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B1🧠 Personality

Italian word

responsabile

responsible; also 'in charge of', 'the person responsible for'

Looks like

responsible

having the duty to deal with something or having blame if wrong

⚠️ The trap

True cognate for the adjective. But 'il responsabile' as a noun means 'the person in charge' — a manager or director. English 'the responsible' is not used this way.

To say "having the duty to deal with something or having blame if wrong" in Italian:

responsabile (true cognate, but broader use as a noun)

"responsabile" in English means:

responsible; also 'in charge of', 'the person responsible for'

Example

"Chi è il responsabile di questo progetto?"

"Who is the person in charge of this project?"

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