pecar

∗

pecar
intransitive verb
1to sin (religion)
2(pasarse)
  • pecar de confiado/generoso -> to be overconfident/too generous

Copyright © 2006 Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited

pecar [pay-car’]
verb neuter
1To sin, to violate the laws of God. (n)
2To sin, to offend against right, to be wanting in what is right and just, or in the rules of art. (n)
3To commit excesses of any description. (n)
4To boast, to brag. (n)
5To have a strong propensity. (n)
6To occasion or to merit punishment. (n)
  • Peca de generoso -> he is too generous
  • Nunca se peca por demasiado cuidado -> one can't be too careful

Velazquez® Spanish and English Dictionary. Copyright © 2007 by Velazquez® Press. All rights reserved.

pecar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (Religión) to sin; 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 to be too; peca de generoso he is too generous; he is generous to a fault; peca por exceso de confianza he is too confident

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Verb Conjugation for "pecar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo peco pequé pecaba pecaré peque
Tú pecas pecaste pecabas pecarás peques
Ella/Él/Usted peca pecó pecaba pecará peque
Nosotros pecamos pecamos pecábamos pecaremos pequemos
Vosotros pecáis pecasteis pecabais pecaréis pequéis
Ellos/Ustedes pecan pecaron pecaban pecarán pequen
Paid English to Spanish translation