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/ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.li.te/
Translation
responsibility
Word origin
Formed from responsable, itself from Latin responsabilis, from respondere ('to answer, to reply'). The idea is of a person who must answer for what they have done.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- respondere
- English cognates
- responsibility, respond, response
Grammar
Examples
C' quelqu' .
That is a heavy responsibility for someone of his age.
l' cette .
I take full responsibility for this mistake.
L' .
The company denies all responsibility in the event of theft.
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New responsibilities come with this job.
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She has had a sense of responsibility since she was very small.
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