- achacar
- v.to attribute.* * *achacar► verbo transitivo1 to impute, attribute* * *VT1)
achacar algo a — to attribute sth to, put sth down to
achacar la culpa a algn — to lay the blame on sb
2) LAm * (=robar) to pinch *, nick **; (=saquear) to pillage, loot* * *verbo transitivoachacarle la culpa a alguien — to lay o put the blame on somebody
le achacaron la responsabilidad del accidente — he was held responsible for the accident
* * *= attribute.Ex. Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.----* achacar Algo = set + it down that.* achacar Algo a = put + Nombre + down to.* * *verbo transitivoachacarle la culpa a alguien — to lay o put the blame on somebody
le achacaron la responsabilidad del accidente — he was held responsible for the accident
* * *= attribute.Ex: Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.
* achacar Algo = set + it down that.* achacar Algo a = put + Nombre + down to.* * *achacar [A2 ]vtle achacaron la responsabilidad del accidente he was held responsible for the accidentdebemos achacarles el problema a los especuladores the speculators are the ones we must blame o the ones who must take the blame, we must lay the blame at the speculators' door* * *
achacar (conjugate achacar) verbo transitivo:◊ achacarle la culpa a algn to lay o put the blame on sb
achacar vtr (atribuir) to attribute: no se le puede achacar la culpa del accidente, you can't blame him for the accident
* * *achacar vtto attribute (a to);achacó la intoxicación al marisco she blamed the food poisoning on the seafood;siempre achaca las culpas a los demás she always blames everyone else* * *achacarv/t attribute (a to);achacar la culpa a alguien blame s.o., put the blame on s.o.* * *achacar {72} vt: to attribute, to imputete achaca todos sus problemas: he blames all his problems on you
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.