Mea culpa
English translation: My fault
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| na +2 | My fault |
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| na | my guilt, guiltiness |
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| na | I am to blame |
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| na | I am to blame |
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| na | It's my fault ! |
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My fault Explanation: Also: My guilt Dear Steve, : Just curiousity. What does "Mea Culpa" means? Dear Erol, "Mea culpa" is Latin for "my guilt", an admission of error or wrongdoing. In US street language the expression nowadays is "my bad". If, for example, I throw an awful pass in a basketball game and my teammate is unable to reach it, it is appropriate for me to say to nobody in particular, "My bad". This tells him and everyone else that I realize that his failure to catch the pass was my fault, not his. Reference: http://www.orientalrugs.com/wwwboard/messages/2514.html |
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