Usage examples of "por culpa de" in Spanish with translation to English

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Mary se ha vuelto depresiva por culpa de Tom. Because of Tom, Mary has become depressed.
El tren llegó con retraso por culpa de la nieve. Owing to the snow, the train was delayed.
Por culpa de ese virus, muchos elefantes perdieron la vida. Because of that virus, many elephants lost their lives.
Ayer por la noche se fue la luz por culpa de la tormenta. The light went off last night in the storm.
Llegué tarde por culpa del atasco. I was late because of the traffic.
El marido de Mary no la culpa de sus problemas. Mary's husband doesn't blame her for his problems.
Fue por culpa del accidente que llegué atrasado a la escuela. It was because of the accident that I was late for school.
Ella me echa la culpa de que nuestro matrimonio no vaya bien. She blames me for the fact that our married life isn't going well.
No consiguieron llegar a tiempo por culpa del atasco. They failed to come on time owing to the traffic jam.
La culpa de todo la tiene Tom. It's all Tom's fault.
Llegué tarde por culpa del tráfico. I was late because of heavy traffic.
Eso no es culpa de Jack. That's not Jack's fault.
Se cancelaron muchos vuelos por culpa del tifón. Many flights were canceled, owing to the typhoon.
Puede no haber sido la culpa de mi hermano menor, pero tampoco fue mía. It mightn't have been my youngest brother's fault, but it wasn't mine either.
Él llegó tarde por culpa del accidente. He was late as a result of the accident.
Llegamos tarde por tu culpa. It's because of you that we were late.
Acabo de perder mi trabajo por tu culpa. It's your fault that I just lost my job.
No te culpo por el accidente. No fue culpa tuya. I don't blame you for the accident. It wasn't your fault.
Tus padres no tienen la culpa por tal resultado. Your parents are not to blame for such a result.
Tom no culpa a Mary por pegar a John. Tom didn't blame Mary for hitting John.
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