Danish-English translations for synd

pity
us
Its a pity youre feeling unwell because theres a party on tonight.
sin
us
In the eyes of some of my colleagues, incompetence passes for a venial sin. For flere af mine kolleger er inkompetence en religiøs synd In this respect, we can really say: 'whoever is without sin, cast the first stone'. I den henseende kan vi reelt sige: "Den af jer, der er uden synd, skal kaste den første sten". A person who did not commit a sin simply because he or she was not tempted to do so cannot be accused of sinning. En person, der ikke begik en synd, ganske enkelt fordi han eller hun ikke var fristet til at gøre det, kan ikke beskyldes for at synde.