accusare

accuse

law charge

accusare ricevuta acknowledge receipt

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accusare v.tr.

1 (incolpare) to accuse (s.o. of sthg., of doing); (form.) to charge (s.o. with sthg., with doing): l'accusò di aver dimenticato di chiudere la porta a chiave, he accused her of forgetting to lock the door; l'accusò di negligenza, he accused her of negligence; fu accusata ingiustamente di furto e licenziata, she was wrongly charged with theft and sacked

2 (dir.) to accuse (s.o. of sthg., of doing); to indict, to prosecute (s.o. for sthg., for doing); to charge (s.o. with sthg., with doing): fu accusato di omicidio, he was charged with murder // accusare qlcu. di crimini contro lo stato, to impeach s.o. for crimes against the state

3 (fig.) to blame: accusare il destino, to blame fate

4 (rivelare, manifestare) to reveal, to betray: accusare stanchezza, to betray tiredness; parole che accusano una grande ignoranza, words that reveal (o show) great ignorance

5 (dire di sentire) to complain (of sthg.): accusava un fortissimo mal di testa, she complained of a splitting headache

6 (comm.) to acknowledge: accusiamo ricevuta della Vs. lettera, we acknowledge receipt of your letter

7 (carte) to declare, to call: accusò tre assi, he called three aces

8 (scherma) to acknowledge.

◘ accusarsi v.rifl. to accuse oneself (of sthg., of doing): si accusò del furto, he accused himself of the theft.

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[akku'zare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (incolpare) to accuse [persona] (di of); to blame [destino, sfortuna] (di of); [fatto, prova] to point to, to incriminate [persona]

2) dir. [querelante] to accuse (di of); [polizia, giudice] to charge (di with)

essere accusato di omicidio — to face murder charges, to be arraigned on a charge of murder

3) (lamentare) to complain of [mal di testa]

accusare stanchezza — to feel tired

2.

verbo pronominale accusarsi (se stessi) to take* the blame (di for), to say* one is guilty (di of)

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accusare il colpo — to feel the blow

accusare ricevuta — to acknowledge receipt

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accusare

/akku'zare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (incolpare) to accuse [persona] (di of); to blame [destino, sfortuna] (di of); [fatto, prova] to point to, to incriminate [persona]

 2 dir. [querelante] to accuse (di of); [polizia, giudice] to charge (di with); essere accusato di omicidio to face murder charges, to be arraigned on a charge of murder

 3 (lamentare) to complain of [mal di testa]; accusare stanchezza to feel tired

II accusarsi verbo pronominale

 (se stessi) to take* the blame (di for), to say* one is guilty (di of)

IDIOMS

accusare il colpo to feel the blow; accusare ricevuta to acknowledge receipt.