French Conversation · Level 33
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French word
responsabilité
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁɛspɔ̃sabilite/
Meaning
- feminine nounresponsibility
Example
J'assume la responsabilité de cette erreur.
I assume responsibility for this error.
More examples
La responsabilité du service client est de répondre aux clients.
Customer service's responsibility is to respond to customers.
Core concept
A person stands behind a result, ready to explain it and handle what follows.
Common phrases
assumer la responsabilité
take on responsibility
prendre la responsabilité de
accept responsibility for ___
porter la responsabilité
shoulder responsibility
Similar words
obligation: Something that must be done because of legal or social demands.
devoir: Something required by conscience, morality, or a particular role.
charge: A task entrusted to someone, along with the burden of carrying it out.
engagement: A deliberate pledge to fulfill a duty or remain committed to an undertaking.
Definition in French
Obligation, morale ou légale, de répondre des effets d'une action, d'une charge ou d'un rôle et d'en assumer les conséquences.
Word origin
Responsabilité is formed from responsable and the suffix -ité; responsable traces through medieval Latin to Latin respondere, 'to answer'.
Usage tips
- Responsabilité is feminine, so standard forms are la responsabilité and une responsabilité.
Other meanings
- liabilitynoun
Opposites
- irresponsabilitéirresponsibilitynoun
Related words
- responsableresponsibleadjective
- responsabilisermake ___ responsibleverb