charge

Gebühr, Preis, Kosten

Der Geldbetrag, den man für etwas bezahlen muss, besonders für eine Dienstleistung.

In einfachem Englisch: The amount of money you must pay for something, especially a service.

• There is no charge for parking.
• The hotel added extra charges to our bill.
• What is the monthly charge for this service?

So benutzt man es: a charge for something (There is a small charge for delivery.)

Synonyme: fee, cost, price

Häufige Wendungen: service charge, delivery charge, extra charge, free of charge

Verantwortung, Leitung, Obhut

Die Verantwortung, jemanden zu betreuen oder etwas zu leiten.

In einfachem Englisch: Responsibility for looking after someone or managing something.

• Who is in charge here?
• She took charge of the project.
• The children were left in their uncle's charge.

So benutzt man es: be in charge of someone/something (She is in charge of the kitchen.); take charge of someone/something (He took charge of the children for the afternoon.); in someone's charge (The keys were left in my charge.)

Synonyme: responsibility, control, care

Häufige Wendungen: in charge, take charge, in someone's charge, charge of something

Anklage, Beschuldigung

Die Behauptung, jemand habe etwas Unrechtes getan, besonders eine offizielle Beschuldigung wegen einer Straftat.

In einfachem Englisch: A statement that someone has done something wrong, especially an official accusation of a crime.

• He denied the charge.
• The police dropped all charges against her.
• She will appear in court on a charge of fraud.

So benutzt man es: a charge of something (He faces a charge of theft.); a charge against someone (The court dismissed the charge against her.)

Synonyme: accusation, allegation

Häufige Wendungen: a murder charge, face a charge, drop a charge, charge against someone

Sturmangriff, Angriff

Ein Angriff, bei dem Menschen oder Tiere auf jemanden zustürmen.

In einfachem Englisch: An attack in which people or animals rush towards someone.

• The soldiers began their charge.
• A sudden charge by the bull scattered the crowd.
• The enemy stopped two cavalry charges before sunset.

So benutzt man es: a charge at someone/something (The bull made a charge at the gate.); a charge against someone/something (The soldiers launched a charge against the enemy.)

Synonyme: assault, attack, rush

Gegenteile: retreat

Häufige Wendungen: cavalry charge, a sudden charge, lead a charge, charge at someone

Vorstoß, Initiative

Ein entschlossener Einsatz für eine Veränderung, besonders unter der Führung einer Person.

In einfachem Englisch: A strong effort to make a change, especially one that someone leads.

• She led the charge for change.
• Local parents are leading the charge to save the school.
• Small businesses led the charge towards cleaner energy.

So benutzt man es: lead the charge for something (Students led the charge for cheaper transport.); lead the charge to do something (The company led the charge to reduce packaging.)

Synonyme: drive, push, campaign

Häufige Wendungen: lead the charge, charge for change, charge towards reform

Schützling

Eine Person, besonders ein Kind, für deren Betreuung jemand verantwortlich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A person, especially a child, whom someone is responsible for looking after.

• The nurse watched her young charge.
• He took his charges to the park.
• Each teacher made sure all their charges were safe.

Synonyme: ward

Häufige Wendungen: a young charge, someone's charge, a teacher's charge

berechnen, verlangen

Für eine verkaufte Ware oder eine erbrachte Dienstleistung einen bestimmten Geldbetrag verlangen.

In einfachem Englisch: To ask someone to pay a particular amount for something you sell or a service you provide.

• How much do you charge?
• They charged us extra for breakfast.
• The shop charges five pounds to deliver your order.

So benutzt man es: charge someone an amount for something (They charged me twenty euros for the repair.); charge for something (We do not charge for advice.); charge an amount to do something (He charges fifty pounds to fix a leaking tap.)

Synonyme: ask for, bill

Häufige Wendungen: charge someone extra, charge for delivery, charge a fee, charge by weight

aufladen

Einer Batterie oder einem Gerät elektrische Energie zuführen, damit es wieder benutzt werden kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To put electricity into a battery or a device so you can use it again.

• I need to charge my phone.
• Have you charged the camera battery?
• The laptop charges slowly with this cable.

So benutzt man es: charge something up (I need to charge my camera up.)

Synonyme: recharge

Gegenteile: discharge

Häufige Wendungen: charge a battery, charge your phone, charge up something