guilty

/ˈɡɪlti/

adjective A2
Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. culpable

    • She felt guilty about lying.

      Ella se sintió culpable por mentir.

Similar words

culpable

Spanish shares culpable for both, but English keeps them apart: culpable is more formal/legal (deserving blame), guilty is the everyday word for the same idea.

Similar in other languages

German

strafbar

guilty is the English word for the same thing — both mean "punishable, guilty."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa guilty?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She felt ___ about lying.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a guilty?

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