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responsible [rɪ'spɒnsəbəl](a) (in charge, in authority) responsable;∎ who's responsible for research? qui est chargé de la recherche?;∎ he was responsible for putting the children to bed c'était lui qui couchait les enfants;∎ a responsible position un poste à responsabilité∎ he's not responsible for her behaviour il n'est pas responsable de ses actes;∎ human error/a malfunction was responsible for the disaster la catastrophe était due à une erreur humaine/à une défaillance technique;∎ who's responsible for this mess? qui est responsable de ce désordre?;∎ he can be held legally responsible for the accident il peut être tenu légalement responsable de l'accident;∎ I hold you personally responsible je vous tiens personnellement responsable;∎ he is responsible only to the managing director il n'est responsable que devant le directeur général(c) (serious, trustworthy) sérieux, responsable;∎ it wasn't very responsible of him ce n'était pas très sérieux de sa part;∎ responsible newspapers won't print the story les journaux sérieux ne publieront pas cet article;∎ the chemical industry has become more environmentally responsible l'industrie chimique se préoccupe davantage de l'environnement;∎ they aren't responsible parents ce ne sont pas des parents dignes de ce nom;∎ our bank makes responsible investments notre banque a une politique d'investissement responsableUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > responsible
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(a) (in control, in authority) responsable;∎ who's responsible for research? qui est chargé de la recherche?;∎ a responsible position un poste à responsabilité(b) (accountable) responsable;∎ he is responsible only to the managing director il n'est responsable que devant le directeur général(c) (serious, trustworthy) responsable;∎ the chemical industry has become more environmentally responsible l'industrie chimique se préoccupe davantage de l'environnement;∎ our bank makes responsible investments notre banque a une politique d'investissement responsable
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