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responsable
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responsible [Brit rɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l, Am rəˈspɑnsəb(ə)l] ADJ
1. responsible (answerable):
responsible
responsable (for de)
responsible for killing ten people/destroying the forest
responsable de la mort de dix personnes/de la destruction de la forêt
responsible for producing the leaflets/looking after the children
chargé de produire les brochures/de s'occuper des enfants
to be responsible to sb
être responsable devant qn
to hold sb responsible
tenir qn pour responsable (for de)
the person responsible
la personne responsable
those responsible
les personnes responsables
I won't be responsible for my actions
je ne réponds plus de moi
2. responsible (trustworthy):
responsible person, organization, attitude
responsable
she is very responsible
elle a le sens des responsabilités, elle est très responsable
3. responsible (involving accountability):
responsible job, task
à responsabilités
to be responsible for pastoral care
avoir la charge du bien-être des étudiants
you are, theoretically, responsible
théoriquement, vous êtes responsable
you are solely responsible
vous êtes entièrement responsable
French
French
English
English
pollueur (pollueuse)
polluter, factory responsible for pollution
IGN
organization responsible for producing maps of France
responsable personne, défaillance, erreur
responsible après n (de qc for sth)
il est responsable de l'incendie
he's responsible for the fire
l'alcool est responsable de nombreux accidents
alcohol is responsible ou is to blame for many accidents
responsable (devant répondre de ses actes)
responsible, accountable (de qc for sth)
responsable (légalement)
responsible, liable (de qc for sth)
être responsable de ses actes
to be responsible for one's actions
on est responsable de ce que l'on dit/écrit
you are responsible for what you say/write
être responsable de qc/qn
to be responsible for sth/sb
je suis responsable du magasin
I am responsible for the shop
responsable personne, attitude, acte
responsible
être très responsable
to be very responsible
les responsables de la catastrophe
the people responsible ou to blame for the catastrophe
les responsables seront punis
those responsible ou those who are to blame will be punished
c'est lui le responsable
he is responsible ou to blame
la fabrique , le conseil de fabrique
council responsible for the maintenance of a church
Police nationale
The nationally organized police service, responsible to the ministre de l'Intérieur, and a separate organization from the Gendarmerie nationale.
questeur
member of a parliamentary assembly responsible for internal finances and administration
English
English
French
French
responsible [rɪˈspɒnsəbl, Am -ˈspɑ:n-] ADJ
responsible
responsable
responsible job, task
à responsabilité
to be responsible for sth/sb
être responsable de qc/qn
to be responsible for doing sth
avoir la responsabilité de faire qc
to hold sb/sth responsible for sth
tenir qn/qc responsable de qc
to be responsible for the provision of food/bedding
assurer l'approvisionnement de nourriture/l'équipement en literie m
French
French
English
English
être responsable de qc
to be responsible for sth
responsable civilement, pénalement
responsible
être responsable de ses actes
to be responsible for one's actions
responsable de qc
responsible for sth
responsable attitude, acte, personne
responsible
responsable
person responsible
les responsables
those responsible
SACEM
French association responsible for the management of royalties
se responsabiliser
to become more responsible
censeur
person responsible for discipline in a school
se porter garant de qc LAW
to be responsible for sth
avoir la charge de faire qc
to be responsible for doing sth
avoir la charge de qn/qc
to be responsible for sb/sth
il y a partage des responsabilités entre les deux conducteurs
both drivers are jointly responsible
imputer une défaite à qn/qc
to make sb/sth responsible for a defeat
English
English
French
French
responsible [rɪ·ˈspan(t)·sə·bl] ADJ
responsible person
responsable
responsible job, task
à responsabilité
to be responsible for sth/sb
être responsable de qc/qn
to be responsible for doing sth
avoir la responsabilité de faire qc
to hold sb/sth responsible for sth
tenir qn/qc (pour)responsable de qc
to be partly responsible for sth
être en partie responsable de qc
to be responsible for the provision of food/bedding
assurer l'approvisionnement m de nourriture/l'équipement m en literie
French
French
English
English
être responsable de qc
to be responsible for sth
responsable civilement, pénalement
responsible
être responsable de ses actes
to be responsible for one's actions
responsable de qc
responsible for sth
responsable attitude, acte, personne
responsible
responsable
person responsible
les responsables
those responsible
SACEM
French association responsible for managing royalties
se porter garant de qc LAW
to be responsible for sth
censeur
person responsible for discipline in a school
responsabiliser
to become more responsible
avoir la charge de faire qc
to be responsible for doing sth
avoir la charge de qn/qc
to be responsible for sb/sth
il y a partage des responsabilités entre les deux conducteurs
both drivers are jointly responsible
préfecture
authority at département level responsible for immigration issues
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to be responsible for doing sth
avoir la responsabilité de faire qc
il a plusieurs employés sous sa responsabilité
he is responsible for several employees under him
faire retomber la responsabilité sur qn/qc
to make sb/sth out to be responsible
SACEM
French association responsible for the management of royalties
il n'est pas responsable de ses actions
he's not responsible for his actions
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The horse express car allowed the animals (in some instances) to leave home the morning of a race, theoretically reducing stress and fatigue.
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Although plastic theory is theoretically superior to elastic theory, it is still not in common usage today.
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Active extenders allow longer buses, with up to 31 devices theoretically possible on a logical bus.
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These non-linear waves with trapped cores had previously been observed in the laboratory and predicted theoretically.
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It is theoretically possible that these professions enjoyed rich, hearty broths as well.
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