responsável

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French responsable,[1][2] from Latin respōnsus, from respondere.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁes.põˈsa.vew/ [hes.põˈsa.veʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeʃ.põˈsa.vew/ [χeʃ.põˈsa.veʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.bɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.βɛɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl, (Brazil) -avew
Hyphenation: res‧pon‧sá‧vel

Adjective

responsável m or f (plural responsáveis)

responsible
Antonym: irresponsável
liable, accountable, answerable

Derived terms

Noun

responsável m or f by sense (plural responsáveis)

person in charge, manager
a person who holds custody over and/or otherwise take care of a minor or handicapped individual; a legal guardian
Você é o responsável por ele/ela?.
Are you his/her legal guardian?.

References

“responsável” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“responsável” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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