La Palabra del Día: Culpable
Culpable
guilty, guilty party, accusable, culprit, offender
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 6, 2011.
DO NOT use the translator!! ¡No usar el traductor!
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My Example:
Normalmente cuando veo una película, después digo “fue un rollo patatero”, y entonces me pregunto quién es el culpable para malgastar dos horas de mi vida.
Usually when I watch a movie, afterwards I say “That was terrible”, and then I wonder who is responsible for wasting two hours of my life.
24 Answers
When a child is guilty of something, they give it away in their eyes.
Cuando un niño es culpable de algo, ceden el paso con sus ojos.
2nd try:
Cuando un niño es culpable de algo, muestran su culpa en sus ojos.
Una buena razón de tener un perro es que siempre asume la culpa de algunos malos olores por la casa, ¡aunque no sea el culpable!
With drvicente's corrections:
Una buena razón de tener un perro es que siempre asume cualquier mal olor por la casa, ¡aunque no sea el culpable!
One good reason for having a dog is that he always gets the blame for any bad smells around the house, even if he is not to blame!
¿Quién es el culpable? Siempre es otra persona .
Who is responsible? It's always someone else.
I swear to God! I am not guilty, a cat came in and peed on the carpet.
Lo juro por Dios! No soy culpable, un gato entró e hizo pipí en la alfombra.
The prisoner was found guilty for a crime he did not commit.
El preso fue declarado culpable por un crimen que no cometió.
A veces me siento culpable,pero no sé por que qué.
Some times I feel guilty,but I don't know why.
Este aparato puede constatar , si la persona interrogada es culpable o no.
This appliance can show whether the examined person is guilty or not.
No one is guilty until the court says so.
Nadie es culpable hasta que el tribunal dice lo diga así.
El es culpable de todos los cargos.
He is guilty as charged.
Para los problemas del matrimonio casi siempre son culpables los dos.
Marital problems are almost always both partners' fault.
Por fin hemos encontrado al culpable que ha estado comiendo nuestros alimentos.
We have finally found the culprit who has been eating our food. 
Esta mujer dijo en su defensa que no era culpable. Según su declaración: "No había ninguna señal de prohibido aparcar..."
This woman said in her defense that she wasn`t guilty. According to her statement: " There wasn't any parking sign"
La semana pasada olvidé el cumpleaños de mi esposa. No puedo explicar la rabia que tenía. Después de todo ella fue la culpable. No me recordó lo de la fecha.
I forgot my wife's birthday last week. I just couldn't understand the mood she was in. After all, she's the guilty one. She forgot to remind me about the date.
Cuando soy culpable, me pongo nerviosa y no puedo dormir.
When I am guilty, I become nervous and I cannot sleep. 
Tengo que decir he sido culpable de escribiendo mensajes privado a los correctores para preguntar por más explicación. ¡Lo siento!
I have to say I have been guilty of sending private messages to the correctors to ask for more explanation. Sorry!
