take responsibility

assumersi la responsabilità, farsi carico

Accettare il dovere di gestire, fare o occuparsi di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To agree to be the person who must manage, do, or look after something.

• Who will take responsibility for the children?
• She took responsibility for organizing the trip.
• Managers must take responsibility for their teams' safety.

Come si usa: take responsibility for someone/something/doing something (He took responsibility for looking after the children.)

Sinonimi: assume responsibility, take charge

Contrari: relinquish responsibility

Espressioni comuni: take responsibility for something, take responsibility willingly

assumersi la responsabilità, ammettere la propria colpa

Riconoscere che qualcosa di brutto è successo per una propria azione o omissione.

In inglese semplice: To admit that something bad happened because of what you did or failed to do.

• I take responsibility for the mistake.
• He took responsibility for damaging the car.
• Will anyone take responsibility for this failure?

Come si usa: take responsibility for something/doing something (She took responsibility for sending the wrong information.)

Sinonimi: accept blame, admit fault

Contrari: deny responsibility

Espressioni comuni: take responsibility for something, take responsibility publicly