BLAME - Translation from English into German

English

German

I. blame [bleɪm] VB trans

to blame sb/sth for sth [or sth on sb/sth]: jdm/etw die Schuld an etw dat geben

to blame sb/sth for sth [or sth on sb/sth]: jdn/etw für etw acc verantwortlich machen

he has only himself to blame: er hat es sich selbst zuzuschreiben

to blame sb for doing sth: jdn beschuldigen, etw getan zu haben

to not blame sb for sth: jdm etw nicht verübeln

Phrases:

a bad workman blames his tools prov: ein schlechter Handwerker schimpft über sein Werkzeug

II. blame [bleɪm] N no pl

1. blame (guilt):

blame: Schuld f <-, -en>

where does the blame lie?: wer hat Schuld?

to lay [or apportion] the blame on sb/sth for sth: jdm/etw die Schuld an etw dat zuschieben [o. geben]

to pin the blame for sth on sb: jdm etw anhängen inf

to put the blame on sb/sth: jdm/etw die Schuld geben

to shift the blame onto sb: jdm die Schuld zuschieben

to take the blame: die Schuld auf sich acc nehmen

2. blame (fault):

blame: Tadel m <-s, ->

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blame N

to lay the blame for sth at the feet of sb fig: jdm etw in die Schuhe schieben fig

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blame VB

to blame sb: jdm die Schuld zuweisen

to apportion blame to sb: jdm die Schuld zuweisen

German

English

Kollisionsklausel für beiderseitiges Verschulden: both-to-blame collision clause

Mitschuldige(r): sb who is partly to blame [or responsible]

Hauptschuld: main blame

[an etw dat] schuld sein: to be to blame [for sth]

jd ist schuld, dass/wenn etw geschieht: sb is to blame [or it is sb's fault] that/when sth happens

Mitverschulden: partial blame

ihr konnte kein Mitverschulden nachgewiesen werden: it wasn't possible to prove that she was partially to blame

jdn trifft ein Mitverschulden [an etw dat]: sb is partially [or partly] to blame [for sth]

jdm/etw etw zuschreiben: to blame sb/sth for sth

jdm/etw die Schuld an etw dat zuschreiben: to blame sb/sth [or give sb/sth the blame] for sth

jdm ist etw zuzuschreiben: sb is to blame for sth

das/deine Entlassung hast du dir selbst zuzuschreiben: you've only got yourself to blame [for it]/for your dismissal

Present
I	blame
you	blame
he/she/it	blames
we	blame
you	blame
they	blame

Past
I	blamed
you	blamed
he/she/it	blamed
we	blamed
you	blamed
they	blamed

Present Perfect
I	have	blamed
you	have	blamed
he/she/it	has	blamed
we	have	blamed
you	have	blamed
they	have	blamed

Past Perfect
I	had	blamed
you	had	blamed
he/she/it	had	blamed
we	had	blamed
you	had	blamed
they	had	blamed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Fred has nobody but himself to blame: Fred ist ganz allein schuld

to offload the blame/responsibility [onto sb]: die Schuld/Verantwortung [auf jdn] abladen

I accept my portion of the blame: ich bekenne mich zu meinem Teil der Schuld

to lay [or apportion] the blame on sb/sth for sth: jdm/etw die Schuld an etw dat zuschieben [o. geben]

for this we can only blame ourselves: wir können uns nur selbst die Schuld daran geben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

We don't set out goals high enough, and we can make a real difference, for ourselves and others.

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We were looking for inspiration for ourselves, but we were also looking for information on what was happening.

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Original articles written by ourselves and published will be republished in the magazine so each of us may learn from the experience of the others.

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Stories lived and stories told vary because how we see or want to see ourselves differs from what we actually do.

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Regardless, we have no choice but to fight and to defend ourselves in court.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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After almost 40 years of ( unionist leaders ) blaming the IRA for all of the North ’ s woes and as a reason for refusing to negotiate with republicans, it seems that the IRA has now left the stage.

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www.info-nordirland.de

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Nach fast 40 Jahren, in denen die unionistische Führung die IRA für alle Wunden Nordirlands verantwortlich gemacht hat und in denen sie die IRA als Begründung für ihre Weigerung, mit Republikanern zu verhandeln, vorgeschoben hatte, scheint die IRA jetzt die Bühne verlassen zu haben.

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www.info-nordirland.de

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After almost 40 years of blaming the IRA for all of the North ’ s woes and as a reason for refusing to negotiate with republicans, it seems that the IRA has now left the stage.

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www.info-nordirland.de

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www.info-nordirland.de

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I won't blame the hurting on you you left in the sweetest way I won't say that it's you M

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Ich werde dich nicht für die Schmerzen verantwortlich machen Du gingst auf die beste Art Ich we

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We have seen the gods blamed for unprecedented natural disasters, and we have seen them thanked for sparing a single life in the midst of horrible death and suffering.

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www.ibka.org

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Wir haben mitansehen müssen, wie die Götter sowohl für noch nie dagewesene natürliche Zerstörungen verantwortlich gemacht wurden als auch für das Überleben Einzelner inmitten von Leid und Tod.

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When fourteen-year-old Myrto learns her father has fled to avoid paying his debts, she kidnaps the son of his business partner whom she blames for bankrupting her father ’ s joiner ’ s workshop.

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www.arsenal-berlin.de

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Als die 14-jährige Myrto erfährt, dass ihr Vater vor seinen Schulden geflohen ist, kidnappt sie den Sohn von dessen Geschäftspartner, den sie für die Pleite der väterlichen Schreinerei verantwortlich macht.

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