sin in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sin 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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his besetting sin

son grand défaut

expiate crime, sin

expier

cardinal sin

capital

Translations for sin in the French»English Dictionary

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fauter

to sin (avec with)

péché

sin

commettre un péché

to commit a sin

péché mortel/véniel

mortal/venial sin

le péché originel

original sin

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

sin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sin in the English»French Dictionary

I.sin [sɪn] N

sin

péché m

II.sin <-nn-> [sɪn] VB intr

sin

pécher

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original sin

originel(le)

to be ugly as sin

être laid comme un pou

Translations for sin 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

sin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be ugly as sin

être laid comme un pou

to be as ugly as sin inf

être laid à faire peur [ou comme un pou]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A woman who was in the house both had delusions of their fear caused by the sin eaters.

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His feet cover the places of sin we've walked.

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Since, however, the will also moves the other powers of man, sin has its seat in these too.

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Further, the departed soul of a man freed from sin appears again on earth to support a weak soul which feels unequal to its task.

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All that will reach us will be the covers, since all the pages are subversiveagainst sin, it is said.

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Free will was not intended for sin, which means that it is not equally predisposed to good and evil.

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If the old have sinned, why should the young suffer; and if men have been guilty, why should the cattle be destroyed?

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Its position holds that one should not focus on past sins but on the potential good in all.

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And if you do not do well, sin couches at the door.

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She will not be wounded any longer by sin, stains, self-love, that destroy or wound the earthly community.

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