charge
BrE /tʃɑːdʒ/ AmE /tʃɑrdʒ/
noun / verb en → es
past charged pp charged ing charging
a flow of electricity through a wire or other conductor
carga eléctrica, corriente
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The battery provides the charge for the device.
La batería proporciona la carga para el dispositivo.
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
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They charged us $50 for the room.
Nos cobraron 50 dólares por la habitación.
to say officially that someone has done something wrong or illegal and to start legal action against them
acusar, cargar con
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The police charged him with theft.
La policía lo acusó de robo.
to attack someone or something in a sudden and violent way
atacar, cargar contra
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The bull charged the matador.
El toro cargó contra el matador.
to be in charge of something or someone, to have responsibility for it/them
estar a cargo de, dirigir
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She is in charge of the project.
Ella está a cargo del proyecto.
a lot of energy and enthusiasm, especially when you are doing something
energía, entusiasmo
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The team showed a lot of charge in the second half.
El equipo mostró mucha energía en la segunda mitad.
the amount of energy that is stored in a battery and can be used to power something
carga, energía almacenada
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The phone needs a new charge.
El teléfono necesita una nueva carga.
a crime or violation of the law
delito, infracción
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He was found guilty on two charges.
Fue declarado culpable de dos delitos.
Phrasal verbs
cargar, recargar
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I need to charge up my phone.
Necesito cargar mi teléfono.
atacar, embestir
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The horse charged down the rider.
El caballo embistió al jinete.
entrar de golpe, atacar
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He charged into the room.
Entró de golpe en la habitación.
acusar, cargar con
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The police charged him with assault.
La policía lo acusó de agresión.
cobrar por, cargar con
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They charge for parking.
Cobran por el estacionamiento.
Idioms
quitar energía de algo
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The battery took a charge out of the device.
La batería le quitó energía al dispositivo.
aceptar cargos, asumir responsabilidades
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He decided to take on the charges.
Decidió aceptar los cargos.
tomar una carga de algo, cargar con algo
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The truck took a charge of goods.
El camión cargó mercancía.