blame

[US]/bleɪm/
[UK]/bleɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. å finne feil på; å holde ansvarlig
n. ansvar for en feil eller galt; handlingen med å skyldlegge
Word Forms
Past Tenseblamed
Third Person Singularblames
Past Participleblamed
Present Participleblaming
Pluralblames

Phrases & Collocations

shift the blame

skyldes det til andre

blame game

skyldspill

take the blame

ta skylden

blameless

uskylldig

share the blame

dele skylden

deserve the blame

få skylden

place the blame

plassere skylden

blame for

skyld for

bear the blame

bære skylden

Example Sentences

he was to blame for their deaths.

han var skyldig i deres dødsfall.

They laid the blame on us.

De la skylden på oss.

divide the blame with sb.

fordel skylden med noen

fix the blame on a person

å legge skylden på en person

No blame is imputable to him.

Ingen skyld kan tillegges ham.

affix blame to him.

felle skylden på ham.

they blame youth crime on unemployment.

de skylder ungdomskriminalitet på arbeidsledighet.

it is futile to allocate blame for this.

Det er nytteløst å fordele skylden for dette.

shift the blame on to someone else

Skyv skylden over på noen andre

I'm bound to blame him.

Jeg må skyld ham.

exonerate sb. from blame

frelse noen fra skyld

fastened the blame on the weather.

tilskrev skylden til været

learning to place the blame where it belongs.

lærer å plassere skylden der den hører hjemme.

they are trying to put the blame on us.

de prøver å la skylden være på oss.

you can't blame the wee fella.

du kan ikke klandre den lille karen.

for this we can only blame ourselves.

for dette kan vi bare skyld oss selv.

commentators put some of the blame on Congress.

kommentatorer legger noe av skylden til kongressen.

she's shifting the blame on to me.

hun skylder på meg.

Real-world Examples

Don't blame me. Blame your pal, biology.

Bla mig ikke. Bla på din venn, biologien.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

You can blame me. You can blame my father.

Du kan bla meg. Du kan bla min far.

Source: Loving Vincent: The Mystery of the Starry Night

When he lost, he shouldered the blame.

Når han tapte, tok han skylden.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Some colony losses have been blamed on pesticides.

Noen kolonitap har blitt skyldt på insektsmidler.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation December 2020

Agreed. You can hardly blame people for worrying, though.

Samsvarer. Du kan nesten ikke skyldes folk for å være bekymret, selv om det er så.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

An irresponsible person deserves to be blamed and punished.

En upålitelig person fortjener å bli skyldet og straffet.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

And how 'bout you just take some blame?

Og hvordan med at du bare tar litt skyld?

Source: Music live performance

They've remained silent. The government, however, is blaming them.

De har forblitt stille. Regjeringen, imidlertid, skylder dem.

Source: NPR News October 2017 Collection

But the government - they are obviously pinning the blame on them.

Men regjeringen - de pinner tydeligvis skylden på dem.

Source: NPR News January 2020 Compilation

A) They shift the blame to others.

A) De flytter skylden til andre.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

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