pecar

v.

to sin (religion).

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pecar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to sin

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pecar de ... to be too ..., be over-...

■ pequé de meticulosa I was too meticulous

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verb

to sin

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VI

1) (Rel) to sin; (fig) to err

si he pecado en esto, ha sido por ... — if I have been at fault in this, it has been because ...

si me lo pones delante, acabaré pecando — if you put temptation in front of me, I shall fall

2)

pecar de — + adj to be too + adj

peca de generoso — he is too generous, he is generous to a fault

peca por exceso de confianza — he is too confident

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verbo intransitivo

a) (Relig) to sin

pecar de pensamiento/palabra/obra — to sin in thought/word/deed

b)

pecar DE algo: peca de bondadoso he's too kind; tú no pecas de generosidad — you're not overgenerous

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= sin.

Ex. Some men, by continual sinning, sear even the conscience as with a hot iron, so that it becomes dead and past feeling.

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* pecar de = suffer from + curse, be guilty of, err + on the side of.

* pecar de precaución = err + on the side of caution.

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verbo intransitivo

a) (Relig) to sin

pecar de pensamiento/palabra/obra — to sin in thought/word/deed

b)

pecar DE algo: peca de bondadoso he's too kind; tú no pecas de generosidad — you're not overgenerous

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= sin.

Ex: Some men, by continual sinning, sear even the conscience as with a hot iron, so that it becomes dead and past feeling.

* pecar de = suffer from + curse, be guilty of, err + on the side of.

* pecar de precaución = err + on the side of caution.

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pecar [A2 ]

vi

1 (Relig) to sin

pecar de pensamiento/palabra/obra to sin in thought/word/deed

2 pecar DE algo

(ser): peca de ingenua she's very naive o ingenuous

sus declaraciones pecan de optimismo her statements are somewhat optimistic

tú no pecas de generosidad precisamente you're not exactly overgenerous

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pecar (conjugate pecar) verbo intransitivo (Relig) to sin
pecar verbo intransitivo
1 Rel to sin
2 (excederse en una cualidad) mi hermana peca de ingenua, my sister is too naive
'pecar' also found in these entries:
English:
err
- sin
- transgress

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pecar vi

1. [en religión] to sin;

pecar de obra/palabra/pensamiento to sin in deed/word/thought

2. [pasarse]

pecar de confiado/generoso to be overconfident/too generous

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pecar

v/i sin;

pecar de ingenuo/generoso be very naive/generous

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pecar {72} vi

1) : to sin

2)

pecar de : to be too much (something)

no pecan de amabilidad: they're not overly friendly

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pecar vb to sin [pt. & pp. sinned]