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noun responsabilidadtr[laɪə'bɪlətɪ]noun (pl liabilities)1 SMALLLAW/SMALL responsabilidad nombre femenino2 familiar desastre nombre masculino1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL pasivo m sing1) responsibility: responsabilidad f2) susceptibility: propensión f3) drawback: desventaja f4) liabilities npldebts: deudas fpl, pasivo mn.• compromiso s.m.• desventaja s.f.• deuda s.f.• obligación s.f.• responsabilidad s.f.• riesgo s.m.'laɪə'bɪləti1) ua) ( responsibility) responsabilidad fto 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
3) (drawback, disadvantage) (no pl)[ˌlaɪǝ'bɪlɪtɪ]1. N1) (=responsibility) responsabilidad fto admit/deny liability (for sth) — admitir/negar ser responsable (de algo)
2) (=obligation, debt)tax liability — carga f fiscal
current liabilities — pasivo msing circulante
limited 2., unlimited 2.long-term liabilities — pasivo msing (exigible) a largo plazo
3) (=risk, burden)I do not want to be a liability to you — no quiero ser una carga or un estorbo para ti
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.CPDliability insurance N — seguro m de daños a terceros, seguro m de responsabilidad civil (Sp)
* * *['laɪə'bɪləti]1) ua) ( responsibility) responsabilidad fto 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
3) (drawback, disadvantage) (no pl)
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