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)

1. responsible, accountable, liable, in charge

   Antonym: irresponsabile

Noun

responsabile m or f by sense (plural responsabili)

1. person responsible, manager

   Il/La responsabile della produzione ― The production manager

   Il/La responsabile per la sicurezza ― The person responsible for security

2. person in charge

   Synonym: capo

3. 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