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1 liability
1 noun∎ he refused to admit liability for the damage il refusa d'endosser la responsabilité des dégâts(b) (UNCOUNT) (eligibility) assujettissement m;∎ liability for tax assujettissement m à l'impôt;∎ liability for military service obligations fpl militaires(c) (hindrance) gêne f, handicap m;∎ some qualifications are more of a liability than an asset certains diplômes sont un handicap plus qu'un atout;∎ the house he had inherited was a real liability la maison dont il avait hérité lui coûtait une petite fortune ou lui revenait cher;∎ that man is a (total) liability ce type est un vrai poids mort ou un véritable boulet∎ to meet one's liabilities rembourser ses dettes;∎ liabilities on an estate passif m d'une succession;∎ assets and liabilities actif m et passif m -
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liability [‚laɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ]a. ( = responsibility) responsabilité fc. liabilities ( = debts) passif m* * *[ˌlaɪə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) Law responsabilité f2.liability for tax — assujettissement m à l'impôt
liabilities plural noun passif m, dettes fpl -
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to admit liability for sth endosser la responsabilité de qchliability clause clause f de responsabilité(c) ACCOUNTANCY dette f;∎ to meet one's liabilities rembourser ses dettes -
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A n1 Comm (warranty, document) garantie f (against contre) ; to be under guarantee GB être sous garantie ; there is a guarantee on the vehicle le véhicule est sous garantie ; this television comes with ou carries a one-year guarantee cette télévision a une garantie d'un an or est garantie un an ;2 ( assurance) garantie f (against contre) ; to give guarantees to sb donner des garanties à qn ; you have my guarantee! je vous en donne ma parole! ; beauty is not a guarantee of happiness la beauté n'est pas une garantie de bonheur ; there is no guarantee that she will come il n'est pas certain qu'elle viendra ;3 Jur (of financial liability, sb's debts) garantie f ; to give a guarantee of sb's good behaviour se porter garant de la bonne conduite de qn ;4 ( security) ( cash) caution f ; ( object) gage m, garantie f ; to give sth as a guarantee [money] donner qch en caution ; [object] donner qch en gage ;B vtr1 Comm garantir [product, goods] (against contre) ; it's guaranteed for five years il est garanti cinq ans ; guaranteed waterproof garanti étanche ; to be guaranteed against defective workmanship être garanti contre les vices de fabrication ;2 ( assure) garantir, assurer ; to guarantee to do s'engager à faire ; to guarantee sb's safety garantir la sécurité de qn ; I can guarantee that they will come je peux vous garantir qu'ils viendront ; I can't guarantee that it's true je ne peux pas garantir que ce soit vrai ; you won't regret it, I can guarantee you that! tu ne le regretteras pas, je te le garantis! ; her new novel is a guaranteed bestseller son nouveau roman sera un bestseller à coup sûr ; the plan is guaranteed to succeed le succès du plan est certain ; if we go for a walk, it's guaranteed to rain! si nous allons faire une promenade, c'est sûr qu'il pleuvra! ;3 Jur to guarantee a loan se porter garant or caution d'un emprunt ; to guarantee sb for a loan servir de garant or de caution à qn pour un emprunt ; to guarantee sb's debts servir de garant or de caution pour les dettes de qn ; to guarantee a cheque garantir un chèque ; to guarantee a bill avaliser une traite ; to guarantee sb's good conduct se porter garant de la bonne conduite de qn. -
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guarantee [‚gærənˈti:]1. noungarantie f• "money-back guarantee with all items" « remboursement garanti sur tous les articles »• you have my guarantee that... je vous garantis que...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[ˌgærən'tiː] 1.1) (warranty, document) garantie f ( against contre)3) Law (of financial liability, somebody's debts) garantie f2.to give [something] as a guarantee — donner [quelque chose] en caution [money]; donner [quelque chose] en gage [object]
transitive verb2) ( assure) garantir, assurerI can guarantee that... — je peux vous garantir que...
3) Lawto guarantee a loan — se porter garant or caution d'un emprunt
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