Quel est le genre du mot Torte ?
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blamieren
The German verb blamieren means to disgrace or, in its reflexive form, to disgrace oneself it does not mean to blame. So the phrase Er hat sich vor allen Leuten blamiert might be rendered in English as He disgraced himself in front of everybody.
To translate the English verb to blame, you should use a construction such as jm die Schuld an etw geben. The phrase You can't blame him for that can therefore be translated into German as Dafür kann man ihm nicht die Schuld geben.
Kanton
The Swiss Confederation, which is composed of 26 cantons, was founded by the three Urkantone of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden in 1291. The cantons all have their own constitution and legislative powers, and are responsible for a number of areas such as education, taxation and law and order, although other areas remain under the control of central government.
