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1 liability
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 -
2 liability
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) -
3 responsabilizar
v.to hold responsible, to make responsible, to hold accountable.* * *1 to make responsible (de, for), hold responsible (de, for)1 to take responsibility (de, for), claim responsibility (de, for)* * *1.VT to blame, hold responsibleresponsabilizar a algn de algo — to hold sb responsible for sth, place the blame for sth on sb
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo2.responsabilizar a alguien DE algo — to hold somebody responsible o accountable for something
responsabilizarse v prona) ( de tarea) to take responsibilityb)responsabilizarse DE algo — de delito to admit responsibility for something; de accidente to take responsibility for something
el periódico no se responsabiliza de... — the newspaper accepts no responsibility o liability for...
* * *----* responsabilizar (de) = hold + Nombre + accountable for, hold + Nombre + responsible (for).* responsabilizarse = take + responsibility.* responsabilizarse de = take + charge of, be liable for.* responsabilizarse de Alguien = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.* responsabilizarse de las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.* * *1.verbo transitivo2.responsabilizar a alguien DE algo — to hold somebody responsible o accountable for something
responsabilizarse v prona) ( de tarea) to take responsibilityb)responsabilizarse DE algo — de delito to admit responsibility for something; de accidente to take responsibility for something
el periódico no se responsabiliza de... — the newspaper accepts no responsibility o liability for...
* * ** responsabilizar (de) = hold + Nombre + accountable for, hold + Nombre + responsible (for).* responsabilizarse = take + responsibility.* responsabilizarse de = take + charge of, be liable for.* responsabilizarse de Alguien = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.* responsabilizarse de las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.* * *responsabilizar [A4 ]vtresponsabilizar a algn DE algo to hold sb responsible o accountable FOR sthresponsabilizaron al profesor del fracaso de su hijo they held the teacher responsible for o accountable for o to blame for their son's failure, they claimed that the teacher was responsible for o was to blame for their son's failure1 (de una tarea) to take responsibility responsabilizarse DE algo to take responsibility FOR sthestoy dispuesto a responsabilizarme de la corrección de todas las pruebas I am prepared to take responsibility for correcting all the proofs2 responsabilizarse DE algo ‹de un delito› to admit responsibility FOR sth; ‹de un accidente› to take responsibility FOR sthel periódico no se responsabiliza de las opiniones vertidas en estas cartas the newspaper accepts no responsibility o liability for the views expressed in these letters* * *
responsabilizar ( conjugate responsabilizar) verbo transitivo responsabilizar a algn DE algo to hold sb responsible o accountable for sth
responsabilizarse verbo pronominal
to take responsibility;
responsabilizarse DE algo ‹de tarea/error/accidente› to take responsibility for sth;
‹ de atentado› to claim responsibility for sth;
‹ de delito› to admit responsibility for sth
responsabilizar verbo transitivo to hold responsible o liable [de, for]: me responsabiliza de su fracaso, he blames me for his failure
' responsabilizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
muerto
English:
liable
- hold
- responsible
* * *♦ vtresponsabilizar a alguien (de algo) to hold sb responsible (for sth)* * *v/t:responsabilizar a alguien hold s.o. responsible (de for)
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