La responsabilité
Example: La responsabilité de ce projet repose entièrement sur ses épaules.
Definition
"La responsabilité" refers to the state or fact of being accountable or answerable for something, often implying a duty to manage or care for a task or situation. It involves the obligation to ensure proper conduct and the consequences of one's actions, such as in the phrase 'La responsabilité de ce projet repose entièrement sur ses épaules.'
Etymology
The word "la responsabilité" comes from the French noun 'responsabilité,' which is derived from the Latin 'responsus,' the past participle of 'respondere,' meaning 'to respond' or 'to answer.' Did you know? The concept embedded in "la responsabilité" originally emphasized the idea of being able to respond or answer for one's actions, highlighting accountability.
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"La responsabilité" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C2) - set 2", containing 91 commonly used words.
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