Significado de responsible en inglés
responsibleresponsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbəl $ rɪˈspɑːn-/ adjective 
Ver todas las traducciones1guilty [not before noun] if someone is responsible for an accident, mistake, crime etc, it is their fault or they can be blamedsi alguien es responsable de un accidente, error, delito, etc., es por su culpa o puede ser culpadoresponsible for
Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area.La policía cree que el mismo hombre es responsable de otros tres asesinatos en la zona.hold somebody responsible (for something) If anything goes wrong, I will hold you personally responsible.Si algo sale mal, te haré personalmente responsable.the person/people etc responsible We are determined to bring the people responsible to justice.Estamos decididos a llevar ante la justicia a los responsables.► see thesaurus at guilty2in charge of [not before noun] having a duty to be in charge of or to look after someone or somethingtener el deber de estar a cargo de alguien o algo, o de cuidarloresponsible for Mills is responsible for a budget of over $5 million.Mills es responsable de un presupuesto de más de 5 millones de dólares. The airline is legally responsible for the safety of its passengers.La aerolínea es legalmente responsable de la seguridad de sus pasajeros.responsible for doing something He is responsible for recruiting and training new staff.Él es responsable del reclutamiento y la formación del nuevo personal.3cause [not before noun] if something is responsible for a change, problem, event etc, it causes itsi algo es responsable de un cambio, problema, acontecimiento, etc., significa que lo provocaresponsible for The floods were responsible for over a hundred deaths.Las inundaciones fueron responsables de más de cien muertes.4sensible sensible and able to make good judgments, so that you can be trustedsensato y capaz de tomar buenas decisiones, por lo que es de confianza OPP irresponsible: You can leave the children with Billy – he’s very responsible.Puedes dejar a los niños con Billy: es muy responsable.responsible adult/citizen It’s time you started acting like a responsible adult.Ya es hora de que empieces a comportarte como un adulto responsable.5responsible job/position a job in which the ability to make good judgments and decisions is neededtrabajo en el que se necesita la capacidad de emitir buenos juicios y tomar buenas decisiones6be responsible to somebody if you are responsible to someone, that person is in charge of your work and you must explain what you have done to themsi uno es responsable ante alguien, esa persona supervisa su trabajo y uno debe rendirle cuentas de sus acciones: Cabinet members are directly responsible to the president.Los miembros del gabinete son directamente responsables ante el presidente.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICA• Responsible is always an adjective, never a noun: · Who is responsible? ✗Don’t say: Who is the responsible?• Responsible es siempre un adjetivo, nunca un sustantivo: · Who is responsible? ✗ No digas: Who is the responsible?• The person/man/woman etc responsible is the person who has done something, usually something bad: · We will catch the person responsible. ✗Don’t say: We will catch the responsible. | We will catch the responsible person.• The person/man/woman etc responsible se refiere a la persona que ha hecho algo, normalmente algo malo: · We will catch the person responsible. ✗ No digas: We will catch the responsible. | We will catch the responsible person.• You say that someone is responsible for something: · Who is responsible for this mess?· Claire is responsible for marketing. ✗Don’t say: be responsible of something• Para indicar que alguien es responsable de algo, se usa responsible for: · Who is responsible for this mess? · Claire is responsible for marketing. ✗ No digas: be responsible of something
Ver todas las traducciones1guilty [not before noun] if someone is responsible for an accident, mistake, crime etc, it is their fault or they can be blamedsi alguien es responsable de un accidente, error, delito, etc., es por su culpa o puede ser culpadoresponsible for Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area.La policía cree que el mismo hombre es responsable de otros tres asesinatos en la zona.hold somebody responsible (for something) If anything goes wrong, I will hold you personally responsible.Si algo sale mal, te haré personalmente responsable.the person/people etc responsible We are determined to bring the people responsible to justice.Estamos decididos a llevar ante la justicia a los responsables.► see thesaurus at guilty2in charge of [not before noun] having a duty to be in charge of or to look after someone or somethingtener el deber de estar a cargo de alguien o algo, o de cuidarloresponsible for Mills is responsible for a budget of over $5 million.Mills es responsable de un presupuesto de más de 5 millones de dólares. The airline is legally responsible for the safety of its passengers.La aerolínea es legalmente responsable de la seguridad de sus pasajeros.responsible for doing something He is responsible for recruiting and training new staff.Él es responsable del reclutamiento y la formación del nuevo personal.3cause [not before noun] if something is responsible for a change, problem, event etc, it causes itsi algo es responsable de un cambio, problema, acontecimiento, etc., significa que lo provocaresponsible for The floods were responsible for over a hundred deaths.Las inundaciones fueron responsables de más de cien muertes.4sensible sensible and able to make good judgments, so that you can be trustedsensato y capaz de tomar buenas decisiones, por lo que es de confianza OPP irresponsible: You can leave the children with Billy – he’s very responsible.Puedes dejar a los niños con Billy: es muy responsable.responsible adult/citizen It’s time you started acting like a responsible adult.Ya es hora de que empieces a comportarte como un adulto responsable.5responsible job/position a job in which the ability to make good judgments and decisions is neededtrabajo en el que se necesita la capacidad de emitir buenos juicios y tomar buenas decisiones6be responsible to somebody if you are responsible to someone, that person is in charge of your work and you must explain what you have done to themsi uno es responsable ante alguien, esa persona supervisa su trabajo y uno debe rendirle cuentas de sus acciones: Cabinet members are directly responsible to the president.Los miembros del gabinete son directamente responsables ante el presidente.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICA• Responsible is always an adjective, never a noun: · Who is responsible? ✗Don’t say: Who is the responsible?• Responsible es siempre un adjetivo, nunca un sustantivo: · Who is responsible? ✗ No digas: Who is the responsible?• The person/man/woman etc responsible is the person who has done something, usually something bad: · We will catch the person responsible. ✗Don’t say: We will catch the responsible. | We will catch the responsible person.• The person/man/woman etc responsible se refiere a la persona que ha hecho algo, normalmente algo malo: · We will catch the person responsible. ✗ No digas: We will catch the responsible. | We will catch the responsible person.• You say that someone is responsible for something: · Who is responsible for this mess?· Claire is responsible for marketing. ✗Don’t say: be responsible of something• Para indicar que alguien es responsable de algo, se usa responsible for: · Who is responsible for this mess? · Claire is responsible for marketing. ✗ No digas: be responsible of something