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1 ♦ responsibility
♦ responsibility /rɪspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ/n.1 [u] responsabilità: to take (o assume) responsibility for ( doing) st., assumersi la responsabilità di (fare) qc.; to shoulder the responsibility, assumersi la responsabilità; sole responsibility, esclusiva responsabilità; You must accept responsibility for what you've done, devi accettare la responsabilità di quello che hai fatto; (spec. polit.) to claim responsibility for, rivendicare ( un attentato, ecc.); to take full responsibility ( for st.), assumersi tutta la responsabilità (di qc.); to abdicate responsibility ( for st.), declinare la responsabilità (di qc.); to shift the responsibility, scaricare la responsabilità; Financial responsibility for children lies with both parents, la responsabilità finanziaria dei bambini compete ad entrambi i genitori2 responsabilità ( anche pl.); dovere: I'll take the responsibility of doing it, mi assumerò io la responsabilità di farlo; Having a pet comes with a lot of responsibilities, avere un animale domestico comporta molte responsabilità; It is your responsibility to ensure that you have a valid passport and visa, è vostra responsabilità assicurarvi di essere in possesso di passaporto e visto validi; We have a responsibility to our customers, abbiamo delle responsabilità nei confronti dei nostri clienti; Repairs are your responsibility, dovete provvedere voi alle riparazioni; heavy [great] responsibilities, grandi responsabilità● on one's own responsibility, sotto la propria responsabilità. -
2 accept ***** ac·cept vt
[ək'sɛpt](gen) accettare, (acknowledge) ammettere -
3 accept
[ək'sept]1) (take) accettare [gift, offer, apology]2) (resign oneself to) accettare [fate, situation]3) (tolerate) ammettere, accettare [behaviour, idea]* * *[ək'sept]1) (to take (something offered): He accepted the gift.) accettare2) (to believe in, agree to or acknowledge: We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.) tenere per buono/vero•- acceptably
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- accepted* * *[ək'sept]1) (take) accettare [gift, offer, apology]2) (resign oneself to) accettare [fate, situation]3) (tolerate) ammettere, accettare [behaviour, idea] -
4 ♦ (to) accept
♦ (to) accept /əkˈsɛpt/v. t.1 accettare; accogliere: to accept a gift, accettare un regalo; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- I can't accept this, non posso accettarlo; to accept an invitation, accettare (o accogliere) un invito; to accept an offer, accettare un'offerta; DIALOGO → - Moving house- They wanted £220,000 but they accepted 217, volevano £220 000 ma hanno accettato 217; to accept a request, accogliere una richiesta; I was accepted as one of them, sono stato accettato (o accolto) come uno di loro2 accettare; tenere per buono (o per vero): I accepted his explanation, ho accettato la sua spiegazione3 riconoscere; ammettere: to accept responsibility for st., riconoscere la propria responsabilità in qc.; I accept I was wrong, ammetto che avevo torto; It is generally accepted that…, si riconosce comunemente che…4 ( di apparecchio) accettare; prendere: This telephone only accepts phonecards, questo telefono accetta solo schede5 (comm.) accettare; ammettere: to accept a bill, accettare una cambiale; to accept for discount, ammettere allo sconto.NOTA D'USO: - to accept o to agree?- -
5 ♦ (to) accept
♦ (to) accept /əkˈsɛpt/v. t.1 accettare; accogliere: to accept a gift, accettare un regalo; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- I can't accept this, non posso accettarlo; to accept an invitation, accettare (o accogliere) un invito; to accept an offer, accettare un'offerta; DIALOGO → - Moving house- They wanted £220,000 but they accepted 217, volevano £220 000 ma hanno accettato 217; to accept a request, accogliere una richiesta; I was accepted as one of them, sono stato accettato (o accolto) come uno di loro2 accettare; tenere per buono (o per vero): I accepted his explanation, ho accettato la sua spiegazione3 riconoscere; ammettere: to accept responsibility for st., riconoscere la propria responsabilità in qc.; I accept I was wrong, ammetto che avevo torto; It is generally accepted that…, si riconosce comunemente che…4 ( di apparecchio) accettare; prendere: This telephone only accepts phonecards, questo telefono accetta solo schede5 (comm.) accettare; ammettere: to accept a bill, accettare una cambiale; to accept for discount, ammettere allo sconto.NOTA D'USO: - to accept o to agree?- -
6 face the music
(to accept punishment or responsibility for something one has done: The child had to face the music after being rude to the teacher.) affrontare le conseguenze
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