| Principal Translations |
| charge [sb]⇒ vtr | (ask for money) | cobrar⇒ vtr |
| | I think the waiter forgot to charge me. |
| | Creo que el camarero olvidó cobrarme. |
| charge [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (ask for money) | cobrarle algo a vtr + prep |
| | The barman didn't charge me for my drink. |
| | El camarero no me cobró el trago. |
| charge [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (ask for money) | cobrar⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | pedir⇒ vtr |
| | The taxi driver charged me £15. |
| | El taxista me cobró £15. |
| | El taxista me pidió £15 . |
| charge [sth]⇒ vtr | (ask as a fee) | cobrar⇒ vtr |
| | | facturar⇒ vtr |
| | The lawyer charges a hundred pounds an hour. |
| | El abogado cobra cien libras la hora. |
| charge [sth] vtr | (power: battery, etc.) | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | | recargar⇒ vtr |
| | I need to charge my mobile phone. |
| | Necesito cargar mi móvil. |
| charge n | often plural (fee) (tasa) | recargo nm |
| | The video rental shop has a late fee charge. |
| | En el videoclub cobran un recargo por demora. |
| charge n | often plural (debit) | débito nm |
| | | cargo nm |
| | There are extra charges on my account. |
| | Hicieron débitos adicionales en mi cuenta. |
| charge n | often plural (official accusation) | cargo nm |
| | John was innocent of the charges against him. |
| | John era inocente de los cargos en su contra. |
| Additional Translations |
| charge n | (load) | carga nf |
| | This is heavy charge for such a small car. |
| | Esto es una carga muy pesada para un coche tan pequeño. |
| charge n | (order) | orden nf |
| | The soldier was unimpressed by his charge to clean the whole barracks. |
| | Al soldado no le sorprendió la orden de limpiar todos los barracones. |
| charge n | formal (duty) | obligación nf |
| | | cargo nm |
| | Will you promise to help my family? Will you take this charge? |
| | ¿Me prometes que ayudarás a mi familia? ¿Asumirás esa obligación? |
| charge n | (military attack) (asalto militar) | ataque nm |
| | | carga nf |
| | Pickett's charge was an important event in the American Civil War. |
| | El ataque de Pickett fue un episodio bélico importante de la Guerra de Secesión. |
| charge n | (control) | cargo nm |
| | The manager has charge of two shops. |
| | El gerente tiene dos negocios a su cargo. |
| charge n | (battery power) | carga nf |
| | | batería nf |
| | The charge on my phone has run down. |
| | La carga de mi teléfono móvil se ha agotado. |
charge,
electrical charge,
electric charge n | (electrical force) | carga nf |
| | Instead of bullets, a taser shoots a 50,000-volt charge of electricity. |
| | When Steve touched the electrical outlet, the sudden charge made him jump. |
| | En lugar de balas, una pistola eléctrica dispara una carga de 50.000 voltios. // Cuando Steve tocó la toma de corriente, la carga súbita lo hizo saltar. |
charge,
explosive charge n | (explosive power) | carga nf |
| | Police believe that the bomber detonated a charge he was carrying. |
| | La policía cree que el terrorista detonó la carga que llevaba. |
| charge n | (person in [sb] else's care) | persona a cargo nf + loc adj |
| | The tutor's charges were all very well-behaved children. |
| | Todas las personas a cargo del tutor eran niños muy educados. |
| charge [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (order) | encargar⇒, ordenar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar la orden de loc verb |
| | I charge you to look after the house properly while I am away. |
| | Te encargo que cuides de la casa mientras estoy fuera. |
| | Mi madre me dio la orden de cuidar la casa mientras se encuentra fuera. |
| charge⇒ vi | (rush forward) (atacar) | cargar⇒ vi |
| | The bull charged again and again. |
| | El toro cargaba una y otra vez. |
| charge up [sth] vi + prep | (hills, stairs: run up) | subir⇒ vtr |
| | | remontar⇒ vtr |
| | The infantry charged up the hill to meet the attack. |
| | La infantería subió la colina para hacer frente al ataque. |
| charge in vi + prep | (rush into the room) | entrar de repente loc verb |
| | The boss charged in and demanded to know why I hadn't yet handed him my report. |
| | El jefe entró de repente y exigió saber por qué todavía no le había entregado el informe. |
| charge into [sth] vi + prep | (rush into: a room, etc.) | entrar de repente a loc verb |
| | The robber charged into the bank and shouted "Hands in the air!" |
| | El ladrón entró de repente al banco y grió "¡manos arriba!". |
| charge [sth]⇒ vtr | (debit an amount) | cobrar⇒ vtr |
| | The bank charges a fee if your balance falls below a specified amount of money. |
| | El banco cobra una tarifa si tu saldo cae por debajo de una determinada cantidad de dinero. |
| charge [sb]⇒ vtr | (accuse) | acusar a vtr + prep |
| | The police charged Murphy because they thought he had broken the law. |
| | La policía acusó a Murphy porque creían que había cometido un crimen. |
| charge [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (rush towards) | irse encima v prnl + adv |
| | | echarse encima v prnl + adv |
| | | cargarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The other team charged the quarterback. |
| | Todos los del equipo contrario se le fueron encima al mariscal de campo. |
| | Todos los del equipo contrario se cargaron al mariscal de campo. |
| charge [sth]⇒ vtr | (load) | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | The soldiers charged the cannon and it fired again. |
| | Los soldados cargaron el cañón y lo volvieron a disparar. |
| charge [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (load) | cargar de vtr + prep |
| | The lorry was fully charged with electrical goods and could hold no more. |
| | La furgoneta estaba completamente cargada de material eléctrico y no entraba nada más. |
| charge [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (entrust) | confiar⇒ vtr |
| | The sergeant charged the corporal with command of the squad. |
| | El sargento le confió al cabo el mando del pelotón. |
| charge [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (debit an amount) | cargar algo a loc verb |
| | Just charge the bill to my account. |
| | Sólo carga la factura a mi cuenta. |
| charge [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (accuse) | acusar de vtr + prep |
| | The police charged the man with a crime. |
| | La policía acusó al hombre del crimen. |
| charge [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (order) | ordenar⇒ vtr |
| | The prison guard charged him with the cleaning of the latrines. |
| | El carcelero le ordenó que limpiase las letrinas. |