culpar

[kul-PAR]

verb

to blame

1. to hold responsible for a fault or wrongdoing

They blamed him for the accident.

Eles o culparam pelo acidente.

2. to attribute fault or responsibility to someone

Don't blame me for your mistakes.

Não me culpe por seus erros.

3. to accuse or find fault with

She was blamed for the project's failure.

Ela foi culpada pelo fracasso do projeto.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

culpar

standard usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

culpar

common in formal and informal contexts

São Paulo

culpar

standard usage in business and formal settings

Portugal

culpar

standard European Portuguese usage

culpar a vítima - to blame the victim

não há culpa - it's not anyone's fault

culpar sem razão - to blame unjustly

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