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acusar
acusar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
Nada ganas acusando a otros de tus fracasos.You won't gain anything by accusing others of your failures.
a. to charge
José compareció ante el tribunal y fue acusado de intento de robo.José appeared in court and was charged with attempted robbery.
3. (literary) (to manifest)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. to show
Ese llanto desesperado del bebé y su carita triste acusan el hambre que tiene.The baby's desperate crying and his sad face show how hungry he is.
b. to show signs of
Le dijimos a Pablo que se fuera a dormir. Sus ojos acusaban el cansancio del largo viaje.We told Pablo to go sleep. His eyes showed signs of exhaustion after the long journey.
4. (formal) (to announce)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. to acknowledge
Les estoy llamando para acusar recibo de los documentos que ustedes me enviaron.I'm calling to acknowledge receipt of the documents you sent me.
5. (colloquial) (to complain about) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to tell on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Te estás copiando de mi tarea? ¡Te voy a acusar con la profesora!Are you copying my homework? I'm going to tell the teacher on you!
b. to snitch on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Yo sé que fuiste tú la que me acusó con mi papá!I know it was you who snitched on me to my dad!
acusarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
a. to confess
No pudo más con la culpa y se acusó de haber robado el dinero.He couldn't stand the guilt, and confessed to stealing the money.
A reciprocal verb is a verb that indicates that two or more subjects perform an action on each other (e.g., Ellos se abrazan.).
a. to accuse each other
Los dos países se acusan de haber violado la Convención de Ginebra.The two countries accuse each other of breaking the Geneva Conventions.
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to be apparent
Me da tristeza ver como la enfermedad ya se le acusa en el rostro a Mario.It makes me sad to see how Mario's illness is starting to be apparent on his face.
b. to show
La edad que tengo ya comienza a acusarse con estos achaques.My age is starting to show with all these aches and pains.
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