BLAME - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. blame [Brit bleɪm, Am bleɪm] N

1. blame (responsibility):

blame

responsabilité f (for de)

to accept/share the blame

accepter/partager la responsabilité

to take the blame to bear the blame form

prendre or assumer la responsabilité

to put or place or lay the blame for sth on sb

attribuer la responsabilité de qc à qn

the blame lies with the government

la faute en revient au gouvernement

don't put the blame on me

ne m'accuse pas

he got the blame for the broken vase/for leaking the information

on l'a accusé d'avoir cassé le vase/d'avoir divulgué l'information

why do I always get the blame?

pourquoi est-ce toujours moi qu'on accuse?

she did it but I got the blame

c'est elle qui l'a fait mais c'est moi qui ai payé les pots cassés inf

2. blame (criticism):

blame

reproches mpl

to deserve some of the blame

mériter des reproches

to be free from blame

n'avoir rien à se reprocher

without blame

irréprochable

II. blame [Brit bleɪm, Am bleɪm] VB trans

blame person, group

en vouloir à

blame weather, recession, system

accuser

she has always blamed me

elle m'en a toujours voulu

he has resigned and who can blame him?

il a démissionné et on ne peut pas lui en vouloir

to blame sb for sth

reprocher qc à qn

I blamed her for the accident

je lui ai reproché l'accident

to blame sth on sb

attribuer la responsabilité de qc à qn

she blamed her tiredness on the heat

elle a mis sa fatigue sur le compte de la chaleur

to be to blame for accident, crisis, problem

être responsable de

III. blame [Brit bleɪm, Am bleɪm] VB refl

to blame oneself

s'en vouloir

to blame oneself for tragedy, outcome

se sentir responsable de

you mustn't blame yourself

tu n'as rien à te reprocher

you've only yourself to blame

tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi-même

to exonerate sb from blame

disculper qn

undeservedly blame, punish

injustement

to offload the blame onto sb

rejeter la responsabilité sur qn

attribute blame, responsibility, crime, death, delay, profit, success

attribuer (to à)

French

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c'est la faute du lampiste

the subordinate's to blame

ce sont les parents qui sont condamnables, pas l'enfant

the parents are to blame, not the child

dans l'accident le conducteur était répréhensible

the driver was to blame for the accident

attribuer la responsabilité de qc à qn/qc

to hold sb/sth responsible for sth, to blame sb/sth for sth

attribuer un accident au mauvais temps

to blame the bad weather for an accident, to blame an accident on the bad weather

le public n'a pas applaudi, on ne peut pas le blâmer

the public did not applaud and you can't blame them

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. blame [bleɪm] VB trans

to blame sb/sth for sth

reprocher qc à qn

to blame sth on sb/sth

attribuer la responsabilité de qc à qn

I blame myself

je m'en veux

II. blame [bleɪm] N no pl

blame

reproches mpl

to put the blame on sb

mettre la faute sur le dos de qn

to put the blame on sb else

rejeter la faute sur qn d'autre

to attribute the blame to sb

attribuer la responsabilité à qn

to accept one's portion of the blame

accepter sa part de responsabilité

to assign the blame for sth to sth

rejeter la responsabilité de qc sur qc

French

English

blâme

blame

blâmer

to blame

faire retomber [ou rejeter] la faute sur qn

to put the blame on sb

c'est (de) la faute de qc

sth is to blame

alors à qui la faute?

so who's to blame?

pour moitié

half to blame

se reprocher qc/de faire qc

to blame oneself for sth/for doing sth

rejeter une faute sur qn/qc

to put the blame on sb/sth

se rejeter la faute (l'un l'autre)

to blame each other

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. blame [bleɪm] VB trans

to blame sb/sth for sth

reprocher qc à qn/qc

to blame sth on sb/sth

attribuer la responsabilité de qc à qn/qc

I blame myself

je m'en veux

II. blame [bleɪm] N

blame

reproches mpl

to put the blame on sb

mettre la faute sur le dos de qn

to put the blame on sb else

rejeter la faute sur qn d'autre

to attribute the blame to sb

attribuer la responsabilité à qn

to accept one's portion of the blame

accepter sa part de responsabilité

to assign the blame for sth to sth

rejeter la responsabilité de qc sur qc

French

English

blâme

blame

blâmer

to blame

faire retomber [ou rejeter] la faute sur qn

to put the blame on sb

c'est (de) la faute de qc

sth is to blame

alors à qui la faute?

so, who's to blame?

se reprocher qc/de faire qc

to blame oneself for sth/for doing sth

pour moitié

half to blame

rejeter une faute sur qn/qc

to put the blame on sb/sth

se rejeter la faute (l'un l'autre)

to blame each other

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Sometimes, anyone in need of someone to blame for their troubles can fall in with radicals.

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While some may blame the rise of courgetti, suppliers have blamed a cold winter.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I blame us for being suckered by all this mewing and for basking so cozily in the warm glow of virtue by association.

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Only a foolish and very sore loser would blame their opponent for asking tough questions.

www.washingtonpost.com

An investigation determined a faulty brake was to blame.

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