imputar

to impute

imputar(eem-poo-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to indict)

a. to impute

El hombre confesó que sí había cometido el delito que le imputaban.

The man confessed that he had committed the crime imputed to him.

b. to attribute

Han imputado varios casos de corrupción al político.

Several cases of corruption have been attributed to the politician.

c. to accuse

Se imputó al acusado de tenencia ilegal de armas.

The defendant was accused of the possession of illegal arms.

d. to charge

Los crímenes que se les imputan son muy graves.

The crimes they are charged with are very serious.

2. (to dedicate)

a. to allocate

El dinero que gané en la lotería lo imputé a pagar la hipoteca de mi casa.

I allocated the money I won in the lottery to pay my home mortgage.

b. to assign

El alcalde imputó el dinero recaudado en los impuestos a realizar mejoras en la ciudad.

The mayor assigned the tax money collected to make improvements in the city.

imputar

transitive verb

1. (atribuir)

a.

imputar algo a alguiento accuse somebody of something

2. (commerce)

a. to allocate, to assign

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imputar

transitive verb

imputar a to impute to; attribute to; los hechos que se les imputan the acts with which they are charged