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liable ['laɪəbəl]∎ to be held liable for sth être tenu (pour) responsable de qch;∎ employers are liable for their staff's mistakes les employeurs sont (civilement) responsables des erreurs de leur personnel;∎ to be liable for sb's debts répondre des dettes de qn;∎ you'll be liable for damages on sera en droit de vous demander ou réclamer des dommages et intérêts∎ to be liable to do sth (person, thing) risquer de faire qch;∎ the programme is liable to change le programme est susceptible d'être modifié, il se peut que le programme subisse des modifications;∎ he's liable to arrive at any moment il peut arriver d'une minute à l'autre;∎ the bomb is liable to explode at any moment la bombe risque d'exploser à tout instant;∎ we are all liable to make mistakes tout le monde peut se tromper;∎ if you don't remind him, he's liable to forget si on ne lui rappelle pas, il risque d'oublier;∎ to be liable to headaches être sujet aux maux de tête∎ to be liable for tax (person) être assujetti à ou redevable de l'impôt; (goods) être assujetti à une taxe;∎ offenders are liable to a fine les contrevenants sont passibles d'une amende;∎ he is liable to be prosecuted il s'expose à des poursuites judiciaires;∎ Military to be liable for military service être astreint au service militaire
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