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acusar
transitive verb
1 to accuse (culpar) ; to charge (law)
  • lo acusaron de asesinato -> he was accused of o charged with murder
2 to show (mostrar)
  • su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo -> his face showed the passage of time
  • acusar el golpe -> to show the effects
  • su espalda acusó el esfuerzo -> the effort had taken its toll on his back
3 to acknowledge (recibo)
  • acusamos la recepción del paquete -> we acknowledge receipt of your package
acusarse
pronomial verb
1 to blame one another (mutuamente) (de for)
2 (uno mismo)
  • acusarse de haber hecho algo -> to confess to having done something

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acusar [ah-coo-sar’]
article & verb transitive
1 To accuse, to incriminate, to lay against, to indict.
  • Acusar a uno de haber hecho algo -> to accuse someone of having done something
2 To acknowledge the receipt of.
3 To take charge of.
4 to show, reveal (revelar).
  • Su silencio acusa cierta cobardía -> his silence betrays a certain cowardice

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acusar
verbo:transitivo
1 (culpar) to accuse
acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth; nos acusan de racistas they are accusing us of being racists; acusar a algn de hacer algo to accuse sb of doing sth; le acusan de promover la violencia he is being accused of promoting violence
2 (Jur) (incriminar) charge
acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth; le han acusado de asesinato he has been charged with murder; acusar a algn de hacer algo to charge sb with doing sth; le acusan de malversar fondos he is being charged with embezzling funds
3 (mostrar)
el equipo empezó a acusar el esfuerzo
sus caras acusaban el cansancio tiredness showed in their faces; la empresa acusaba cierta desorganización the company was showing signs of disorganization
4 (registrar) to pick up; register
este sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración this seismometer picks up registers the least vibration;o
5 (Correos)
acusar recibo de algo to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusó recibo de la factura
verbo:pronominal
acusarse
1 (confesarse) to confess
acusarse de (haber hecho) algo to confess to (having done) sth
2 (registrarse)
mañana se acusará un aumento de las temperaturas temperatures will rise tomorrow; tomorrow there will be a rise in temperature; esta deficiencia se acusa aquí claramente this deficiency is clearly noticeable here; this deficiency shows clearly here
esta tendencia se acusa cada vez más
Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos:
acusar (de)accuse (of)
Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying;He accused me of lying
¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of?;What are you accusing me of?
Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio:
acusar (de)charge (with)
No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything;He hasn't been charged with anything
Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders;So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders
El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados.
indictcharge
acusar

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Verb Conjugation for "acusar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo acuso acusé acusaba acusaré acuse
Tú acusas acusaste acusabas acusarás acuses
Ella/Él/Usted acusa acusó acusaba acusará acuse
Nosotros acusamos acusamos acusábamos acusaremos acusemos
Vosotros acusáis acusasteis acusabais acusaréis acuséis
Ellos/Ustedes acusan acusaron acusaban acusarán acusen
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