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The meaning of the Spanish word "culpa" and how you use it

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culpa
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) blame; fault
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La culpa de todo es tuya .
Everything is your fault (lit. The fault of everything is yours).
¿ Quién tiene la culpa ?
Who is to blame? (Lit. Who has the blame).
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How to Make an Easy Homemade Cat Toy
Miren todas las mal hechuras de círculos que he hecho por su culpa .
Look at all the malformed circles that I have made because of him.
"Grief, Dear Grief, Grief" - Lola Flores
que tienes la culpa de tu mala suerte , mi rosa de abril .
that you're to blame for your bad luck, my rose in April.
What They Say Doesn't Matter
Quizá la culpa es mía por no seguir la norma .
Maybe it's my fault for not following the norm.
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échame...la...culpa
(expression) (imperative) (tú) blame me (lit. throw the blame on me)
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Échame la culpa cuando quieras .
Blame me whenever you want.
Échame la culpa si quieres .
Blame me if you want.
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"Blame Me" - Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato
Échame la culpa .
Blame me.
"Blame Me" - Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato
Échame la culpa .
Blame me.
"Blame Me" - Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato
Échame la culpa .
Blame me.
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por...culpa...de
(phrase) because of; due to (lit. for the fault/blame of)
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Por culpa de Cecilia he suspendido el examen .
Because of Cecilia I have failed the exam.
La profesora me ha regañado por culpa de mi compañero .
The teacher has scolded me due to my mate.
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Transportation Narcolepsy
Y todo por culpa de los Mareoles
And all because of the Mareols
Movie Critic: Interstellar - The Not So Good
Y por culpa de eso se me hizo tan pesada .
And because of that it seemed really slow-moving to me.
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¿ Usted se ha perdido por culpa de un GPS que le hablaba en catalán ?
You've gotten lost because of a GPS that was speaking to you in Catalan?
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culpa
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) guilt
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Lo que sientes es culpa .
What you feel is guilt.
La culpa no me deja dormir .
The guilt doesn't let me sleep.
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"Lie" - La Ley
amarga saliva sabor a culpa y agonía .
a bitter saliva, the flavor of guilt and agony.
The Ghosts That Haunt Modern Women
Es el fantasma " que la culpa te acompañe ".
It's the ghost "may guilt be with you."
This Comedian's Guilty Pleasure
digo , culposo , pero es que ni siquiera siento culpa , lo siento , me gusta muchísimo .
I mean, guilty, but it's that I don't even feel guilt, I'm sorry, I really like it.
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échale...la...culpa...a
(expression) (imperative) (tú) blame; put the blame on (lit. throw the blame on)
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Échale la culpa a Juan .
Blame Juan.
Échale la culpa a tu compañero de trabajo .
Put the blame on your co-worker.
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Innovation in Times of Crisis - TEDx Talk
Ella , en síntesis , decía lo siguiente : ante la primera crisis , échale la culpa a tu predecesor ;
In short, it said the following: in the face of the first crisis, put the blame on your predecessor;
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