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responsible [rɪˈspɒnsəbəl] adj
1. (postpositive; usually foll by for) having control or authority (over) 2. (postpositive; foll by to) being accountable for one's actions and decisions (to) to be responsible to one's commanding officer 3. (of a position, duty, etc.) involving decision and accountability 4. (often foll by for) being the agent or cause (of some action) to be responsible for a mistake 5. able to take rational decisions without supervision; accountable for one's own actions a responsible adult 6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) able to meet financial obligations; of sound credit [from Latin rēsponsus, from rēspondēre to respond] responsibleness n responsibly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
responsible adjective 2. in charge, in control, at the helm, in authority, carrying the can (informal) the minister responsible for the environment 3. accountable, subject, bound, liable, amenable, answerable, duty-bound, chargeable, under obligation I'm responsible to my board of directors. accountable unaccountable 4. sensible, sound, adult, stable, mature, reliable, rational, sober, conscientious, dependable, trustworthy, level-headed He's a very responsible sort of person. sensible irresponsible, unreliable, untrustworthy, undependable, unconscientious 5. authoritative, high, important, executive, decision-making demoted to less responsible jobs Translations responsible [rɪsˈpɒnsəbl] ADJ 1. (= accountable) → responsable those responsible will be punished → se castigará a los responsables who is responsible if anything goes wrong? → ¿quién es el responsable si algo sale mal? to be responsible for sth: he is not responsible for his actions → no es responsable de sus actos who is responsible for this? → ¿quién es el responsable de esto? who was responsible for the delay? → ¿quién tiene la culpa del retraso? to hold sb responsible for sth → hacer a algn responsable de algo → responsabilizar a algn de algo to be responsible to sb (for sth) → ser responsable ante algn(de algo) 2. (= in charge of) to be responsible for sth/sb: the children were responsible for tidying their own rooms → los niños tenían la responsabilidad or eran responsables de ordenar sus habitaciones she is responsible for 40 children → tiene a su cargo 40 niños the secretary is responsible for taking the minutes → la secretaria se hace cargo de levantar el acta 3. (= sensible) [person] → serio, responsable; [behaviour, attitude] → responsable to act in a responsible fashion → obrar de forma responsable or con responsabilidad that wasn't very responsible of you! → ¡eso ha sido una falta de responsabilidad por tu parte! 4. (= important) [post, job] → de responsabilidad responsible [rɪˈspɒnsɪbəl] adj (= in charge) → responsable to be responsible for sth (= in charge of) → être responsable de qch the minister responsible for the environment → le ministre responsable de l'environnement to be responsible for doing sth (= in charge of) → être responsable de faire qch He is responsible for finding the volunteers → Il est responsable de trouver des volontaires. He's responsible for booking the tickets BUT Il est responsable de la réservation des billets. The children were responsible for cleaning their own rooms BUT Les enfants étaient responsables du nettoyage de leur chambre. to be financially responsible for sb → être financièrement responsable de qn (= to blame) → responsable Try to find out who's responsible → Essayez de trouver qui est responsable. to be responsible for sth (= to blame for) → être responsable de qch The group was responsible for a wave of attacks → Le groupe était responsable d'une vague d'attentats. to feel responsible for sth → se sentir responsable de qch (= accountable) → responsable to be responsible for sth (= accountable) → être responsable de qch He isn't responsible for his behaviour → Il n'est pas responsable de ses actes. to be responsible to sb → être responsable devant qn (= reliable) [person, attitude] → responsable You should be more responsible → Tu devrais être plus responsable. He's a very responsible sort of person → C'est quelqu'un de très responsable. [job, position] → à responsabilités It's a responsible job → C'est un poste à responsabilités. Being a doctor is a very responsible job → Être médecin comporte de nombreuses responsabilités. responsible adj (denoting cause) → verantwortlich; (= to blame) → schuld (→ for an +dat); bad workmanship was responsible for the failure → schlechte Arbeit war an dem Versagen schuld; what’s responsible for the hold-up? → woran liegt die Verzögerung?; who is responsible for breaking the window? → wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? (= liable, answerable) → verantwortlich; she is not responsible for her actions → sie ist für ihre Handlungen nicht voll verantwortlich; to be responsible to somebody for something → jdm gegenüber für etw verantwortlich sein; to be directly responsible to somebody → jdm unmittelbar unterstellt sein; to hold somebody responsible for something → jdn für etw verantwortlich machen; she is responsible for popularizing the sport (her task) → es ist ihre Aufgabe or sie ist dafür verantwortlich, die Sportart populärer zu machen; (her merit) → es ist ihr zu verdanken, dass die Sportart populär geworden ist (= involving responsibility) job → verantwortungsvoll responsible [rɪˈspɒnsəbl] adj → responsabile; (trustworthy) → fidato/a to be responsible for sth → essere responsabile di qc to be responsible to sb (for sth) → dover rispondere a qn (di qc) to hold sb responsible for → ritenere qn responsabile di it's a responsible job → è un posto di responsabilità responsible [rɪˈspɒnsəbl] adj → responsabile; (trustworthy) → fidato/a to be responsible for sth → essere responsabile di qc to be responsible to sb (for sth) → dover rispondere a qn (di qc) to hold sb responsible for → ritenere qn responsabile di it's a responsible job → è un posto di responsabilità How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| The general who has attained a responsible post must be careful to study them. Not only is my client in no way responsible for the loss, but he distinctly foreshadowed the very thing that caused it. , being responsible for the planet's traffic, cannot, however, make allowance for this kind of misfortune. |
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