responsabile
Italian
Alternative forms
- reponsabile (misspelling)
- responabile (misspelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from French responsable, assimilated to the native suffix -abile. Cognate with Piedmontese responsàbil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.sponˈsa.bi.le/
- Rhymes: -abile
- Hyphenation: re‧spon‧sà‧bi‧le
Adjective
responsabile (plural responsabili)
- responsible, accountable, liable, in charge
- Antonym: irresponsabile
Noun
responsabile m or f by sense (plural responsabili)
- person responsible, manager
- Il/La responsabile della produzione ― The production manager
- Il/La responsabile per la sicurezza ― The person responsible for security
- person in charge
- Synonym: capo
- culprit
- Synonym: colpevole
- Chi è il responsabile di questo disastro? ― Who is responsible for this disaster? / Who is the culprit for this disaster?
Related terms
- responsabilità
- responsabilizzare
- responsabilmente