he is answerable to the law

стул стоит перед столом — the chair stands before, или in front of, the table

перед тем, как (+ инф.) — before (+ ger.):

be appointed with the advice and consent — (of Parliament, etc.) призначатися за рекомендацією і згодою ( парламенту тощо)

be arrested while in attendance — бути заарештованим за порушення парламентського імунітету під час присутності ( на засіданні законодавчого органу), підлягати арешту на засіданні законодавчого органу

be brought to punishment for crime — = be brought to punishment for one's crime понести покарання за злочин

be brought to punishment for one's crime — = be brought to punishment for crime

be called as a witness for the defence — = be called as a witness for the defense викликатися в якості свідка захисту

be called as a witness for the defense — = be called as a witness for the defence

be covered by an extradition treaty — покриватися угодою про екстрадицію ( про злочин)

be disqualified from membership — ( of parliament) лишитися місця ( у парламенті) (про особу), не мати права бути членом ( парламенту)

be elected on the second ballot — = be elected on the second balloting бути обраним у другому турі виборів

be elected on the second balloting — = be elected on the second ballot

be engaged in criminal activity — = be engaged in criminal activities займатися злочинною діяльністю

be engaged in criminal activities — = be engaged in criminal activity

be indicted on corruption charges — обвинувачувати в корупції ( в обвинувальному акті)

be involved in criminal activity — = be involved in criminal activities займатися злочинною діяльністю

be involved in criminal activities — = be involved in criminal activity

be liable for tax under the act — оподатковуватися згідно закону ( про певний податок)

be of a recommendatory character — = be of a recommendatory nature мати рекомендаційний характер

be placed under superintendence — = be placed under surveillance

be presented for the President's signature — подаватися на підпис Президенту ( про закон)

be put in double jeopardy for the same offence — = be put in double jeopardy for the same offense судити двічі за один і той же злочин ( про злочинця)

be put in double jeopardy for the same offense — = be put in double jeopardy for the same offence

be released on an undertaking not to leave — ( a city) звільнятися під підписку про невиїзд ( з міста)

be subject to arbitrary judgement — = be subject to arbitrary judgment піддаватися довільному засудженню

be subject to arbitrary judgment — = be subject to arbitrary judgement

be subject to close control by legislation — = be subject to close control by legislation the courts підлягати суворому контролю з боку законодавчого органу (судів)

be subject to close control by legislation the courts — = be subject to close control by legislation

be tried twice for the same offence — = be tried twice for the same offence offense судити двічі за один і той же злочин ( про злочинця)

be tried twice for the same offence offense — = be tried twice for the same offence

be under the influence of alcohol — = be under the effect of alcohol

be under the influence of alcohol drugs — = be under the effect of alcohol

be under the effect of alcohol drugs — = be under the effect of alcohol

it is not amenable to this method of classification — es lässt sich in dieses Klassifikationssystem nicht einordnen

amenable to the law — dem Gesetz verantwortlich

la mayor parte de los encuestados respondió afirmativamente — the majority of people surveyed said yes o frm answered positively

responder a — [+ pregunta] to answer; [+ carta] to reply to, answer; [+ críticas, peticiones] to respond to, answer

responder al nombre de — [persona] to go by the name of; [animal] to answer to the name of

el pueblo respondió a su llamada — the population answered his call o más frm responded to his call

debes preparar un equipo de profesionales que responda — you must train a team of professionals that can produce results o come up with the goods *

responder a — [+ exigencias, necesidades] to meet; [+ expectativas] to come up to

responder a — [+ idea, imagen, información] to correspond to; [+ descripción] to answer, fit

uno de los detenidos responde a la descripción del sospechoso — one of those arrested answers o fits the description of the suspect

responder de — [+ acto, consecuencia] to answer for; [+ seguridad, deuda] to be responsible for; [+ honestidad] to vouch for

responde algo, aunque sea al azar — give an answer o say something, even if it's a guess

respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)

responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)

responder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something

no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls

respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)

responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)

responder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something

no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls

Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.

responsabile (di) — responsible (for), (danni) liable (for), responsible (for)

sentirsi responsabile di fronte a qn — (moralmente) to feel responsible to sb, hold o.s. accountable to sb

sentirsi responsabile — to feel guilty o responsible

essere responsabile di qcs., qcn. — to be responsible for o in charge of sb., sth

i -i della catastrofe — those o the people responsible for the catastrophe

è lui il responsabile — he's (the one) to blame o the guilty one

jemandem unterstehen — be subordinate or answerable to somebody

jemandem unterstehen — be subordinate or answerable to somebody

être or se porter garant de quelque chose/quelqu'un — to vouch for something/somebody

se porter garant de — to vouch for, DROITto be answerable for

have the/no authority to do something — berechtigt od. befugt/nicht befugt sein, etwas zu tun

on one's own authority — in eigener Verantwortung

the authorities — die Behörde[n]

have it on good authority that... — aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen, dass...

give or add authority to something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gewicht verleihen

parental authority — Autorität der Eltern; (Jur) elterliche Gewalt

to be in or have authority over sb — Weisungsbefugnis gegenüber jdm haben (form); (describing hierarchy) jdm übergeordnet sein

to be under the authority of sb — unter jds Aufsicht (dat) stehen; (in hierarchy) jdm unterstehen; (Mil) jds Befehlsgewalt (dat) unterstehen

to have no authority to do sth — nicht befugt or berechtigt sein, etw zu tun

he was exceeding his area of authority — er hat seinen Kompetenzbereich or seine Befugnisse überschritten

to give sb the authority to do sth — jdn ermächtigen (form) or jdm die Vollmacht erteilen, etw zu tun

he had my authority to do it — ich habe es ihm gestattet or erlaubt

to do sth on sb's authority — etw in jds Auftrag (dat) tun

who gave you the authority to treat people like that? — mit welchem Recht glaubst du, Leute so behandeln zu können?

the concept of authority in a state — der Autoritätsgedanke im Staat

this will have to be decided by a higher authority — das muss an höherer Stelle entschieden werden

to have or carry ( great) authority — viel gelten (with bei); (person also) (große or viel) Autorität haben (with bei)

to speak/write with authority — mit Sachkunde or mit der Autorität des Sachkundigen sprechen/schreiben

he is an authority on art — er ist eine Autorität or ein Fachmann auf dem Gebiet der Kunst

have the/no authority to do something — berechtigt od. befugt/nicht befugt sein, etwas zu tun

give or add authority to something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gewicht verleihen

what was their answer? — ¿qué respondieron or contestaron?

there's no answer — (to doorbell, phone) no contestan

to be the answer to somebody's prayers — llegar* como caído del cielo

to know all the answers — (colloq) saberlo* todo

because it's too far, she answered — -porque está muy lejos -contestó or respondió

he has an answer for everything — tiene respuesta or contestación para todo

I never got an answer to my question — nunca me respondieron or contestaron (a) la pregunta

• he smiled in answer — como respuesta esbozó una sonrisa

in answer to your question — en or como respuesta a su pregunta, para responder or contestar (a) su pregunta

• there's no answer — (Telec) no contestan

I knocked but there was no answer — llamé a la puerta pero no hubo respuesta or no abrieron

• her only answer was to smile — respondió simplemente con una sonrisa, como respuesta se limitó a sonreír

• it was the answer to my prayers — fue la solución a todos mis problemas

to answer your question, I did see him — contestando or respondiendo a tu pregunta, (te diré que) sí lo vi

• to answer a call for help — acudir a una llamada de socorro

• to answer the door — (ir a) abrir la puerta, atender la puerta (LAm)

• our prayers have been answered — nuestras súplicas han sido escuchadas

• to answer the telephone — contestar el teléfono

she didn't answer immediately — tardó en contestar or responder

answer machine N — contestador m automático

answer paper N — hoja f de respuestas

what was their answer? — ¿qué respondieron or contestaron?

there's no answer — (to doorbell, phone) no contestan

to be the answer to somebody's prayers — llegar* como caído del cielo

to know all the answers — (colloq) saberlo* todo

because it's too far, she answered — -porque está muy lejos -contestó or respondió

I tried to phone him, but there was no answer — ich habe versucht, ihn anzurufen, aber es hat sich niemand gemeldet

there is no answer to that — dem ist nichts mehr hinzuzufügen

by way of [an] answer — als Antwort

in answer to something — als Antwort od. Reaktion auf etwas (Akk.)

have or know all the answers — (coll.) alles wissen

he has a lot to answer for — er hat vieles zu verantworten

answer to a description — einer Beschreibung (Dat.) entsprechen