What does accuser in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word accuser in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use accuser in French.

The word accuser in French means accuse, accuse of, point to, blame, register, take the blame, take the blame for, show, wrongly accuse, feel the effects, acknowledge receipt of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word accuser

accuse

verbe transitif (Droit : déférer à la justice)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il ne faut pas accuser les gens sans preuves.
You shouldn't accuse people without proof.

accuse of

(attribuer une faute)

Ma collègue a eu le culot de m'accuser du vol.
My colleague had the nerve to accuse me of stealing.

point to

verbe transitif (prouver la culpabilité de)

Toutes les preuves l'accusent.
All the evidence points to him.

blame

verbe transitif (tenir pour responsable)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mes voisins accusent le sort de la malchance qui semble les toucher.
My neighbours blame fate for the bad luck that seems to have befallen them.

register

verbe transitif (subir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous devons nous ressaisir car nos ventes accusent une légère baisse. L'armée a accusé de lourdes pertes.
The army has suffered heavy losses.

take the blame

verbe pronominal (s'avouer coupable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Victor s'est accusé à la place de sa fille.
Victor took the blame in place of his daughter.

take the blame for

(s'avouer coupable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pourquoi vous êtes-vous accusé du meurtre si vous ne l'avez pas commis ?
Why did you take the rap for the murder if you didn't do it?

show

verbe transitif (rendre manifeste)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle accuse bien son âge !
She really looks her age.

wrongly accuse

locution verbale (tenir [qqn] injustement responsable de [qch])

feel the effects

locution verbale (être atteint par quelque chose)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

acknowledge receipt of

(confirmer la bonne réception de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La banque n'a pas encore accusé réception de mon remboursement anticipé de prêt.

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