| Principal Translations |
| 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. |