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charge2

UK: /tʃɑːdʒ/ US: /tʃɑːrdʒ/

Translation

n [c, u]
precio
pago
n [c]
acusación
cargo
In the end they dropped the charges against him
Al final retiraron los cargos en su contra
carga
acometida
ataque
carga [explosiva]
to be in charge of sth/sb
estar al frente de
estar a cargo de
He was in charge of the class
Estaba a cargo de la clase
ser el responsable de
She in charge of the department
Ella es la responsable del departamento
to reverse the charges UK (US to call collect)
llamar a cobro revertido
I called my parents and reversed the charges
Llamé a mis padres a cobro revertido
to take charge of sth
hacerse cargo de algo
In the end, Gina took charge of the project
Al final, Gina se hizo cargo del proyecto
Véase tb: congestion charge; cover charge; service charge; to press charges against sb
(Definition of charge nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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