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liability(
lay
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bih
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la responsabilidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The amusement park does not accept liability for any objects lost on the rides.El parque de atracciones no asume responsabilidad por objetos perdidos en las atracciones.
2. (finance)
a. el pasivo (M) (usually plural)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The chart showed the current assets and liabilities of the bank.El gráfico mostraba el activo y el pasivo circulantes del banco.
b. la deuda (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The company managed to reduce its costs and outstanding liabilities.La empresa consiguió reducir sus costes y sus deudas pendientes.
c. la obligación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The firm lost a number of clients and couldn't meet its liabilities with the bank.El despacho perdió a varios clientes y no pudo hacer frente a sus obligaciones con el banco.
3. (drawback)
a. el estorbo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Some people say that the party leader has become a liability.Algunos dicen que el líder del partido se ha convertido en estorbo.
4. (tendency)
a. la predisposición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How much do we know about our genetic liability to develop cancer?¿Cuánto sabemos sobre nuestra predisposición genética a contraer cáncer?
b. la propensión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The psychologist was referring to the liability of some patients to become paranoid.El sicólogo se refería a la propensión de algunos pacientes a ponerse paranoicos.
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