liability

liability
noun responsabilidad
liability
tr[laɪə'bɪlətɪ]
noun (pl liabilities)
1 SMALLLAW/SMALL responsabilidad nombre femenino
2 familiar desastre nombre masculino
■ my cousin is a real liability mi primo es un desastre total
plural noun liabilities
1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL pasivo m sing
liability [.laɪə'bɪlət̬i] n, pl -ties
1) responsibility: responsabilidad f
2) susceptibility: propensión f
3) drawback: desventaja f
4) liabilities npl
debts: deudas fpl , pasivo m
liability
n.
• compromiso s.m.
• desventaja s.f.
• deuda s.f.
• obligación s.f.
• responsabilidad s.f.
• riesgo s.m.
'laɪə'bɪləti
noun (pl -ties)
1) u
a) (responsibility) responsabilidad f

to deny/admit liability for something — negar*/admitir ser responsable de algo

b) u (eligibility)

tax liability — pasivo m exigible en concepto de impuestos

liability FOR something: his liability for military service — su obligación de prestar servicio militar

c) (proneness)

liability TO something/to + INF — propensión f a algo/+ inf

2) liabilities pl (debt) (Fin) pasivo m
3) (drawback, disadvantage) (no pl)

she's a positive liability — es un verdadero lastre

the car turned out to be a liability — el coche terminó dándonos más problemas que otra cosa

[ˌlaɪǝ'bɪlɪtɪ]
1. N
1) (=responsibility) responsabilidad f

to admit/deny liability (for sth) — admitir/negar ser responsable (de algo)

2) (=obligation, debt)

tax liability — carga f fiscal

current liabilities — pasivo msing circulante

long-term liabilities — pasivo msing (exigible) a largo plazo

they failed to meet their liabilities — no hicieron frente a sus obligaciones

limited 2., unlimited 2.
3) (=risk, burden)

I do not want to be a liability to you — no quiero ser una carga or un estorbo para ti

this car's a bit of a liability — este coche da muchos problemas

4) (=propensity) predisposición f , propensión f (to a)

the patient may have an increased liability to infection — el paciente puede tener una mayor predisposición or propensión a las infecciones

2.
CPD

liability insurance N — seguro m de daños a terceros, seguro m de responsabilidad civil (Sp)

* * *
['laɪə'bɪləti]
noun (pl -ties)
1) u
a) (responsibility) responsabilidad f

to deny/admit liability for something — negar*/admitir ser responsable de algo

b) u (eligibility)

tax liability — pasivo m exigible en concepto de impuestos

liability FOR something: his liability for military service — su obligación de prestar servicio militar

c) (proneness)

liability TO something/to + INF — propensión f a algo/+ inf

2) liabilities pl (debt) (Fin) pasivo m
3) (drawback, disadvantage) (no pl)

she's a positive liability — es un verdadero lastre

the car turned out to be a liability — el coche terminó dándonos más problemas que otra cosa


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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