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responsabilidade — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accountability noun Being responsible for one's actions and expected to explain or answer for them.
  • burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
  • liability noun A legal or financial responsibility for a debt, loss, or obligation.
  • responsibility noun The state of being accountable for something, or the duty to deal with it.

Senses

responsabilidade is used for these senses in English:

  • accountability The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
  • burden A responsibility, onus.
  • liability An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.

burden — full definition

  1. noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
  2. verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.

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