answerable

UK: /ˈɑːnt.sər.ə.bl̩/ US: /ˈænt.sə`-/

Translation

to be answerable for sth

⇨ tener que responder por algo

to be answerable for a crime

tener que responder por un delito

to be answerable to sb

⇨ tener que responder ante alguien

I am answerable to my family

Tengo que responder ante mi familia

■ pron. La w no se pronuncia

(Definition of answerable from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

real or true

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