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To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
պատասխանատվությունը դնել
(patasxanatvutʻyunə dnel)
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Armenian:
վրան գցել
(vran gcʻel)
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Catalan:
responsabilitzar
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Catalan:
endossar
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Catalan:
carregar el mort
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Chinese Mandarin:
將責任交給某人 /将责任交给某人
(jiāng zérèn jiāo gěi mǒurén)
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Finnish:
kiittää
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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French:
accuser de (quelqu'un)
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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German:
in die Schuhe schieben
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Polish:
przydzielać odpowiedzialność
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Polish:
przydzielić odpowiedzialność
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Portuguese:
responsabilizar
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Russian:
возложи́ть отве́тственность
(vozložítʹ otvétstvennostʹ)
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)
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Spanish:
responsabilizar
— to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)