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charge

el cargo

acusar

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (legal)

a. el cargo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The prosecution presented the charges to the jury.La acusación presentó los cargos al jurado.

b. la acusación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

They're planning to file a murder charge against the suspect.Están planeando presentar una acusación por asesinato contra el sospechoso.

2. (accusation)

a. la acusación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Miguel resented the charge that he was responsible for his family arriving late to the airport.Miguel resentía la acusación de que era responsable de que su familia había llegado tarde al aeropuerto.

3. (price)

a. el precio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The charge for a single room is $100.El precio de una habitación individual es $100.

b. la tarifa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The charge for a taxi from the airport is higher than a taxi to the airport.La tarifa por un taxi desde el aeropuerto es más alta que un taxi al aeropuerto.

c. el cargo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Many of the bank's services are offered free of charge.Muchos de los servicios del banco se ofrecen sin cargo.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Is there a charge for the Wi-Fi connection?¿Hay que pagar por la conexión wifi?

There's no charge for towels.Las toallas no se cobran.

4. (finance)

a. la carga

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The bank posted a charge to my account for a bounced check.El banco registró una carga a mi cuenta por un cheque sin fondos.

5. (command)

a. la orden

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The manager gave me the charge to supervise the project personally.El gerente me dio la orden de supervisar el proyecto personalmente.

6. (electricity)

a. la carga

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

You need to replace this battery. It isn't holding a charge anymore.Hay que cambiar la batería. Ya no mantiene una carga.

7. (attack)

a. la carga

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He won the Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge against the enemy.Ganó la Medalla de Honor por encabezar una carga a la bayoneta contra el enemigo.

8. (explosive)

a. la carga

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The terrorist detonated the charge attached to his body.El terrorista detonó la carga que llevaba atada al cuerpo.

9. (responsibility)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Ms. Millar is the head of department and she's in charge of more than fifty employees.La Sra. Millar es la jefa de departamento y está a cargo de más de cincuenta empleados.

They put him in charge of the team, even though he didn't have any experience.Lo pusieron al frente del equipo, aunque no tenía ninguna experiencia.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I'll take charge of buying the tickets for the concert.Yo me encargo de comprar las entradas del concierto.

Who's in charge of the project?¿Quién está a cargo del proyecto?

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

10. (legal)

a. acusar

They charged the suspect with murder.Acusaron al sospechoso de asesinato.

11. (to ask for in payment)

a. cobrar

How much are you going to charge for the meal?¿Cuánto me vas a cobrar por la comida?

12. (to buy on credit)

a. cargar

When I go shopping, I always charge everything to my credit card.Cuando voy de compras, siempre cargo todo a la tarjeta de crédito.

13. (to entrust)

a. encomendar

I was charged with speaking to the youth about setting goals.Me encomendaron hablar con los jovenes sobre la fijación de metas.

14. (to command)

a. ordenar

The master charged his vassals with protecting the entrance to the castle at all costs.El maestro ordenó a sus vasallos proteger la entrada al castillo a toda costa.

15. (to replenish energy of)

a. cargar

Can you remind me that I need to charge my cell phone before leaving?¿Me recuerdas que necesito cargar mi celular antes de salir?

16. (to attack)

a. cargar contra

The army charged the enemy with no air support.El ejército cargó contra el enemigo sin apoyo aéreo.

b. embestir

The bull charged the barrier with all its strength.El toro embistió la barrera con todas sus fuerzas.

c. atacar

In the documentary, you can see an elephant charging a rhinoceros.En el documental, se ve a un elefante atacando a un rinoceronte.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

17. (to rush; often used with "out" or "in")

a. salir de estampida

Some deer suddenly charged out of the woods and crossed the highway.Unos venados de repente salieron del bosque de estampida y cruzaron la carretera.

b. entrar apresuradamente

The police charged in and stopped the melee.La policía entró apresuradamente y detuvo la pelea.

18. (to attack; used with "at")

a. arremeter contra

The two knights charged at each other and fell off their horses.Los dos caballeros arremetieron el uno contra el otro y se cayeron de sus caballos.

b. abalanzarse sobre

Two men were arguing outside the bar, and suddenly, one of them charged at the other.Dos hombres estaban discutiendo en la puerta del bar y, de repente, uno se abalanzó sobre el otro.

c. embestir

Without warning, the rhinoceros charged at the vehicle.Sin previo aviso, el rinoceronte embistió el vehículo.

d. atacar

The tiger charged at the deer and killed it.El tigre atacó al ciervo y lo mató.

An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).

interjection

19. (used to give the order to attack)

a. al ataque

The captain shouted, "Charge!" and the troops ran up the hill.El capitán grito, "¡Al ataque!" y las tropas subieron la colina corriendo.

b. a la carga

The knight waved his sword above his head and shouted, "Charge!"El caballero agitó la espada arriba de la cabeza y gritó, "¡A la carga!"

charge

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (cost)

a. la precio m, tarifa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

free of chargegratis

charge accountcuenta de crédito

charge cardtarjeta de compra

2. (law)

a. el cargo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

on a charge of…acusado(a) de…

to bring a charge against somebodypresentar cargos contra alguien

charge sheetpliego de acusaciones, atestado policial

3. (responsibility)

to take charge (of)hacerse cargo (de)

to be in chargeestar a cargo, ser el/la encargado(a)

4. (of explosive)

a. la carga

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (price)

a. cobrar

charge it to my accountcárguelo a mi cuenta

6. (law)

a. acusar

to charge somebody with a crimeacusar a alguien de un delito

7. (military)

a. cargar contra, atacar (attack)

8. (electric)

a. cargar

9. (fig)

a highly charged atmosphereun ambiente muy tenso

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

10. (rush)

a. cargar

he charged inentró apresuradamente

charge [tʃɑːdʒ]

noun

1 (accusation) (Jur) cargo (m); acusación (f); acusación (f)

he may face criminal charges le he dado muchas vueltas a esta trad. y he consultado con un abogado, pero es dificil encontrar una trad. de uso tan frecuente como el ejemplo ingles porque en castellano se suele especificar siempre el delito y criminal charges es muy vago.

the charges were dropped retiraron los cargos or la acusación; what is the charge? ¿de qué se me acusa?; the charge was murder lo acusaron de asesinato

the Public Prosecutor might settle for a charge of manslaughter he denied repudiated these charges

to lay o.s. open to the charge of ... exponerse a que le acusen de ...

charges that he had betrayed his friends

to bring a charge against sb formular or presentar cargos contra algn

no charge was brought against him he may find himself [on] a murder charge

he will appear in court on a charge of murder or murder charge comparecerá ante el tribunal acusado de asesinato

to appear on a charge of

he was arrested on a charge of murder or murder charge lo detuvieron bajo acusación de asesinato

he was acquitted on that charge he was summoned to appear in court on a charge of assaulting a photographer to [press] charges (against sb)

press

2 (Mil)

to put sb on a charge arresta