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1 sin
1 nounpéché m;∎ to commit a sin pécher, commettre un péché;∎ sins of omission/commission péchés mpl par omission/action;∎ the sin of pride le péché d'orgueil;∎ it's a sin to tell a lie mentir ou le mensonge est un péché;∎ it would be a sin to sell it ce serait un crime de le vendre;∎ humorous for my sins, I'm the person in charge of all this malheureusement pour moi, c'est moi le responsable de tout ça;pécher;∎ to sin against sth pécher contre qch;∎ to be more sinned against than sinning être plus victime que coupable►► familiar sin bin -
2 sin
[sin] 1. noun(wickedness, or a wicked act, especially one that breaks a religious law: It is a sin to envy the possessions of other people; Lying and cheating are both sins.) péché, mal2. verb(to do wrong; to commit a sin, especially in the religious sense: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.) pécher (contre)- sinner- sinful - sinfully - sinfulness -
3 commit
A vtr1 ( perpetrate) commettre [crime, offence, sin, sacrilege, error] ; to commit adultery commettre un adultère ; to commit perjury se parjurer ;2 (engage, promise) engager [person] (to do à faire) ; this doesn't commit you to anything cela ne vous engage à rien ;3 ( assign) consacrer [money, time] (to à) ; all our funds are already committed tous nos fonds sont déjà attribués ;4 Jur to commit sb for trial mettre qn en accusation ; to commit sb to a court for trial renvoyer qn devant un tribunal ; to commit sb to jail/to a psychiatric hospital faire incarcérer/interner qn ; to have sb committed faire interner qn ;5 ( consign) sout confier (to à ; to sb's care à la garde de qn) ; to commit sth to the flames livrer qch aux flammes ; to commit sth to paper consigner qch ; to commit sth to memory confier qch à la mémoire ; to commit sb's body to the deep livrer le corps de qn à la mer ;6 Pol renvoyer en commission [bill].B v refl to commit oneself s'engager (to sth à qch ; to do à faire) ; I can't ou I won't commit myself je ne peux rien promettre (as to quant à) ; to commit oneself to sb se vouer à qn. -
4 trespass
A n2 ( unlawful act) transgression f ;B vi1 ( enter unlawfully) gen s'introduire illégalement ; Jur se rendre coupable d'une violation de propriété ; to trespass on gen pénétrer illégalement dans, Jur violer [property] ; ‘no trespassing’ ‘défense d'entrer’ ;2 ( commit unlawful act) commettre un délit ;4 Relig to trespass against offenser.
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