Translation of charge – English–Spanish dictionary

charge

verb

/tʃɑːdʒ/ us

/tʃɑːrdʒ/

MONEY

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B1 [ T or I ]

to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity

cobrar

How much/What do you charge for a haircut and blow-dry? ¿Cuánto cobras por un corte de pelo y secado?

The bank charged commission to change my traveller's cheques. El banco me cobró comisión por cambiar mis cheques de viaje.

[ + two objects ] They charge you $20 just to get in the nightclub.

The local museum doesn't charge for admission. El museo local no cobra por la entrada.

charge something to someone's account

to record an amount that a customer has spent for them to pay at a later time, according to an agreement between a business and the customer:

Charge the bill to my account, please. Cárguelo a mi cuenta, por favor.

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How much do you charge for hiring out a bicycle for a week?
He charges anywhere from $20 to $50 for a haircut and blow-dry.
The restaurant charges shockingly high prices for its food.
My plumber charges £20 an hour.
The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular.

ACCUSE FORMALLY

B2 [ T ]

(of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime

acusar

She's been charged with murder. Le han acusado de asesinato.

She is charged with murdering her husband. Le acusan de asesinar a su marido.

formal

to publicly accuse someone of doing something bad

acusar

The paper charged her with using the company's money for her own purposes. El periódico la acusó de usar el dinero de la compañía para sus propios fines.

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Two sisters have been charged with murder.
He tried to run away from the police and was charged with resisting arrest.
He was charged with driving 75 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Several England supporters were arrested and charged with disturbing the peace after the match.
Six rugby internationals were charged with taking drugs to improve their performance.

MOVE FORWARD

B2 [ I or T ]

to move forward quickly and violently, especially towards something that has caused difficulty or anger

cargar, cargar contra, embestir

The bull lowered its horns and charged. El toro bajó los cuernos y embistió.

The violence began when the police charged (at) a crowd of demonstrators. La violencia comenzó cuando la policía cargó contra una multitud de manifestantes.

[ I + adv/prep ] informal

to hurry from one place to another

correr

I've been charging about/around all day and I'm exhausted. Llevo todo el día corriendo de un lado a otro y estoy agotado.

He came charging up the stairs to tell me the good news. Subió las escaleras corriendo para darme la buena noticia.

[ T or I ]

in sports such as basketball, to run into another player in a way that is not allowed by the rules

cargar contra

The referee blew the whistle because the forward charged the defender. El árbitro tocó el silbato porque el delantero cargó contra el defensor.

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The children charged in, demanding ice cream.
As the protesters drew nearer, the soldiers charged.
Stop charging around - you'll wear yourself out!
The herd of rhinos charged towards us.
Crowds of demonstrators charged police lines.

EXPLOSIVE

[ T ]

to put enough explosive into a gun to fire it once

cargar

ORDER

[ T often passive ] formal

to order someone to do something

ordenar, encargar

He was charged with taking care of the premises. Le ordenaron que se encargara de cuidar de las instalaciones.

SUPPLY ENERGY

B2 [ I or T ]

to put electricity into an electrical device such as a battery

cargar

She drove the car round the block to charge (up) its batteries. Dio una vuelta a la manzana con el coche para cargar la batería.

It's not working - I don't think the battery is charging. No funciona. Creo que la batería no se esté cargando.

Phrasal verb

charge something down

charge

noun

/tʃɑːdʒ/ us

/tʃɑːrdʒ/

MONEY

B1 [ C or U ]

the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or service

cargo, coste

Is there a charge for children or do they go free? ¿Los niños pagan o van gratis?

There's an admission charge of £5. Se pagan 5 libras para entrar.

They fixed my watch free of charge. Arreglaron mi reloj de forma gratuita.

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Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free.
Although long-distance phone calls are going up, the charge for local calls will not alter.
Interest charges on an overdraft are usually quite high.
Prescription charges are rising in June.
I just want a basic bank account with low charges.

FORMAL ACCUSATION

C1 [ C ] law specialized

a formal police statement saying that someone is accused of a crime

cargo, acusación

The 19-year-old will be appearing in court on Thursday where she will face criminal charges. La joven de 19 años comparecerá el jueves ante los tribunales, donde se enfrentará a cargos penales.

He has been arrested on a charge of murder. Ha sido arrestado por asesinato.

The police brought a charge of theft against him.

The police have had to drop (= stop) charges against her because they couldn't find any evidence. La policía ha tenido que retirar los cargos contra ella porque no pudieron encontrar ninguna prueba.

He claimed he had been arrested on a trumped-up (= false) charge. Afirmó que había sido arrestado por cargos falsos.

[ C ] formal

the act of accusing someone of something bad

acusación

[ + that ] The president responded angrily to the charge that she had lost touch with her country's people. La presidenta respondió enfadada a la acusación de que había perdido el contacto con la población del país.

Her refusal to condemn the violence laid/left her open to the charge of positive support for the campaign (= allowed people to say that she supported it). Su negativa a condenar la violencia la dejó expuesta a la acusación de apoyo positivo a la campaña.

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The company pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter.
The charge of murder was altered to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Both men vehemently denied the charges against them.
Criminal charges will be brought against the driver of the lorry.
Simson, aged 19, was convicted on two charges of burglary.

CONTROL

in charge

being the person who has control of or is responsible for someone or something:

Who will be in charge of the department when Sophie leaves? ¿Quién estará a cargo del departamento cuando Sophie se vaya?

B2 [ U ]

responsibility for controlling or caring for something

cargo

Her ex-husband has charge of the children during the week and she has them at the weekend. Su exmarido se encarga de los niños durante la semana y ella, los fines de semana.

His boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away. Su jefe le pidió que se hiciera cargo de la oficina durante unos días mientras ella no estaba.

Synonyms

care  (PROTECTION)
custody (CARE)
guidance
keeping
protection
responsibility (DUTY)

[ C ] old-fashioned

a person, especially a child, who is in your care and who you are responsible for

niño a cargo, niña a cargo

EXPLOSIVE

[ C ]

the amount of explosive to be fired at one time, or the bullet or other explosive object shot from a gun

carga, ataque

MOVE FORWARD

[ C ]

an attack in which people or animals suddenly run forward

carga, embestida, ataque

a charge of buffalo/elephants un ataque de búfalos, un ataque de elefantes

a police charge una carga policial

ORDER

[ C ] formal

an order to do something

orden

ENERGY

[ C or U ]

the amount or type of electricity that an electrical device stores or that a substance carries

carga

My phone had run out of charge. Se me había descargado el teléfono.

The electron has a negative charge and the proton has a positive charge. El electrón tiene una carga negativa y el protón tiene una carga positiva.

on charge UK

If something is on charge, you are putting an amount of electricity into it:

Is it all right to leave/put the battery on charge overnight? ¿Se puede dejar la batería cargándose por la noche?

(Translation of charge from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of charge | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

charge

noun

/tʃɑrdʒ/

[ countable-uncountable ]

the amount of money asked for sth

cargo [ masculine ]

a charge of $30 per person un cargo de 30 dólares por persona

There’ll be no charge for the wine. No habrá cargo por el vino.

free of charge

costing nothing

gratis sin cargo

tickets that were free of charge entradas que fueron sin cargo

[ countable-uncountable ]

an official statement accusing sb of a crime

acusación [ feminine ] cargo [ masculine ]

a charge of murder/robbery una acusación de asesinato/robo

A man was released without charge. Un hombre fue liberado sin cargos.

bring/press charges

to accuse sb of a crime

presentar cargos

The victim decided not to press charges. La víctima decidió no presentar cargos.

[ countable ]

a statement that sb has done sth bad

acusación [ feminine ]

charges of discrimination acusaciones por discriminación

[ countable ]

an attack of people or animals running forward

carga [ feminine ]

the charge of the infantry la carga de la infantería

Antonym

retreat

[ countable-uncountable ]

the electrical energy in sth

carga [ feminine ]

a positive/negative charge una carga positiva/negativa

in charge

responsible for or in control of sth or sb

encargado/da a cargo

Who’s in charge of this project? ¿Quién está a cargo de este proyecto?

take charge

to begin to control sth

hacerse cargo

He’s taking charge of the division. Se está haciendo cargo de la división.

to take charge of the situation hacerse cargo de la situación

charge

verb

/tʃɑrdʒ/

[ transitive-intransitive ]

to ask sb to pay an amount of money for sth

cobrar

How much do they charge? ¿Cuánto cobran?

Cab drivers charge more after midnight. Los taxistas cobran más después de medianoche.

to charge people $10 for each visit cobrar a las personas 10 dólares por cada visita

charge sth to sb

cargar en cuenta cargar algo en la cuenta de alguien

I charged the dinner to my company credit card. Cargué la cena a la tarjeta de crédito de mi empresa.

[ transitive ]

to accuse sb of a crime

acusar

a woman charged with murder/assault una mujer acusada de asesinato/asalto

[ transitive-intransitive ]

to put electrical energy into a device

cargar

My cellphone is charging. Mi teléfono móvil se está cargando.

to charge the batteries cargar las baterías

[ transitive-intransitive ]

to attack by running toward

cargar contra embestir

The bull charged. El toro embistió.

to charge the door embestir la puerta

Antonym

retreat

[ intransitive ]

to rush around without being careful

correr

kids charging around the house niños corriendo alrededor de la casa

Examples of charge

charge

This does not, in the case of charged particles, require any collision to take place.

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Thus, providing water access to a household raises its water consumption tremendously, regardless of prices charged for water before or after the access change.

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This shows that willingness to do everything possible to help the embryo survive is not sufficient to exculpate the agents from the charge of instrumentalization.

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This charge is usually raised when minority or immigrant children are taught in a language other than their own.

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He was probably also in charge of the production of performing parts for these operas.

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This has created an institutional vacuum where no equivalent rural institutions have emerged to take charge of the functions undertaken by the communidades.

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Intuitively, with the pollution charge set too high, good 2 is protected less than good, 3 initially.

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These things would then not be a charge on the actual flats.

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Translations of charge

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錢, （尤指對某一服務或活動）收費，要價，開價, 正式起訴…

in Chinese (Simplified)

钱, （尤指对某一服务或活动）收费，要价，开价, 正式起诉…

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एखाद्या गोष्टीसाठी, विशेषत: सेवा किंवा उपक्रमासाठी पैसे मागणे, आरोप ठेवणे…

料金, 告訴, （金額を）請求する…

ücret, fiyat, tutar…

prix [masculine], inculpation [feminine], accusation [feminine]…

preu, cost, càrrec…

vragen, aanrekenen, beschuldigen…

ஏதோவொன்றுக்கு, குறிப்பாக ஒரு சேவை அல்லது செயலுக்காக ஒரு தொகையைக் கேட்க, (காவல்துறையின்) யாரோ ஒருவர் ஒரு குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்டதாக ஒரு முறையான அறிக்கையை வெளியிட…

(किसी सेवा या कार्य के लिए) दाम माँगना, शुल्क लेना, आरोप लगाना…

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forlange, tage, skrive på…

ta [betalt], debitera, skriva upp på ngn[s konto]…

caj, menuduh, menyerang…

berechnen, beschuldigen, angreifen…

pris [masculine], anklage [masculine], siktelse [masculine]…

کمیشن یا قیمت وصول کرنا, کسی کو باقاعدہ ملزم قرار دینا, الزام لگانا…

призначати, правити ціну, записати в борг…

ఒక దానికి. ముఖ్యంగా ఒక సేవ లేక చర్యకు ఒక సంఖ్య డబ్బులు అడగడం, నేరాభియోగం చేయు, నేరం చేశారని అభియోగం మోపబడిన వ్యక్తి మీద (పోలీసులు)ఒక అధికారిక ప్రకటన చేయు…

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účtovat, připsat (na účet), obvinit z…

minta bayaran, menagih, menuduh…

เรียกเก็บเงิน, เรียบเก็บค่าใช้จ่าย, กล่าวหา…

ra giá, ghi sổ nợ, buộc tội…

opłata, zarzut, oskarżenie…