Significado de responsibility en inglés
responsibilityresponsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti $ rɪˌspɑːn-/ noun (plural responsibilities) 
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happensdeber de estar a cargo de alguien o algo, de modo que se toman decisiones y se puede ser culpado si algo malo sucede: 
Kelly’s promotion means more money and more responsibility.El ascenso de Kelly supone más dinero y más responsabilidad.+for The Minister has responsibility for the National Health Service.El Ministro tiene la responsabilidad del Servicio Nacional de Salud.with responsibility for something a manager with responsibility for over 100 staffun gerente responsable de más de 100 empleadosit is somebody’s responsibility to do something It’s your responsibility to inform us of any changes.Es tu responsabilidad informarnos de cualquier cambio.2[uncountable] blame for something bad that has happenedculpa por algo malo que ha ocurrido: The firm is denying all responsibility.La empresa niega toda responsabilidad.responsibility for No one wants to take responsibility for the problem.Nadie quiere asumir la responsabilidad del problema. The surgeon accepted full responsibility for the error that led to her death.El cirujano aceptó la plena responsabilidad por el error que causó su muerte. So far no one has claimed responsibility (=said that they are responsible) for the bombings.Hasta ahora nadie ha reivindicado la responsabilidad (=dicho que es responsable) de los atentados.3[countable] something that you must do as part of your job or dutyalgo que debes hacer como parte de tu trabajo o deber: My responsibilities include answering the phone and dealing with customer enquiries.Mis responsabilidades incluyen contestar el teléfono y atender las consultas de los clientes.family/professional/parental etc responsibilities a single parent struggling to balance work and family responsibilitiesun padre o madre soltero/a que lucha por equilibrar las responsabilidades laborales y familiares4[countable] something that you ought to do because it is morally or socially rightalgo que debes hacer porque es moralmente o socialmente correcto SYN dutya responsibility to do something We all have a responsibility to protect the environment.Todos tenemos la responsabilidad de proteger el medio ambiente. Parents need to encourage a sense of responsibility in their children (=the ability to behave sensibly in a way that will not harm themselves or other people).Los padres deben fomentar el sentido de la responsabilidad en sus hijos (=la capacidad de comportarse con sensatez de un modo que no les haga daño a ellos ni a los demás).moral/social/legal etc responsibility The company saw it as part of its social responsibility to provide education for its workers.La empresa consideraba parte de su responsabilidad social proporcionar educación a sus trabajadores.5responsibility to somebody a duty to help someone because of your work or position in societydeber de ayudar a alguien debido a tu trabajo o posición en la sociedad: A doctor’s first responsibility is to her patients.La primera responsabilidad de una médica es con sus pacientes.6do something on your own responsibility formalformal to do something without being told to do it or officially allowed to do ithacer algo sin que se te haya dicho que lo hagas ni se te haya autorizado oficialmente → diminished responsibilityCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1— Significado 1verbsverboshave responsibility for (doing) something· The Council has responsibility for maintaining the streetlights.· El Consejo tiene la responsabilidad de mantener el alumbrado público.take responsibility for (doing) something· Who do you trust to take responsibility for our country's defence?· ¿En quién confías para que asuma la responsabilidad de la defensa de nuestro país?take on responsibility (also assume responsibility formalformal) (=start to have responsibility for something)· These days men tend to take on more responsibility at home.· Hoy en día los hombres tienden a asumir más responsabilidades en el hogar.· The government must assume greater responsibility for the care of the elderly.· El gobierno debe asumir una mayor responsabilidad en el cuidado de las personas mayores.shoulder responsibility (=agree to start having a difficult or unpleasant duty)· The city, she said, would shoulder responsibility for caring for the children.· La ciudad, dijo ella, asumiría la responsabilidad de cuidar a los niños.shirk responsibility (=not accept a duty you should accept)· He doesn't shirk responsibility.· Él no elude la responsabilidad.exercise responsibility formalformal (=take action because you have responsibility for something)· The citizens of ancient Athens met here to exercise their responsibility to govern themselves.· Los ciudadanos de la antigua Atenas se reunían aquí para ejercer su responsabilidad de gobernarse a sí mismos.abdicate responsibility formalformal (=refuse to have responsibility for something you used to have responsibility for)· The state should not allow parents to abdicate responsibility for their children.· El Estado no debe permitir que los padres abdiquen de su responsabilidad hacia sus hijos.the responsibility lies with somebody (=they are responsible for it)· Ultimate responsibility for admissions lies with the Course Co-ordinator.· La responsabilidad última sobre las admisiones recae en el Coordinador del Curso.adjectivesadjetivospersonal responsibility· So far, no one had taken personal responsibility for the project.· Hasta el momento, nadie había asumido la responsabilidad personal del proyecto.overall responsibility· The Department of Education has overall responsibility for schools and universities.· El Departamento de Educación tiene la responsabilidad general de las escuelas y universidades.direct responsibility (=when no other person is involved)· He has direct responsibility for all the programmes on Radio 1.· Él tiene responsabilidad directa sobre todos los programas de Radio 1.sole responsibility (=not shared with others)· The financial director has sole responsibility for financial matters.· El director financiero tiene la responsabilidad exclusiva de los asuntos financieros.collective responsibility (=shared equally by a group of people)· Head teachers should encourage a sense of collective responsibility among teachers.· Los directores de centro deben fomentar el sentido de responsabilidad colectiva entre los docentes.primary responsibility (=most important responsibility)· I have primary responsibility for the children.· Yo tengo la responsabilidad principal sobre los niños.ultimate responsibility (=responsibility for making a final decision)· The National Assembly will have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that health targets are met.· La Asamblea Nacional tendrá la responsabilidad última de garantizar que se cumplan los objetivos de salud.phrasesfrasesa burden of responsibility (=a lot of responsibility, that worries you)· Being the only wage earner put a great burden of responsibility on my father.· Ser el único sustentador de la familia supuso una enorme carga de responsabilidad para mi padre.a position of responsibility (=a job in which people depend on you to tell them what they should do)· Before the age of 21 he had attained a position of responsibility in the factory.· Antes de cumplir 21 años había alcanzado un puesto de responsabilidad en la fábrica.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Significado 2verbsverbosaccept/take responsibility for something· To his credit, he took responsibility for his actions.· En su favor, asumió la responsabilidad de sus actos.claim responsibility (for something) (=say that you are responsible for something bad)· No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombings.· Ningún grupo ha reivindicado aún la responsabilidad de los atentados.deny responsibility for something· The company denied responsibility for the oil spillage.· La empresa negó su responsabilidad por el derrame de petróleo.bear responsibility for something (=be responsible for something bad)· Developed countries must bear much of the responsibility for environmental problems.· Los países desarrollados deben asumir gran parte de la responsabilidad por los problemas medioambientales.adjectivesadjetivosfull responsibility· The airline accepted full responsibility for the crash.· La aerolínea aceptó la plena responsabilidad por el accidente.personal responsibility· I take personal responsibility for what went wrong.· Asumo personalmente la responsabilidad por lo que salió mal.
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happensdeber de estar a cargo de alguien o algo, de modo que se toman decisiones y se puede ser culpado si algo malo sucede: Kelly’s promotion means more money and more responsibility.El ascenso de Kelly supone más dinero y más responsabilidad.+for The Minister has responsibility for the National Health Service.El Ministro tiene la responsabilidad del Servicio Nacional de Salud.with responsibility for something a manager with responsibility for over 100 staffun gerente responsable de más de 100 empleadosit is somebody’s responsibility to do something It’s your responsibility to inform us of any changes.Es tu responsabilidad informarnos de cualquier cambio.2[uncountable] blame for something bad that has happenedculpa por algo malo que ha ocurrido: The firm is denying all responsibility.La empresa niega toda responsabilidad.responsibility for No one wants to take responsibility for the problem.Nadie quiere asumir la responsabilidad del problema. The surgeon accepted full responsibility for the error that led to her death.El cirujano aceptó la plena responsabilidad por el error que causó su muerte. So far no one has claimed responsibility (=said that they are responsible) for the bombings.Hasta ahora nadie ha reivindicado la responsabilidad (=dicho que es responsable) de los atentados.3[countable] something that you must do as part of your job or dutyalgo que debes hacer como parte de tu trabajo o deber: My responsibilities include answering the phone and dealing with customer enquiries.Mis responsabilidades incluyen contestar el teléfono y atender las consultas de los clientes.family/professional/parental etc responsibilities a single parent struggling to balance work and family responsibilitiesun padre o madre soltero/a que lucha por equilibrar las responsabilidades laborales y familiares4[countable] something that you ought to do because it is morally or socially rightalgo que debes hacer porque es moralmente o socialmente correcto SYN dutya responsibility to do something We all have a responsibility to protect the environment.Todos tenemos la responsabilidad de proteger el medio ambiente. Parents need to encourage a sense of responsibility in their children (=the ability to behave sensibly in a way that will not harm themselves or other people).Los padres deben fomentar el sentido de la responsabilidad en sus hijos (=la capacidad de comportarse con sensatez de un modo que no les haga daño a ellos ni a los demás).moral/social/legal etc responsibility The company saw it as part of its social responsibility to provide education for its workers.La empresa consideraba parte de su responsabilidad social proporcionar educación a sus trabajadores.5responsibility to somebody a duty to help someone because of your work or position in societydeber de ayudar a alguien debido a tu trabajo o posición en la sociedad: A doctor’s first responsibility is to her patients.La primera responsabilidad de una médica es con sus pacientes.6do something on your own responsibility formalformal to do something without being told to do it or officially allowed to do ithacer algo sin que se te haya dicho que lo hagas ni se te haya autorizado oficialmente → diminished responsibilityCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1— Significado 1verbsverboshave responsibility for (doing) something· The Council has responsibility for maintaining the streetlights.· El Consejo tiene la responsabilidad de mantener el alumbrado público.take responsibility for (doing) something· Who do you trust to take responsibility for our country's defence?· ¿En quién confías para que asuma la responsabilidad de la defensa de nuestro país?take on responsibility (also assume responsibility formalformal) (=start to have responsibility for something)· These days men tend to take on more responsibility at home.· Hoy en día los hombres tienden a asumir más responsabilidades en el hogar.· The government must assume greater responsibility for the care of the elderly.· El gobierno debe asumir una mayor responsabilidad en el cuidado de las personas mayores.shoulder responsibility (=agree to start having a difficult or unpleasant duty)· The city, she said, would shoulder responsibility for caring for the children.· La ciudad, dijo ella, asumiría la responsabilidad de cuidar a los niños.shirk responsibility (=not accept a duty you should accept)· He doesn't shirk responsibility.· Él no elude la responsabilidad.exercise responsibility formalformal (=take action because you have responsibility for something)· The citizens of ancient Athens met here to exercise their responsibility to govern themselves.· Los ciudadanos de la antigua Atenas se reunían aquí para ejercer su responsabilidad de gobernarse a sí mismos.abdicate responsibility formalformal (=refuse to have responsibility for something you used to have responsibility for)· The state should not allow parents to abdicate responsibility for their children.· El Estado no debe permitir que los padres abdiquen de su responsabilidad hacia sus hijos.the responsibility lies with somebody (=they are responsible for it)· Ultimate responsibility for admissions lies with the Course Co-ordinator.· La responsabilidad última sobre las admisiones recae en el Coordinador del Curso.adjectivesadjetivospersonal responsibility· So far, no one had taken personal responsibility for the project.· Hasta el momento, nadie había asumido la responsabilidad personal del proyecto.overall responsibility· The Department of Education has overall responsibility for schools and universities.· El Departamento de Educación tiene la responsabilidad general de las escuelas y universidades.direct responsibility (=when no other person is involved)· He has direct responsibility for all the programmes on Radio 1.· Él tiene responsabilidad directa sobre todos los programas de Radio 1.sole responsibility (=not shared with others)· The financial director has sole responsibility for financial matters.· El director financiero tiene la responsabilidad exclusiva de los asuntos financieros.collective responsibility (=shared equally by a group of people)· Head teachers should encourage a sense of collective responsibility among teachers.· Los directores de centro deben fomentar el sentido de responsabilidad colectiva entre los docentes.primary responsibility (=most important responsibility)· I have primary responsibility for the children.· Yo tengo la responsabilidad principal sobre los niños.ultimate responsibility (=responsibility for making a final decision)· The National Assembly will have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that health targets are met.· La Asamblea Nacional tendrá la responsabilidad última de garantizar que se cumplan los objetivos de salud.phrasesfrasesa burden of responsibility (=a lot of responsibility, that worries you)· Being the only wage earner put a great burden of responsibility on my father.· Ser el único sustentador de la familia supuso una enorme carga de responsabilidad para mi padre.a position of responsibility (=a job in which people depend on you to tell them what they should do)· Before the age of 21 he had attained a position of responsibility in the factory.· Antes de cumplir 21 años había alcanzado un puesto de responsabilidad en la fábrica.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Significado 2verbsverbosaccept/take responsibility for something· To his credit, he took responsibility for his actions.· En su favor, asumió la responsabilidad de sus actos.claim responsibility (for something) (=say that you are responsible for something bad)· No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombings.· Ningún grupo ha reivindicado aún la responsabilidad de los atentados.deny responsibility for something· The company denied responsibility for the oil spillage.· La empresa negó su responsabilidad por el derrame de petróleo.bear responsibility for something (=be responsible for something bad)· Developed countries must bear much of the responsibility for environmental problems.· Los países desarrollados deben asumir gran parte de la responsabilidad por los problemas medioambientales.adjectivesadjetivosfull responsibility· The airline accepted full responsibility for the crash.· La aerolínea aceptó la plena responsabilidad por el accidente.personal responsibility· I take personal responsibility for what went wrong.· Asumo personalmente la responsabilidad por lo que salió mal.