How is the word culpa translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Fault
noun

Responsabilidad por un error o un problema.

Responsibility for a mistake or problem.

Examples with “culpa”

See how the word “culpa” is used in sentences

  • Fue mi culpa que llegáramos tarde. — It was my fault we were late.

  • El coche tiene un defecto de diseño. — The car has a design fault.

  • La falla de San Andrés atraviesa California. — The San Andreas fault runs through California.

  • ¿De quién es la culpa de que se perdiera el pedido? — Whose fault is it that the order got lost?

  • Un pequeño defecto del cableado disparó la alarma. — A small fault in the wiring set off the alarm.

  • Los geólogos cartografiaron una falla oculta bajo el valle. — Geologists mapped a hidden fault under the valley.

  • La empresa admitió su culpa y devolvió el dinero a todos. — The company admitted fault and refunded everyone.

  • ¿Encontraron los ingenieros algún defecto en el programa? — Did the engineers find any faults in the software?

  • Los edificios cercanos a una falla necesitan cimientos más fuertes. — Buildings near a fault need stronger foundations.

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