blame
1 noun responsibility for wrong actionmilleán masc1 locht masc3 to lay the blame for sth on sb an milleán a chur ar dhuine faoi rud, an locht a chur ar dhuine faoi rudthe blame lies with the council for the delay is ar an gcomhairle an locht faoin moillwe must share the blame for it tá cuid den locht orainne, tá cuid den mhilleán orainnethe referee usually gets the blame ar an réiteoir a fhágtar an milleán go hiondúilI'm not taking the blame for it nílimse chun a mhilleán a thógáil orm féinto put the blame where it belongs an diallait a chur ar an each cóir 2 noun censure, criticismlochtú masc milleán masc1 cáineadh masc they're trying to avoid the blame for it tá siad ag iarraidh an milleán a choinneáil uathu féin, tá siad ag iarraidh an púca a chur óna dteach féinthe blame game cluiche an mhilleáinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb hold sb/sth responsible TRANSITIVEan locht a chur aran milleán a chur arwe were being blamed for the error bhí an milleán á chur orainne as an earráidI blame him for not fixing it cuirimse an locht airsean toisc nár dheisigh sé éthe crash is being blamed on the weather deirtear gurb í an aimsir ba chúis leis an timpistewho's to blame for this? cé air a bhfuil an locht as seo?, cé is ciontaí leis seo?you shouldn't blame yourself ná bí ag cur aon mhilleán ort féinthey have nobody to blame but themselves orthu féin an milleán, orthu féin an locht 4 verb censure, criticise
TRANSITIVEcáin verb locht a fháil ar lochtaigh verb you're angry and I don't blame you tá fearg ort agus ní thógfainn ort énot that I blame you for it ní á chasadh leat é, ní hé go bhfuil mé ina dhiaidh ort faoiwho'd blame them for leaving? cé a thógfadh orthu imeacht?, cé a bheadh ina dhiaidh orthu as imeacht?
INTRANSITIVEbheith cáinteachcáineadh a dhéanamh