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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 assume **** as·sume vt
[ə'sjuːm]1) (suppose) supporre, presumere, presupporreassuming that... — supponendo che...
2) (power, control, attitude) assumere, prendere -
3 ♦ (to) assume
♦ (to) assume /əˈsju:m, USA əˈsu:m/v. t.1 presumere; supporre; ipotizzare; partire dall'assunto (che); assumere; credere, dare per certo ( senza prove); dare per scontato: Let us assume he is right, supponiamo (o partiamo dall'assunto) che abbia ragione; I assumed she was married, credevo che fosse sposata; You're assuming too much, dài troppe cose per scontate2 assumere, assumersi; prendere, prendersi: to assume a debt, assumersi un debito; to assume control, prendere (o assumere) il comando; to assume office, assumere una carica; to assume full responsibility for st., assumersi la piena responsabilità di qc.4 assumere; prendere; acquistare; acquisire: The phenomenon has assumed alarming proportions, il fenomeno ha assunto dimensioni allarmanti; to assume significance, acquistare importanza5 assumere; affettare; fingere: to assume indifference, affettare indifferenza NOTA D'USO: - assumere e to assume-FALSI AMICI: to assume non significa assumere nel senso di prendere alle proprie dipendenze. -
4 ♦ (to) assume
♦ (to) assume /əˈsju:m, USA əˈsu:m/v. t.1 presumere; supporre; ipotizzare; partire dall'assunto (che); assumere; credere, dare per certo ( senza prove); dare per scontato: Let us assume he is right, supponiamo (o partiamo dall'assunto) che abbia ragione; I assumed she was married, credevo che fosse sposata; You're assuming too much, dài troppe cose per scontate2 assumere, assumersi; prendere, prendersi: to assume a debt, assumersi un debito; to assume control, prendere (o assumere) il comando; to assume office, assumere una carica; to assume full responsibility for st., assumersi la piena responsabilità di qc.4 assumere; prendere; acquistare; acquisire: The phenomenon has assumed alarming proportions, il fenomeno ha assunto dimensioni allarmanti; to assume significance, acquistare importanza5 assumere; affettare; fingere: to assume indifference, affettare indifferenza NOTA D'USO: - assumere e to assume-FALSI AMICI: to assume non significa assumere nel senso di prendere alle proprie dipendenze.
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