answerable

answerable
adjective

be answerable to somebody — jemandem [gegenüber] verantwortlich sein

be answerable for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas verantwortlich sein

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adjective ((usually with to, for) to have the responsibility: I will be answerable to you for his good behaviour; She is answerable for the whole project.) verantwortlich
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an·swer·able
[ˈɑ:n(t)sərəbl̩, AM ˈæn(t)-]
adj pred
1. (responsible) verantwortlich
to be \answerable for sth für etw akk verantwortlich sein
2. (accountable) haftbar
to be \answerable to sb jdm gegenüber zur Rechenschaft verpflichtet sein
3. question
to [not] be \answerable [nicht] zu beantworten sein
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['Aːnsərəbl]
adj
1) question beantwortbar, zu beantworten pred; charge, argument widerlegbar
2) (= responsible) verantwortlich

to be answerable to sb (for sth) — jdm gegenüber (für etw) verantwortlich sein

to be made answerable — verantwortlich gemacht werden

parents are answerable for their children's conduct — Eltern haften für ihre Kinder

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answerable [ˈɑːnsərəbl; US ˈæn-] adj
1. verantwortlich, haftbar (beide:
for für):
be answerable to sb for sth jemandem für etwas haften oder bürgen, sich jemandem gegenüber für etwas verantworten müssen
2. obs entsprechend, angemessen, gemäß (alle:
to dat)
3. zu beantworten(d)
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adjective
(responsible)

be answerable to somebody — jemandem [gegenüber] verantwortlich sein

be answerable for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas verantwortlich sein

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adj.
beantwortbar adj.
verantwortlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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