La responsabilité
Example: La responsabilité de ce projet repose sur toute l'équipe.
Definition
"La responsabilité" refers to the state or fact of being accountable for something within one's control or management. It often implies a duty to deal with something or to take care for someone, as in the phrase "La responsabilité de ce projet repose sur toute l'équipe."
Etymology
The word "la responsabilité" comes from the French noun formed from the verb "responsabiliser," which itself derives from the Latin root "responsus," past participle of "respondere," meaning 'to respond' or 'to answer.' This reflects the idea of being answerable or accountable for one's actions.
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"La responsabilité" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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