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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
liable adj	(legally responsible)	responsable adj mf
	I'm happy to install the update on your computer, but if anything goes wrong, I won't be liable.
	No me molesta instalar la actualización en tu computadora, pero si algo sale mal, no seré responsable.
be liable for [sth] v expr	(be accountable for)	ser responsable de algo v cop + loc adj
		responder de algo vi + prep
	Kyle is liable for his actions while he was drunk.
	Kyle es responsable de lo que hizo mientras estaba borracho.
be liable to [sb] v expr	(be legally held to have injured [sb])	ser responsable ante alguien v cop + loc adj
	The careless driver was liable to the woman he knocked over.
	El conductor imprudente es responsable ante la mujer que atropelló.
be liable to [sth] v expr	(be legally subject to [sth])	estar sujeto a algo v cop + loc adj
	Any driver found with an open container of alcohol in their car is liable to arrest.
	Cualquier conductor que tenga un recipiente de alcohol abierto dentro de su coche está sujeto a arresto.
be liable to [sth] v expr	(be vulnerable to)	estar expuesto a algo v cop + loc adj
		ser vulnerable a algo v cop + loc adj
	The lungs of smokers are liable to infection.
	Los pulmones de los fumadores están expuestos a infecciones.
be liable to do [sth] v expr	(be likely to do [sth])	tender a hacer algo vi + prep
	If someone came in screaming and crying, a normal person would be liable to call the police.
	Si alguien viniera gritando y llorando, una persona normal tendería a llamar a la policía.
be liable to being [sth] v expr	(be vulnerable to)	estar expuesto a [voz pasiva] v cop + loc adj
		ser vulnerable a [voz pasiva] v cop + loc adj
		correr el riesgo de [voz pasiva] loc verb + prep
	If you leave your cattle out in open range at night they are liable to being snatched by wolves.
	Si dejas tu ganado fuera a campo abierto de noche, estará expuesto a ser atrapado por los lobos.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
hold [sb] liable vtr + adj	(consider responsible)	considerar responsable a alguien loc verb
hold [sb] liable for [sth] v expr	(consider responsible)	hacer responsable a alguien por, hacer responsable a alguien de loc verb
		considerar responsable a alguien por, considerar responsable a alguien de loc verb
jointly liable adj	(law: sharing responsibility)	responsabilidad solidaria loc nom f
		responsable solidario, responsable solidaria loc nm, loc nf
make [sb] jointly liable v expr	(law: impose shared responsibility)	obligar solidariamente a otro loc verb
	Only one of them had signed, but the partnership agreement made them all jointly liable under the contract.
severally liable adj	(law: two or more parties)	responsable solidariamente loc adj
		en responsabilidad solidaria loc adj
		responsable individualmente loc adj

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