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la

feminine

/ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.li.te/

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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

Genderfeminine
Pluralresponsabilités

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.

.

She has had a sense of responsibility since she was very small.

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This word is part of lesson 26.