sin
To commit a sinTo commit a sin.
» Is it always a sin to tell a lie?
Ist es immer eine Sünde, zu lügen?
Чи сказати брехню завжди гріх?
Meaning
1 senses(error lua exec)To commit a sin.
sündigen
греши́тьgrešítʹ, согреши́тьsogrešítʹ
гріши́тиhrišýty
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
Examples
277 sentencesIs it always a sin to tell a lie?
Чи сказати брехню завжди гріх? — ChickenKiev
deIst es immer eine Sünde, zu lügen? — mayabe
I confessed my sin.
Я зізнався у своєму гріху. — deniko
ruЯ сознался в своём грехе. — marafon
deIch habe meine Sünde gebeichtet. — tinacalysto
Doing that is considered a sin.
deDas gilt als Sünde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It isn't a sin to love someone.
It isn't a sin to love somebody.
ruЛюбить кого-то - не грех. — marafon
deEs ist keine Sünde, jemanden zu lieben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sinne, synne, sunne, zen, from Old English synn (“sin”), from Proto-WeFrom Middle English sinne, synne, sunne, zen, from Old English synn (“sin”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō (“truth, excuse”) and *sundī, *sundijō (“sin”), from , from *h₁sónts ("being, true", implying a verdict of "truly guilty" against an accusation or charge), from *h₁es- (“to be”); compare Old English sōþ ("true"; see sooth). Doublet of suttee.
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Forms
sins, sinning, sinned, sinnedSynonyms
6 synonyms- commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law:transgresstrespass
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake:drop the ballblunderboobgoof
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle