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responsible with Russian translation
responsible usage examples
Ответственный за проверку контейнеров для переработки в парке — Мария; она делает это каждые выходные.
Maria is responsible for checking the park's recycling bins every weekend.
Ответственный за координацию волонтёров на городском дне по посадке деревьев — он.
He is responsible for coordinating volunteers at the city tree-planting day.
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responsible synonyms
What's the difference between responsible / accountable / liable / answerable / reliable / trustworthy
Having an obligation to do something or having control over something; being the source or cause of something's outcome.
The city is responsible for waste management.
Город отвечает за управление отходами.
Emphasizes being held to account for decisions or actions, often to a person or body.
The minister is accountable to parliament for environmental policy.
Министр отчитывается перед парламентом за экологическую политику.
Often legal: having a legal responsibility or risk of being held to compensate or be punished.
The factory may be liable for pollution under environmental law.
Фабрика может нести ответственность за загрязнение в соответствии с экологическим законодательством.
Stresses being required to explain actions to someone higher up; slightly more formal and less common.
Company directors are answerable to shareholders for environmental performance.
Директора компании обязаны давать объяснения акционерам по экологической деятельности.
Focuses on consistency and predictability of performance rather than duty or obligation.
Climate models must be reliable to guide policy decisions.
Климатические модели должны быть надёжными, чтобы направлять политические решения.
Stresses moral or personal integrity and the ability to be trusted.
A trustworthy NGO will publish accurate environmental reports.
Надёжная НКО будет публиковать точные экологические отчёты.
Emphasizes carefulness, moral duty and thoroughness in doing work.
A conscientious scientist double-checks data before publishing climate findings.
Добросовестный учёный перепроверяет данные перед публикацией климатических выводов.
Similar to reliable; stresses being someone or something you can depend on consistently.
We need a dependable supply of clean energy for long-term planning.
Нам нужна надёжная подача чистой энергии для долгосрочного планирования.
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How to pronounce responsible and what this word means
responsible translation: Ответственный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce responsible
/rɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l/
responsible translation
Ответственный
responsible examples
Maria is responsible for checking the park's recycling bins every weekend.
responsible transcription
/rɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l/, /ˈrɛspən.sə.bəl/
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Questions about this word
responsible meaning: what does it mean?
accountable
responsible pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
responsible is pronounced as /rɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
responsible definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Maria is responsible for checking the park's recycling bins every weekend. Translation: Ответственный за проверку контейнеров для переработки в парке — Мария; она делает это каждые выходные.
Is responsible part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?
Yes, responsible (Ответственный) can be learned in the Climate and Ecology topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is responsible part of Teamwork vocabulary?
Yes, responsible (Ответственный) can be learned in the Teamwork topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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