responsibility
/ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/ nom B1En français : responsabilité
- The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. · Responsibility is a heavy burden.
- The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
- A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable. · Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!
- The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.
- The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision.
Pluriel responsibilities
Dans la bibliothèque
Everyone held the accusing paper, but, as usual, no one liked to take upon himself the responsibility of the attack.
“Permit me,” said the notary, turning first to Villefort and then to Valentine—“permit me to state that the case in question is just one of those in which a public officer like myself cannot proceed to act without thereby incurring a dangerous responsibility.
“Because then I have no responsibility.
It’s a month now that you have been thinking of this marriage, and you must see that it throws some responsibility on me, for it was at my house you met this young Cavalcanti, whom I do not really know at all.”
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