charge

S1 W1

BrE /tʃɑːdʒ/ AmE /tʃɑrdʒ/

noun / verb en → es

past charged pp charged ing charging

1 ELECTRICITY [uncountable] B2

a flow of electricity through a wire or other conductor

carga eléctrica, corriente

  • The battery provides the charge for the device.

    La batería proporciona la carga para el dispositivo.

2 FEE/PAYMENT [countable] A2

an amount of money that you have to pay, especially for a service or product

cargo, tarifa, cuota

  • charge sb/sth for sth
  • charge sb with sth

Collocations service charge · parking charge

  • They charged us $50 for the room.

    Nos cobraron 50 dólares por la habitación.

3 ACCUSE [transitive] B1

to say officially that someone has done something wrong or illegal and to start legal action against them

acusar, cargar con

  • The police charged him with theft.

    La policía lo acusó de robo.

4 ATTACK [transitive] B1

to attack someone or something in a sudden and violent way

atacar, cargar contra

  • The bull charged the matador.

    El toro cargó contra el matador.

5 COMMAND/LEAD [transitive] B1

to be in charge of something or someone, to have responsibility for it/them

estar a cargo de, dirigir

  • She is in charge of the project.

    Ella está a cargo del proyecto.

6 ENERGY/ENTHUSIASM [uncountable] B1

a lot of energy and enthusiasm, especially when you are doing something

energía, entusiasmo

  • The team showed a lot of charge in the second half.

    El equipo mostró mucha energía en la segunda mitad.

7 BATTERY [uncountable] B2

the amount of energy that is stored in a battery and can be used to power something

carga, energía almacenada

  • The phone needs a new charge.

    El teléfono necesita una nueva carga.

8 CRIME/VIOLATION [countable] B2

a crime or violation of the law

delito, infracción

  • He was found guilty on two charges.

    Fue declarado culpable de dos delitos.

Phrasal verbs

charge up BATTERY/ELECTRICITY A2

cargar, recargar

  • I need to charge up my phone.

    Necesito cargar mi teléfono.

charge down ATTACK B1

atacar, embestir

  • The horse charged down the rider.

    El caballo embistió al jinete.

charge into ATTACK/ENTER B1

entrar de golpe, atacar

  • He charged into the room.

    Entró de golpe en la habitación.

charge with ACCUSE B1

acusar, cargar con

  • The police charged him with assault.

    La policía lo acusó de agresión.

charge for FEE/PAYMENT B1

cobrar por, cargar con

  • They charge for parking.

    Cobran por el estacionamiento.

Idioms

take a charge out of something B2

quitar energía de algo

  • The battery took a charge out of the device.

    La batería le quitó energía al dispositivo.

take on charges B2

aceptar cargos, asumir responsabilidades

  • He decided to take on the charges.

    Decidió aceptar los cargos.

take a charge of something B2

tomar una carga de algo, cargar con algo

  • The truck took a charge of goods.

    El camión cargó mercancía.