charge

costo, tariffa, addebito

Somma da pagare per qualcosa, soprattutto per un servizio.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: a charge for something (There is a small charge for delivery.)

Sinonimi: fee, cost, price

Espressioni comuni: service charge, delivery charge, extra charge, free of charge

responsabilità, direzione, custodia

Responsabilità di occuparsi di qualcuno o di gestire qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: responsibility, control, care

Espressioni comuni: in charge, take charge, in someone's charge, charge of something

accusa, imputazione

Affermazione che qualcuno ha agito male, soprattutto un’accusa ufficiale di aver commesso un reato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a charge of something (He faces a charge of theft.); a charge against someone (The court dismissed the charge against her.)

Sinonimi: accusation, allegation

Espressioni comuni: a murder charge, face a charge, drop a charge, charge against someone

carica, assalto

Attacco in cui persone o animali si lanciano di corsa verso qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: assault, attack, rush

Contrari: retreat

Espressioni comuni: cavalry charge, a sudden charge, lead a charge, charge at someone

offensiva, campagna, iniziativa

Impegno deciso per ottenere un cambiamento, soprattutto quando qualcuno lo guida.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: drive, push, campaign

Espressioni comuni: lead the charge, charge for change, charge towards reform

protetto, persona affidata

Persona, soprattutto un bambino, di cui qualcuno ha la responsabilità di prendersi cura.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: ward

Espressioni comuni: a young charge, someone's charge, a teacher's charge

far pagare, addebitare

Chiedere a qualcuno una somma precisa per un prodotto venduto o un servizio fornito.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: ask for, bill

Espressioni comuni: charge someone extra, charge for delivery, charge a fee, charge by weight

caricare, ricaricare

Fornire energia elettrica a una batteria o a un dispositivo per poterlo usare di nuovo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: charge something up (I need to charge my camera up.)

Sinonimi: recharge

Contrari: discharge

Espressioni comuni: charge a battery, charge your phone, charge up something