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1 accountable
[ə'kaʊntəbl]aggettivo responsabileto be accountable to sb. — rendere conto a qcn. ( for di)
to hold sb. accountable for sth. — ritenere qcn. responsabile di qcs
* * *accountable /əˈkaʊntəbl/a.1 ( anche leg.) responsabile (verso q.); che è tenuto a render conto; che deve rispondere: I will hold you accountable for what happens, ti riterrò responsabile di quel che accade; I'm only accountable to the Committee, io rispondo solo alla Commissione; to be accountable to no one, non dover rispondere a nessuno delle proprie azioni2 spiegabile; giustificabileaccountablyavv.1 in modo responsabile; in modo trasparente2 naturalmente; per ovvi motivi.* * *[ə'kaʊntəbl]aggettivo responsabileto be accountable to sb. — rendere conto a qcn. ( for di)
to hold sb. accountable for sth. — ritenere qcn. responsabile di qcs
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2 accountable ac·count·able adj
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3 answerable
['ɑːnsərəbl] [AE 'æns-]to be answerable to sb. — dover rispondere a qcn.
to be answerable for — essere responsabile di [ actions]
2) [ question] a cui si può rispondere* * *adjective ((usually with to, for) to have the responsibility: I will be answerable to you for his good behaviour; She is answerable for the whole project.) responsabile* * *answerable /ˈɑ:nsərəbl/a.1 che deve rendere conto (a); che risponde (a); responsabile (verso): I'm answerable to no one, non devo render conto a nessuno; He's only answerable to Parliament, deve rispondere del suo operato solo al Parlamento2 che risponde (di); responsabile (di); garante (di): to be answerable for st., rispondere di qc.; essere responsabile di qc.3 cui si può rispondere; che si può controbattereanswerabilityn. [u](leg.) responsabilità.* * *['ɑːnsərəbl] [AE 'æns-]to be answerable to sb. — dover rispondere a qcn.
to be answerable for — essere responsabile di [ actions]
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4 accountably
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5 ♦ directly
♦ directly /dɪˈrɛktlɪ/A avv.1 direttamente: to be directly involved in st., essere direttamente implicato in qc.; to speak to [to deal with] sb. directly, parlare [trattare] direttamente con q.; It is possible to arrive directly in Central London via Eurostar, è possibile arrivare direttamente nel centro di Londra con l'Eurostar; Never look directly at the sun, non guardare mai il sole direttamente; MPs are directly accountable to their constituents, i deputati rispondono direttamente ai loro elettori; to be directly proportional to st., essere direttamente proporzionale a qc.; to be directly responsible to (sb.), rispondere direttamente a (q.)2 esattamente; immediatamente: directly in front of [behind] st., esattamente di fronte [dietro] a qc.; They lived in the flat directly underneath ours, abitavano l'appartamento immediatamente sotto al nostro3 direttamente; apertamente: He spoke very directly about his fears and hopes, ha parlato molto apertamente delle sue paure e speranze4 (antiq. GB) immediatamente; subito: Go in directly!, entra subito!; I'll be back directly, sarò subito di ritornoB cong.(fam. antiq. GB) (non) appena: Send him to me directly he comes, mandalo da me appena arriva.
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accountable — UK US /əˈkaʊntəbl/ adjective ► responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it: hold sb accountable »Our board will hold me accountable if anything goes wrong. accountable for (doing) sth »Mortgage brokers should be… … Financial and business terms
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