| Principales traductions |
| guilty adj | (culpable, to blame) | coupable adj |
| | The detective inspector questioned the suspect to ascertain whether she was guilty. |
| | L'inspecteur principal a interrogé la suspecte pour déterminer sa culpabilité. |
| guilty of [sth] adj + prep | (responsible for a crime, etc.) | coupable de [qch] adj + prép |
| | Bob may be a thief, but I don't believe he is guilty of murder. |
| | Bob est peut-être un voleur, mais je ne crois pas qu'il soit coupable d'un meurtre. |
| guilty adj | (legally responsible for a crime) (Droit) | coupable adj |
| | The jurors were unanimous in deciding that Lucy was guilty on all charges. |
| | Le jury l'a déclarée unanimement coupable de toutes les charges. |
| guilty of doing [sth] expr | (culpable) | coupable d'avoir fait [qch] loc adj |
| | He was guilty of misleading his co-workers about his intentions. |
| | Il était coupable d'avoir menti à ses collègues sur ses véritables intentions. |
| guilty adj | (showing feelings of guilt) (regard,...) | coupable adj |
| | Charlie was standing next to the broken vase with a guilty look on his face. |
| | Charlie se tenait près du vase cassé avec un air coupable sur le visage. |
| guilty adj | (entailing guilt) (figuré : faiblesse) | guitly secret : péché mignon nm |
| | Chocolate is his guilty secret. |
| | Le chocolat, c'est son péché mignon. |
Formes composées
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| feel guilty vi + adj | (feel responsible) | se sentir coupable v pron + adj |
| | | culpabiliser⇒ vi |
| | I feel guilty when I think of all the things my parents sacrificed for me. |
| | Je me sens coupable quand je pense à tout ce que mes parents ont sacrifié pour moi. |
| feel guilty about [sth] v expr | (feel regretful about [sth]) | se sentir coupable de [qch] v pron + adj |
| | | culpabiliser⇒ vi |
| | I feel guilty about my bad behaviour. |
feel guilty for doing [sth],
feel guilty about doing [sth] v expr | (feel responsible, regretful) | se sentir coupable d'avoir fait [qch] v pron + adj |
| | | culpabiliser d'avoir fait [qch] loc v |
| | I felt guilty for cheating on the test. |
| | Je me sens coupable d'avoir triché à l'interrogation. |
| | Je culpabilise d'avoir triché à l'interrogation. |
| find [sb] guilty/not guilty⇒ vtr | (reach verdict on) | déclarer [qqn] coupable/non coupable vtr |
| | The jury found the defendant guilty on all charges. |
| | Le jury l'a déclaré coupable de tous les chefs d'accusation. |
| find [sb] guilty vtr + adj | often passive (law: convict) | déclarer [qqn] coupable, reconnaître [qqn] coupable vtr + adj |
| | Recently, Apple has been found guilty of wilfully infringing on a patent. |
| | Récemment, Apple a été déclaré (or: reconnu) coupable d'avoir empiété sur un brevet. |
| find [sb] not guilty v expr | often passive (law: acquit) (Droit) | acquitter⇒ vtr |
| | The jury found the accused man not guilty. |
| | Le jury a acquitté l'accusé. |
| guilty conscience n | (feeling of having done wrong) | mauvaise conscience nf |
| guilty knowledge n | (law: wrongful purpose) (Droit) | délit de non-dénonciation nm |
guilty plea,
plea of guilty n | (law: admission of responsibility) | plaider coupable loc v |
| guilty pleasure n | (enjoyable but bad) | plaisir honteux nm |
| guilty verdict n | (legal judgment: guilty of a crime) | verdict de culpabilité nm |
| | The judge sentenced the defendant according to the jury's guilty verdict. |
| make [sb] feel guilty v expr | (cause [sb] to feel blame) | faire culpabiliser loc v |
| | My friend made me feel guilty because I took so long to get ready that we missed the bus. |
| | Mon ami m'a fait culpabiliser parce que j'ai mis tellement de temps à me préparer que nous avons raté le bus. |
| not guilty adj | (innocent of a crime) | non coupable adj |
| | She was found not guilty on all four charges of murder. |
| | Elle a été déclarée non coupable des quatre accusations de meurtre. |
| | | pas coupable adj |
| not-guilty verdict n | (legal judgement: innocent of a crime) | acquittement nm |
| | The jury delivered a not-guilty verdict on the grounds of lack of evidence. |
| | Le jury a prononcé l'acquittement du fait du manque de preuves. |
| | | relaxe nf |
| | Le jury a prononcé la relaxe du fait du manque de preuves. |
plead guilty,
plead guilty to [sth],
plead guilty to doing [sth] v expr | (defendant: declare guilt) | plaider coupable loc v |
| | He told his lawyer he was going to plead guilty to all the charges against him. |
| | Il a dit à son avocat qu'il plaiderait coupable à toutes les accusations portées contre lui. |
plead not guilty,
plead not guilty to [sth],
plead not guilty to doing [sth] v expr | (defendant: declare innocence) | plaider non coupable loc v |