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kriviti nekoga za nešto

I. blame [bleɪm] VB trans

to blame sb/sth for sth [or sth on sb/sth]
kriviti nekoga za nešto
he has only himself to blame
može da krivi samo sebe
to blame sb for doing sth
okriviti nekoga za nešto
to not blame sb for sth
ne kriviti nekoga za nešto

II. blame [bleɪm] N no pl

1. blame (guilt):

blame
krivica f
where does the blame lie?
u čemu je krivica?
to lay the blame on sb/sth for sth
okrivljivati nekoga
to take the blame
preuzeti krivicu

2. blame (censure):

blame
osuda f
apportion blame
pripisati // pripisivati
to offload the blame/responsibility [onto sb]
prebaciti krivicu/odgovornost (na nekoga)
to blame everything on sb/sth [or sb/sth for everything]
svaliti svu krivicu na nekoga/nešto
accept blame
preuzeti // preuzimati
no blame attaches to you
niko te ne krivi
who can blame her?
kako bi joj iko mogao zameriti?
to shift the blame onto sb
svaliti krivicu na nekoga
we shouldn't rush to blame them
ne smemo ih ishitreno optužiti
to lay the blame on sb
svaliti krivicu na nekoga
Present
Iblame
youblame
he/she/itblames
weblame
youblame
theyblame
Past
Iblamed
youblamed
he/she/itblamed
weblamed
youblamed
theyblamed
Present Perfect
Ihaveblamed
youhaveblamed
he/she/ithasblamed
wehaveblamed
youhaveblamed
theyhaveblamed
Past Perfect
Ihadblamed
youhadblamed
he/she/ithadblamed
wehadblamed
youhadblamed
theyhadblamed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he has only himself to blame
može da krivi samo sebe
where does the blame lie?
u čemu je krivica?
to lay the blame on sb/sth for sth
okrivljivati nekoga
to offload the blame/responsibility [onto sb]
prebaciti krivicu/odgovornost (na nekoga)
to shift the blame onto sb
svaliti krivicu na nekoga

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