What does colpa in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word colpa in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use colpa in Italian.

The word colpa in Italian means fault, negligence, guilt, fault, ordinary negligence, slight negligence, blame, guilty, it's not my fault, because of, because of , due to, sense of guilt, feel guilty. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word colpa

fault

sostantivo femminile (responsabilità per [qlcs])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non preoccuparti per l'incidente con l'auto che ti avevo prestato: non è stata colpa tua e ci penserà l'assicurazione.
Don't worry about the accident you had in the car I loaned you: it wasn't your fault and the insurance will take care of everything.

negligence

sostantivo femminile (diritto) (legal circumstance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il giudice ha riconosciuto la colpa dell'imputato.
The judge acknowledged the criminal negligence of the accused.

guilt, fault

sostantivo femminile (atto negativo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non è giusto che le colpe dei padri ricadano sui figli.
It's not fair that a parent's faults (or: mistakes) fall onto their children.

ordinary negligence, slight negligence

sostantivo femminile (non grave)

blame

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (incolpare)

guilty

locuzione aggettivale (colpevole) (feeling)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
He feels guilty.

it's not my fault

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

because of

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (a causa di)

because of , due to

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")

sense of guilt

sostantivo maschile (sentimento)

Giorgio è tormentato dai sensi di colpa.
Giorgio is tormented by a sense of guilt.

feel guilty

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale

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