La culpa
Example: La culpa de l'accident va ser del conductor despistat.
Definition
"La culpa" refers to the responsibility or blame assigned for a fault, mistake, or wrongdoing. It indicates the cause or reason why something bad or undesirable happened, often implying moral or legal accountability, as in the phrase 'La culpa de l'accident va ser del conductor despistat.'
Etymology
The phrase "la culpa" comes from the Latin word 'culpa,' meaning fault or blame. It entered Catalan with the same meaning, reflecting the concept of responsibility for an error or misdeed. Did you know that 'culpa' is also the root for the English word 'culprit,' which refers to a person responsible for a crime or fault?
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"La culpa" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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