charge

frais, prix, tarif

Somme à payer pour quelque chose, notamment pour un service.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : a charge for something (There is a small charge for delivery.)

Synonymes : fee, cost, price

Expressions courantes : service charge, delivery charge, extra charge, free of charge

responsabilité, direction, garde

Responsabilité de s’occuper de quelqu’un ou de gérer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : responsibility, control, care

Expressions courantes : in charge, take charge, in someone's charge, charge of something

accusation, chef d'accusation

Déclaration selon laquelle quelqu’un a mal agi, notamment une accusation officielle concernant un crime ou un délit.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a charge of something (He faces a charge of theft.); a charge against someone (The court dismissed the charge against her.)

Synonymes : accusation, allegation

Expressions courantes : a murder charge, face a charge, drop a charge, charge against someone

charge, assaut

Attaque où des personnes ou des animaux se précipitent vers quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : assault, attack, rush

Contraires : retreat

Expressions courantes : cavalry charge, a sudden charge, lead a charge, charge at someone

offensive, campagne

Effort important pour obtenir un changement, souvent mené par une personne.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : drive, push, campaign

Expressions courantes : lead the charge, charge for change, charge towards reform

protégé, personne à charge

Personne, notamment un enfant, dont quelqu’un est responsable et doit s’occuper.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ward

Expressions courantes : a young charge, someone's charge, a teacher's charge

facturer, faire payer

Demander à quelqu’un de payer une somme précise pour un produit vendu ou un service fourni.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : ask for, bill

Expressions courantes : charge someone extra, charge for delivery, charge a fee, charge by weight

charger, recharger

Fournir de l’électricité à une batterie ou à un appareil pour pouvoir l’utiliser de nouveau.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : charge something up (I need to charge my camera up.)

Synonymes : recharge

Contraires : discharge

Expressions courantes : charge a battery, charge your phone, charge up something