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guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] adj guiltier, guiltiest
1. responsible for an offence or misdeed 2. (Law) Law having committed an offence or adjudged to have done so the accused was found guilty (Law) plead guilty Law (of a person charged with an offence) to admit responsibility; confess 4. of, showing, or characterized by guilt guiltily adv guiltiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
guilty adjective 1. ashamed, sorry, rueful, sheepish, contrite, remorseful, regretful, shamefaced, hangdog, conscience-stricken When she saw me, she looked extremely guilty. ashamed proud 2. culpable, responsible, convicted, to blame, offending, erring, at fault, reprehensible, iniquitous, felonious, blameworthy They were found guilty of manslaughter. The guilty pair were caught red-handed. culpable moral, innocent, righteous, virtuous, blameless Translations guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] ADJ (guiltier (compar) (guiltiest (superl))) → culpable their parents were guilty of gross neglect → sus padres eran culpables de grave negligencia he had a guilty look on his face → su rostro reflejaba culpabilidad she wondered why the children were looking so guilty → se preguntaba por qué los niños tenían esa cara de culpa guilty conscience → remordimientos mpl de conciencia, sentimiento m de culpabilidad to have a guilty conscience → tener remordimientos(de conciencia), sentirse culpable to feel guilty (about sth) → sentirse culpable(por algo) to find sb guilty/not guilty → declarar a algn culpable/inocente to be guilty of sth → ser culpable de algo the guilty party → el/la culpable "how do you plead? - guilty or not guilty?" → -¿cómo se declara? - ¿culpable o inocente? he has a guilty secret → tiene un secreto que le remuerde la conciencia or que le hace sentirse culpable a guilty smile → una sonrisa de culpabilidad a verdict of guilty → una sentencia de culpabilidad a verdict of not guilty → una declaración de inocencia see also plea A3 see also plead B2 guilty [ˈgɪlti] adj (= culpable) [person] → coupable to feel guilty → se sentir coupable to feel guilty about doing sth (in present, future) → avoir mauvaise conscience à faire qch; (in past) → se sentir coupable d'avoir fait qch to look guilty → avoir l'air coupable to be guilty of irresponsibility → être irresponsable [smile] → coupable [feelings, secret] to have guilty feelings about sth → se sentir coupable à propos de qch a guilty secret → un lourd secret (LAW) [accused person] → coupable to plead guilty → plaider coupable to plead not guilty → plaider non coupable to be found guilty → être reconnu(e) coupable She was found guilty → Elle a été reconnue coupable. to be guilty of sth [+ crime] → être coupable de qch guilty conscience n → mauvaise conscience f guilty party n the guilty party → le coupable guilty adj (+er) smile, look, silence → schuldbewusst; secret, pleasure → mit Schuldgefühlen verbunden; guilty conscience → schlechtes Gewissen; guilty feelings → Schuldgefühle pl; to feel guilty (about doing something) → ein schlechtes Gewissen haben(, weil man etw tut/getan hat); she felt guilty about or because of her rudeness → sie hatte wegen ihrer Unhöflichkeit ein schlechtes Gewissen; I never stop feeling guilty about having let you down → ich habe immer ein schlechtes Gewissen, weil ich dich im Stich gelassen habe; to make somebody feel guilty → jdm ein schlechtes Gewissen einreden; to look guilty → schuldbewusst aussehen (= to blame) person → schuldig (→ of sth einer Sache gen); the guilty person → der/die Schuldige; the guilty party → die schuldige Partei; to find somebody guilty/not guilty (of something) → jdn (→ einer Sache gen) → für schuldig/nicht schuldig befinden; they were found not guilty of murder → sie wurden des Mordes für nicht schuldig befunden; they were found not guilty of killing him → sie wurden für nicht schuldig befunden, ihn getötet zu haben; to plead (not) guilty to a crime → sich eines Verbrechens (nicht) schuldig bekennen; do you plead guilty or not guilty? → plädieren Sie auf schuldig oder nicht schuldig?; a guilty verdict, a verdict of guilty → ein Schuldspruch m; a not guilty verdict, a verdict of not guilty → ein Freispruch m; they returned a verdict of not guilty on him → sie sprachen ihn frei; a guilty plea, a plea of guilty → ein Geständnis nt; a not guilty plea, a plea of not guilty → ein Unschuldsbekenntnis nt; their parents are guilty of gross neglect → ihre Eltern haben sich grobe Fahrlässigkeit zuschulden or zu Schulden kommen lassen; we’re all guilty of neglecting the problem → uns trifft alle die Schuld, dass das Problem vernachlässigt wurde; I’ve been guilty of that too → ich muss zugeben, dass ich das auch schon gemacht habe guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) (Law) → colpevole; (conscience) → sporco/a guilty of sth → colpevole di qc the guilty person or party → il/la responsabile to feel guilty (about) → sentirsi in colpa (per) to find sb guilty → riconoscere qn colpevole to plead guilty/not guilty → dichiararsi colpevole/innocente guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) (Law) → colpevole; (conscience) → sporco/a guilty of sth → colpevole di qc the guilty person or party → il/la responsabile to feel guilty (about) → sentirsi in colpa (per) to find sb guilty → riconoscere qn colpevole to plead guilty/not guilty → dichiararsi colpevole/innocente How to thank TFD for its existence? 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Were they guilty whom you see down there gibbeted, mangled, and torn to pieces? "Mademoiselle," he said to her, "should I be guilty of an indiscretion if I were to inquire if you were indisposed? The Wizard knew that if Dorothy's pet was found guilty and condemned to death the little girl would be made very unhappy; so, although he grieved over the piglet's sad fate as much as any of them, he resolved to save Eureka's life. |
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