

echar la culpa a alguien

to blame sb

y ¿qué culpa tengo yo?

and how am I to blame (for that)?

I.culpar [kul·ˈpar] VB trans

culpar de [o por] algo

to blame for sth

II.culpar [kul·ˈpar] VB refl

culparse de [o por] algo

to be to blame for sth