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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. accuser [akyze] VB trans

1. accuser LAW:

accuser plaignant:
to accuse (de of)
accuser juge:
to charge (de with)
il est accusé du meurtre de sa femme/de meurtre (par le plaignant, un témoin)
he is accused of murdering his wife/of murder
il est accusé du meurtre de sa femme/de meurtre (à l'issue du procès)
he is charged with murdering his wife/with murder

2. accuser (rendre coupable):

accuser personne: personne
to accuse (de (faire) of (doing))
accuser sort, malchance
to blame
accuser fait, preuve: personne
to point to
on l'accuse d'espionnage
he is accused of spying
il est accusé d'avoir provoqué un accident
he is accused of causing an accident
tout l'accuse
everything points to him
son silence l'accuse
his silence incriminates him
voici les photos qui l'accusent
here are the photos which point the finger at him
accuser qn/qc de tous les maux
to put all the blame on sb/sth

3. accuser (rendre évident):

accuser traits, expression: fatigue, ennui
to show
accuser ventes, affaires, chiffres: baisse, déficit
to show
accuser une hausse de 10%
to show a 10% increase
il accuse son âge
he looks his age
il accuse (bien) la cinquantaine
he looks all of his fifty years

4. accuser (accentuer) éclairage, maquillage:

accuser contour, défaut
to accentuate

II. s'accuser VB refl

1. s'accuser (se rendre coupable):

s'accuser
to take the blame (de qc for sth, d'avoir fait for doing)
elle s'accuse pour protéger son amant
she took the blame to protect her lover

2. s'accuser (l'un l'autre):

s'accuser
to accuse each other (de (faire) of (doing))
ils s'accusent mutuellement d'être responsables du conflit
they are accusing each other of being to blame for the conflict

3. s'accuser (s'aggraver):

s'accuser contour, défaut, différence:
to become more marked ou pronounced

III. accuser [akyze]

accuser le coup
to be visibly shaken
accuser réception
to acknowledge receipt (de of)
See also

rage [ʀaʒ] N f

1. rage:

rage MED, VET
rabies uncountable
être atteint de la rage
to have rabies
vaccin contre la rage
rabies vaccine

2. rage (fureur):

rage
rage
être en rage contre qn/qc
to be furious with sb/about sth
être pris d'une rage aveugle/meurtrière/impuissante
to go into a blind/murderous/helpless rage
être fou de rage
to be in a mad rage
être ivre de rage
to be beside oneself with rage
étouffer/écumer de rage
to choke/foam with rage
se mettre ou entrer dans une rage folle
to fly into a rage
serrer les poings de rage
to clench one's fists with rage
avoir la rage au cœur ou au ventre
to (inwardly) seethe with rage
accepter qc la rage au cœur
to accept sth while inwardly seething (with rage)
mettre qn en rage
to make sb's blood boil
faire rage maladie, concurrence, spéculation:
to be rife
faire rage épidémie, incendie, tempête, bataille:
to rage

3. rage (passion):

rage
passion
la rage du jeu
a passion for gambling
la rage de réussir/de gagner
a passion for success/for winning
il s'entraîne/travaille avec rage
he trains/works with passionate dedication
rage de dents
raging toothache
rage furieuse
furious rabies
rage paralytique
dumb rabies

Phrases:

qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rage
give a dog a bad name and hang him
accuser qn de partialité
to accuse sb of being biased
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indict (gen)
accuser
tax with
accuser qn de
to accuse sb of cheating
accuser qn de tricher
to accuse sb of cheating (in past)
accuser qn d'avoir triché
accuse LAW
accuser (of de)
you might be accused of lying
on pourrait t'accuser de mentir
to swear out a warrant for sb's arrest
accuser qn sous serment pour obtenir un mandat d'arrêt
denounce
accuser (for doing d'avoir fait)
to accuse sb of procrastination
accuser qn d'atermoyer
to accuse sb of financial impropriety
accuser qn d'avoir commis des irrégularités financières

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. accuser [akyze] VB trans

1. accuser (déclarer coupable):

accuser
to accuse
accuser qn d'un vol
to accuse sb of theft
accuser qn d'un vol police
to charge sb with theft

2. accuser (souligner):

accuser
to highlight

3. accuser (montrer):

il accuse la fatigue des jours passés
he's showing the strain of the last few days

II. accuser [akyze] VB refl s'accuser de qc

1. accuser (se déclarer coupable):

s'accuser de qc
to confess to sth

2. accuser (se rendre responsable):

s'accuser de qc
to take the blame for sth
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English
French
French
to bring an accusation against sb
accuser qn de
accuse
accuser
to acknowledge receipt of sth
accuser réception de qc
to tax sb with doing sth
accuser qn de faire qc
charge
accuser
to throw the book at sb
accuser qn de tous les crimes
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. accuser [akyze] VB trans

1. accuser (déclarer coupable):

accuser
to accuse
accuser qn d'un vol
to accuse sb of theft
accuser qn d'un vol police
to charge sb with theft

2. accuser (souligner):

accuser
to highlight

3. accuser (montrer):

il accuse la fatigue des jours passés
he's showing the strain of the last few days

II. accuser [akyze] VB refl s'accuser de qc

1. accuser (se déclarer coupable):

s'accuser de qc
to confess to sth

2. accuser (se rendre responsable):

s'accuser de qc
to take the blame for sth
English
English
French
French
accuse
accuser
to acknowledge receipt of sth
accuser réception de qc
charge
accuser
to tax sb with doing sth
accuser qn de faire qc
to throw the book at sb
accuser qn de tous les crimes
Présent
j'accuse
tuaccuses
il/elle/onaccuse
nousaccusons
vousaccusez
ils/ellesaccusent
Imparfait
j'accusais
tuaccusais
il/elle/onaccusait
nousaccusions
vousaccusiez
ils/ellesaccusaient
Passé simple
j'accusai
tuaccusas
il/elle/onaccusa
nousaccusâmes
vousaccusâtes
ils/ellesaccusèrent
Futur simple
j'accuserai
tuaccuseras
il/elle/onaccusera
nousaccuserons
vousaccuserez
ils/ellesaccuseront
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

accuser qn d'un vol
to accuse sb of theft
accuser qn d'un vol police
to charge sb with theft
s'accuser de qc
to confess to sth
s'accuser de qc
to take the blame for sth
to throw the book at sb
accuser qn de tous les crimes

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