accuser

accuser [akyze]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ personne] to accuse (de of)

• accuser de (Law) to charge with

   b. ( = rendre responsable) to blame (de for)

   c. ( = montrer) to show

• accuser le coup to stagger under the blow

• elle accuse la fatigue de ces derniers mois she's showing the strain of these last few months

• accuser réception de qch to acknowledge receipt of sth

2. reflexive verb

► s'accuser

• s'accuser de qch/d'avoir fait qch [personne] to admit to sth/to having done sth

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akyze
1.

verbe transitif

1) [plaignant] to accuse (de of); [juge] to charge (de with)

accusé du meurtre de sa femme — (par le plaignant, un témoin) accused of murdering his wife; (à l'issue du procès) charged with murdering his wife

2) (rendre coupable) [personne] to accuse [personne] (de (faire) of (doing)); to blame [sort]; [fait] to point to [personne]

accusé d'espionnage — accused of spying

les photos qui l'accusent — the incriminating photos

accuser quelqu'un/quelque chose de tous les maux — to put all the blame on somebody/something

3) (rendre évident) to show [baisse, déficit]

accuser une hausse — to show an increase

4) (confirmer)

accuser réception — to acknowledge receipt (de of)

2.

s'accuser verbe pronominal

1) (soi-même) to take the blame (de quelque chose for something; d'avoir fait for doing)

2) (l'un l'autre) to accuse each other (de (faire) of (doing))

3) (s'aggraver) to become more marked

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accuser le coup — to be visibly shaken

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akyze vt

1) [personne] to accuse

accuser qn à tort — to accuse sb wrongly

accuser qn de qch — to accuse sb of sth, (= rendre responsable) to blame sb for sth

2) (= laisser voir, montrer) [fatigue, douleur] to show

accuser le coup — to be visibly affected

3) (= subir) [hausse, baisse, tendance, perte] to show

accuser de lourdes pertes — to show heavy losses

accuser une forte hausse — to show a large increase

4)

accuser réception de qch — to acknowledge receipt of sth

5) (= accentuer) [détail, forme] to emphasize, to bring out

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accuser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 Jur [plaignant] to accuse (de of); [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; (à l'issue du procès) he is charged with murdering his wife/with murder; ⇒ rage;

2 (rendre coupable) [personne] to accuse [personne] (de (faire) of (doing)); to blame [sort, malchance]; [fait, preuve] to point to [personne]; 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/qch de tous les maux to put all the blame on sb/sth;

3 (rendre évident) [traits, expression] to show [fatigue, ennui]; [ventes, affaires, chiffres] to show [baisse, déficit]; 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 (accentuer) [éclairage, maquillage] to accentuate [contour, défaut].

B s'accuser vpr

1 (se rendre coupable) to take the blame (de qch for sth; d'avoir fait for doing); elle s'accuse pour protéger son amant she took the blame to protect her lover;

2 (l'un l'autre) 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'aggraver) [contour, défaut, différence] to become more marked ou pronounced.

Idiomes

accuser le coup to be visibly shaken; accuser réception to acknowledge receipt (de of).

[akyze] verbe transitif

1. [désigner comme coupable] to accuse

je ne t'accuse pas! I'm not saying you did it!

tout l'accuse everything points to his guilt

accuser quelqu'un de quelque chose to accuse somebody of something

il a accusé le jury de favoritisme he accused the jury of being biased

on m'accuse d'avoir menti I'm being accused of lying

J'accusetitle of an open letter to the French President which appeared in 'l'Aurore' in January 1898, in which Emile Zola insisted that Alfred Dreyfus had been unjustly incriminated

DROIT

accuser quelqu'un de meurtre/viol to charge somebody with murder/rape

de quoi l'accuse-t-on? what's the charge against him?

2. [rejeter la responsabilité sur] to blame, to put the blame on

3. [accentuer] to highlight, to emphasize, to accentuate

la lumière accuse les reliefs sunlight emphasizes the outlines

4. [indiquer]

la Bourse accuse une forte baisse the stock market is registering heavy losses

son visage accuse une grande fatigue her face shows how tired she is

il accuse ses cinquante ans he's fifty and looks it

le compteur accuse 130 km/h the meter's registering ou reading 130 km/h

5. (locution)

accuser réception de to acknowledge receipt of

accuser le coup

{{ind}}a. [en boxe] to reel with the punch

{{ind}}b. [fatigue] to show the strain

{{ind}}c. [moralement] to take it badly

elle a drôlement accusé le coup, dis donc! (familier) you can tell she's really been through it!

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s'accuser verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to accuse oneself

la seule chose dont je peux m'accuser, c'est de... the only fault I would admit to is...