How is the word chivo expiatorio translated from Spanish to English

English translation
scapegoat
noun

Persona a la que se culpa por los errores de otros.

A person blamed for others' mistakes.

Examples with “chivo expiatorio”

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  • Se convirtió en el chivo expiatorio. — He became the scapegoat.

  • No me conviertas en el chivo expiatorio de este lío. — Don't make me the scapegoat for this mess.

  • ¿Por qué el empleado más nuevo es siempre el chivo expiatorio? — Why is the newest employee always the scapegoat?

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