Meanings (ES + gloss)
responsable
Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
responsable
Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
Who is responsible for this mess?
[…]Karius was a danger to his own team, responsible for Madrid’s two other goals and last seen wandering aimlessly around the pitch – alone, distraught and clearly traumatised – to…
de responsabilidad (locution)
Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
She has a responsible position in the firm.
responsable
Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
He looks like a responsible guy.
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
responsable
An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.
'Well, the Cardinal is the heavy part, isn't it?' 'I know.' 'Then,' said I, 'you'd better go'; and one of the Responsibles took it on, and was perfect on the night.
[…] first appeared on August Bank Holiday, 1901, at Grand Theatre, Llandudno, playing "responsibles" with Edward Compton; […]
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