responsible [rɪsˈpɒnsəbl]
adjective
1 (accountable) responsable
those responsible will be punished se castigará a los responsables; who 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; to be responsible to sb (for sth) ser responsable ante 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; she is responsible for 40 children tiene a su cargo 40 niños; the secretary is responsible for taking the minutes la secretaria se hace cargo de levantar el acta


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