liable

liable
[ˈlaɪəbəl]
adjetivo
1responsable (Law) (responsible)(for de)
2sujeto(a) (to tax, fine)(to a)
3propenso(a) (likely)(to a)
  • it is liable to explode -> puede que explote

liable [laia-bol]
adjetivo
1Sujeto, expuesto a una pena, a las costas, al pago de daños y perjuicios, etc. 2.
2Propenso, con tendencia a (en sentido desfavorable).
Responsable, deudor, justa o legalmente.

liable [ˈlaɪəbl]
adjective
1 (likely)
to be liable to do sth: he's liable to do something stupid puede fácilmente hacer alguna tontería; es muy posible que haga una tontería; he's liable to have an accident es probable que tenga un accidente; it's liable to rain at any moment puede empezar a llover en cualquier momento
it's liable to explode
2 (prone)
we are all liable to make mistakes todos podemos cometer errores
to be liable [to] sth
some people are more liable to depression than others algunas personas son más propensas a la depresión tienen más tendencia a la depresión que otras;or
3 (responsible)
to be liable forfor [+debt, loan] ser responsable de; deber responder de
the company is liable for damages la compañía es responsable de los daños; la compañía debe pagar los daños
He is still liable for interest on the loan You could be liable for hefty damages Those who generated, transported or stored hazardous waste are liable for its cleanup
to hold sb liable for sthhold considerar a algn responsable de algo
If banks pay out to the wrong person, they will be held liable It is unlikely that ministers could be held liable for the Stock Exchange's failure to be liable [in] [under] law It is liable under international law to pay compensation for any damage The new treaty holds them liable in civil law
4 (subject)
to be liable for/to sth: the programme is liable to change without noticechange el programa puede cambiar sin previo aviso
to be liable to dutyduty (Comm) [+goods] estar sujeto a derechos de aduana; deber pagar impuestos de aduana
to be liable for military servicemilitary service estar obligado a hacer el servicio militar
to be liable to prosecutionprosecution poder ser procesado
to be liable to for taxortax [+person] deber pagar impuestos; [+thing] estar sujeto a impuestos; ser gravable
any savings you have are liable for tax todos sus ahorros están sujetos a impuestos son gravables;or he is not liable for tax no tiene que pagar impuestos; está exento de pagar impuestos
he is liable [to] arrest and a prison sentence