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1 accountability
tr[əkaʊnə'bɪlɪtɪ]1 responsabilidad nombre femeninoaccountability [ə.kaʊntə'bɪlət̬i] n: responsabilidad fn.• responsabilidad s.f.ə'kaʊntə'bɪlətimass noun responsabilidad faccountability to somebody — responsabilidad f ante alguien
[ǝˌkaʊntǝ'bɪlǝtɪ]N responsabilidad f* * *[ə'kaʊntə'bɪləti]mass noun responsabilidad faccountability to somebody — responsabilidad f ante alguien
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2 responsibility
- sə-1) (something which a person has to look after, do etc: He takes his responsibilities very seriously.) responsabilidad2) (the state of having important duties: a position of responsibility.) responsabilidad3) (the state of being responsible: his responsibility for the accident.) responsabilidadresponsibility n responsabilidadtr[rɪspɒnsɪ'bɪlɪtɪ]1 responsabilidad nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto accept responsibility for responsabilizarse deto claim responsibility for reivindicarn.• carga s.f.• cargo s.m.• encargo s.m.• responsabilidad s.f.rɪ'spɑːnsə'bɪləti, rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətia) c (task, duty) responsabilidad fit's his responsibility to order the stationery — él es el encargado de hacer los pedidos de papelería
b) u (authority, accountability) responsabilidad fto take responsibility for something — responsabilizarse* or encargarse* or hacerse* cargo de algo
c) u (liability, blame) responsabilidad fno terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the killings — los asesinatos no han sido reivindicados por ningún grupo terrorista
[rɪsˌpɒnsǝ'bɪlɪtɪ]N1) (=liability) responsabilidad f•
he has accepted or admitted responsibility for the tragedy — ha aceptado ser responsable de la tragedia•
the group which claimed responsibility for the attack — el grupo que reivindicó el atentado•
to place or put the responsibility for sth on sb — hacer a algn responsable de algo, hacer que la responsabilidad de algo recaiga sobre algndiminished•
the company takes no responsibility for objects left here — la empresa no asume responsabilidad por los objetos que se dejen aquí, la empresa no se responsabiliza de los objetos que se dejen aquí2) (=duty, obligation) responsabilidad fshe's not your responsibility — ella no es responsabilidad tuya, ella no está bajo tu responsabilidad
it's my responsibility to lock up — cerrar es responsabilidad mía, yo soy el responsable de cerrar
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she didn't want to take on more responsibilities — no quería asumir más responsabilidades•
you have a responsibility to your family — tienes una responsabilidad con or hacia tu familia3) (=authority, accountability) responsabilidad f•
to have responsibility for sth — ser responsable de algo•
to take on/ take over (the) responsibility for sth — asumir la responsabilidad de algo, responsabilizarse de algo, hacerse responsable de algo4) (=maturity) responsabilidad f* * *[rɪ'spɑːnsə'bɪləti, rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪləti]a) c (task, duty) responsabilidad fit's his responsibility to order the stationery — él es el encargado de hacer los pedidos de papelería
b) u (authority, accountability) responsabilidad fto take responsibility for something — responsabilizarse* or encargarse* or hacerse* cargo de algo
c) u (liability, blame) responsabilidad f
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