 | English  | German | |
 | concerned {adj} [responsible, competent] | 3097 zuständig | |
| answerable {adj} [responsible] | 128 verantwortlich | |
| journ. law publ. [responsible according to the press law] | verantwortlich im Sinne des Presserechts <v.i.S.d.P.> | |
| behind sth. {adj} [responsible for] | verantwortlich für etw.Akk. | |
| Nouns |
| [rotating time period during which a resident of e.g. an apartment is responsible for cleaning shared areas in and around the building such as sidewalks, driveways, hallways, etc.] | 20 Kehrwoche {f} [südd.] [bes. schwäb.] | |
| admin. [female high government official responsible for family affairs] | 6 Familienministerin {f} | |
| [Body responsible for a pension indemnification fund] | Pensionssicherungsverein {m} | |
| admin. [branch of local police department responsible for food safety in Austria, Switzerland] | Lebensmittelpolizei {f} [(amtliche) Lebensmittelüberwachung in Österreich und der Schweiz] | |
| acad. [female professor responsible for formulating the topic of an academic thesis, who is not necessarily the student's personal advisor] | Themenstellerin {f} [einer akademischen Qualifikationsarbeit] | |
| [German civil servants responsible for integration of foreigners] | Ausländerbeauftragte {pl} | |
| pol. [high government official responsible for family matters] | Familienminister {m} | |
| pol. [minister not responsible for any government department] | Sprechminister {m} [veraltet] | |
| admin. naut. [port authority responsible for surveillance and attending to issues of security] | Hafenaufsicht {f} | |
| admin. naut. [port authority responsible for surveillance and attending to issues of security] | Hafenwache {f} | |
| hist. jobs relig. [priest responsible for celebrating early mass] | Frühmesser {m} [Primissarius] | |
| acad. [professor responsible for formulating the topic of an academic thesis, who is not necessarily the student's personal advisor] | Themensteller {m} [einer akademischen Qualifikationsarbeit] | |
| ind. jobs tech. slinger [person that is responsible for attaching and detaching the load to and from the lifting equipment (esp. crane)] | Anschläger {m} [Person, befasst mit der Last einer Hebevorrichtung (bes. Kran)] | |
| 2 Words |
| at fault {adj} [pred.] [responsible] | verantwortlich | |
| to account for sth. [be responsible for sth.] | für etw.Akk. aufkommen [für etw. die Verantwortung tragen, für etw. einstehen] | |
| pol. boundary commission [responsible for determinig boundaries; different contexts] | Grenzkommission {f} [zuständig für Grenzfestlegungen; verschiedene Zusammenhänge] | |
| persons responsible [sl.] [regional, e.g. Jamaica] [people responsible] | Verantwortliche {pl} | |
| econ. ind. RACI matrix [Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed] | RACI-Matrix {f} [Projektmanagement] | |
| film hist. theatre Reich Dramaturg [Third Reich official responsible for, and determining, theatre propaganda] | Reichsdramaturg {m} | |
| 3 Words |
| ecol. abandoned hazardous site [hazardous site left by the owner or other responsible party in unmanaged condition] [ISO 11074:2015] | Altlast {f} [ISO 11074:2015] | |
| pol. minister without portfolio [not responsible for any government department] | Minister {m} ohne Portefeuille | |
| 4 Words |
| sb. is to be blamed [made responsible] | jd. ist verantwortlich zu machen | |
| hist. Reich Ministry of Aviation [responsible for specification and design] [air force] [Germany 1933 - 1945] | Reichsluftfahrtministerium {n} <RLM> [Luftwaffe] | |
| 5+ Words |
| to be on the hook (for sth.) [Am.] [coll.] [idiom] [to be held responsible] | verantwortlich sein (für etw.Akk.) | |
| admin. Office for the Execution of Penal Sentences and Justice [Swiss cantonal governmental unit responsible for prisons and parole services] | Amt {n} für Justizvollzug [Schweiz] | |
