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blame

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbleɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bleɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(blām)

Inflections of 'blame' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
blames
v 3rd person singular
blaming
v pres p
blamed
v past
blamed
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
blame [sb/sth] (for [sth])⇒ vtr (hold responsible)culpar a vtr + prep
  echarle la culpa a loc verb
 Don't blame me! It wasn't my fault!
 ¡A mí no me culpes! No fue culpa mía.
 ¡A mí no me eches la culpa! No fue culpa mía.
blame [sth] on [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (attribute: [sth] bad)culpar a alguien o algo por loc verb
  echarle la culpa a alguien o algo por loc verb
 He blamed his lack of concentration on having slept badly that night.
 Culpó a no haber dormido bien esa noche por su falta de concentración.
blame n (responsibility)culpa nf
 Many people shared the blame for the accident.
 Mucha gente comparte la culpa del accidente.
blame n (censure)culpa nf
  reprochar⇒ vtr
  (coloquial)echar en cara loc verb
 Blame for the airplane accident was placed on the pilot.
 La culpa del accidente aéreo recayó sobre el piloto.
 Reprocharon al jugador que rematara de cabeza.
 Le echaron en cara al jugador que rematara con la cabeza.
blame n (guilt)culpa nf
 He felt a sense of blame, despite her reassurance that it hadn't been his fault.
 Él tenía un sentimiento de culpa, a pesar de que ella le aseguró que no había sido culpa suya.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
have only yourself to blame,
only have yourself to blame v expr		 (be at fault, responsible)ser el de la culpa loc verb
  ser culpa de uno ser el de la culpa
put the blame on [sb/sth] v expr (name as culprit)echar la culpa a alguien loc verb
  culpar a alguien loc verb
take the blame v expr (accept responsibility for [sth])hacerse responsable loc verb
  asumir la culpa loc verb
 It was my idea so I guess I'll have to take the blame.
 Fue idea mía, así que imagino que tendré que hacerme responsable
be to blame v expr (be responsible, guilty)tener la culpa de loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Aunque el chico tenía la culpa del accidente, se negó a admitirlo.
be to blame for [sth] v expr (be responsible, guilty for)tener la culpa de loc verb
  ser culpable de loc verb
 Your mother is to blame for this whole situation.
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'blame' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
accusation - accusative - accusatory - accuse - accuser - accusing - accusingly - arraign - at fault - beat the rap - blameworthy - carry the can - censurable - censure - exculpatory - exculpatory clause - exonerate - fall guy - fault - flak - guiltily - guilty - have to answer for - hold the bag - in the wrong - inculpatory - lay - leave holding the bag - make feel guilty - no-fault - no-fault insurance - off the hook - pass the buck - pin - point an accusing finger at - reproach - reproach yourself with - reproachable - responsible - scapegoat - take the fall - take the rap - take the responsibility - targeted - thank - whitewashed
Spanish:
achacar - cargar - culpabilizar - culpar - echarle la culpa a - culpa - echarle las culpas a - responsabilizar - inculpar - cargar a alguien con algo - chivatear - culpar a alguien de algo - echarle el muerto a alguien - enrostrar

Collocations: blamed him for the [accident, misfortune, outcome], [put, placed, laid] the blame on him, play the blame game, more...

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