English translation of "rispondere delle differenze" - "[not to] hold himself accountable for [his brother's] differences"

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144 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Italian > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	rispondere delle differenze
Context:	Quell'episodio, e qualche altra disavventura ancora, ridussero il Leoncino al verde. Al...
Keywords:	...punto da non poter più neanche farsi vedere al circolo. Pietro britti, intanto, raccontava a tutti che il fratello del Leoncino, Guglielmo, aveva tassativamente informato il cassiere del gioco di non rispondere in nessun caso delle differenze del fratello...Gambling at card games.

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144 months ago

wrote:

not to be responsible for

My comment:

not to be held responsible for/not to answer for/not to account for; I imagine differenze refers to some amount that must be given back/paid for, i.e. his brother had not paid all

144 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

not to be responsible for

My comment:

not to be held responsible for/not to answer for/not to account for; I imagine differenze refers to some amount that must be given back/paid for, i.e. his brother had not paid all

144 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

[not to] hold himself accountable for [his brother's] differences

My comment:

Not quite sure what the "differences" refer to, so I'm not completely sure if my suggestion makes sense. However, "rispondere di qualcosa" means to be accountable/answerable for something.

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