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- səbl1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) responsable2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) de responsabilidad3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) responsable de4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) responsable, digno de confianza5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) responsable (de)responsible adj responsabletr[rɪ'spɒnsəbəl]1 (gen) responsable2 (in control) responsable, encargado,-a3 (position) de responsabilidadresponsible [ri'spɑntsəbəl] adj: responsible♦ responsibly [-bli] advadj.• caracterizado, -a adj.• consciente adj.• de confianza adj.• de responsabilidad adj.• fiable adj.• responsable adj.rɪ'spɑːnsəbəl, rɪ'spɒnsəbəla) ( accountable) (pred)to be responsible (FOR something): who's responsible? ¿quién es el responsable?; a build-up of gas was responsible for the explosion una acumulación de gas fue la causa de la explosión; who was responsible for the flower arrangements? ¿quién se encargó de los arreglos florales?; to hold somebody responsible for something responsabilizar* or hacer* responsable a alguien de algo; responsible TO somebody — responsable ante alguien
b) ( in charge) (pred)to be responsible FOR something — ser* responsable de algo
c) ( trustworthy) responsable, formal[rɪs'pɒnsǝbl]ADJ1) (=accountable) responsablewho 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
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
the secretary is responsible for taking the minutes — la secretaria se hace cargo de levantar el acta
3) (=sensible) [person] serio, responsable; [behaviour, attitude] responsableto 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* * *[rɪ'spɑːnsəbəl, rɪ'spɒnsəbəl]a) ( accountable) (pred)to be responsible (FOR something): who's responsible? ¿quién es el responsable?; a build-up of gas was responsible for the explosion una acumulación de gas fue la causa de la explosión; who was responsible for the flower arrangements? ¿quién se encargó de los arreglos florales?; to hold somebody responsible for something responsabilizar* or hacer* responsable a alguien de algo; responsible TO somebody — responsable ante alguien
b) ( in charge) (pred)to be responsible FOR something — ser* responsable de algo
c) ( trustworthy) responsable, formal
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