responsabilità

responsibility

noun reh-spohn-sah-bee-lee-TAH Common

Origin: from Latin 'responsabilis'

Also means

liability

Usage Note

Responsabilità means responsibility or legal liability and, like nouns ending in a stressed vowel, is invariable: la responsabilità, le responsabilità. The fixed phrase assumersi la responsabilità means 'to take responsibility'.

Examples

"È una grande responsabilità."

Natural Translation

It is a big responsibility.

Literal Translation

It-is a big responsibility.

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