blame

responsabilité, faute

Responsabilité dans un événement malheureux ou une mauvaise action.

En anglais simple : Responsibility for something bad that happened.

• I took the blame.
• Who deserves the blame for this mistake?
• He tried to shift the blame onto his assistant.

Comment l'utiliser : the blame for something (She accepted the blame for the missing money.); put/place the blame on someone (They placed the blame on the driver.)

Synonymes : responsibility, fault

Expressions courantes : take the blame, blame for something, put blame on someone

faute, responsabilité

Responsabilité que l’on porte pour quelque chose de mauvais qui s’est produit.

En anglais simple : Responsibility for something bad that has happened.

• The blame is mine.
• Nobody wanted to take the blame for the accident.
• They shared the blame for losing the match.

Comment l'utiliser : blame for something (She accepted the blame for the missing files.)

Synonymes : fault, responsibility

Expressions courantes : take the blame, blame for something, share the blame

blâme, critique

Paroles ou jugements qui reprochent à quelqu’un d’avoir mal agi.

En anglais simple : Words or judgments expressing that someone has done something wrong.

• His actions attracted harsh blame.
• She received praise and blame in equal measure.
• The report expressed blame for the committee’s careless conduct.

Synonymes : criticism, censure, condemnation

Contraires : praise

Expressions courantes : harsh blame, praise and blame, receive blame

blâmer, accuser

Dire ou penser qu’une personne ou une chose est responsable d’un événement malheureux.

En anglais simple : If you do this, you say or think someone or something caused a bad event.

• Do not blame me.
• She blamed herself for the accident.
• Why are you blaming the weather?

Comment l'utiliser : blame someone/something for something (They blamed the rain for the delay.); blame something on someone/something (He blamed his mistake on tiredness.)

Synonymes : hold responsible, fault

Expressions courantes : blame someone, blame someone for something, blame something on someone