responsável

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.põˈsa.vew/ [hes.põˈsa.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.põˈsa.vɛɫ]

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

Adjective

responsável m or f (plural responsáveis)

  1. responsible
    Antonym: irresponsável
    ser responsável por ― to be responsible for
  2. liable, accountable, answerable

Derived terms

Noun

responsável m or f by sense (plural responsáveis)

  1. person in charge, manager
  2. a legal guardian; a person who holds custody over and/or otherwise takes care of a minor or handicapped individual
    Você é o responsável dela?
    Are you her legal guardian?

References

  1. ^ “responsável”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “responsável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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