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charge1

UK: /tʃɑːdʒ/ US: /tʃɑːrdʒ/ [charged, charging]

Translation

v [t]
cobrar
She charges a lot for her lessons
Cobra mucho por sus clases
The bank has charged me commission
El banco me ha cobrado comisión
constr. to charge + dos objetos
acusar
She was charged with robbery
La acusaron de haber cometido un robo
constr. 1. to charge sb with sth 2. Se usa más en pasiva
v [t, i]
cargar
embestir
The bull charged into the fence
El toro embistió contra la empalizada
recargar
Charge the batteries
Recarga las pilas
cargar
charge!
¡al ataque!
Véase tb: to {charge/cost} the earth; to change course
(Definition of charge vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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