liability

responsabilidad, responsabilidad legal

Obligación de responder por algo, especialmente por daños, y pagar los gastos que se deriven.

En inglés sencillo: The duty to accept responsibility for something, especially damage, and pay any resulting costs.

• The driver admitted liability.
• Our insurance covers liability for accidental damage.
• The court will decide whether the company has any liability.

Cómo se usa: liability for something (The hotel accepted liability for the damage.)

Sinónimos: responsibility, accountability

Expresiones frecuentes: liability for something, legal liability, accept liability

deuda, pasivo

Cantidad de dinero que una persona o empresa debe pagar a otra.

En inglés sencillo: An amount of money that a person or business owes.

• The loan is a major liability.
• Our total tax liability was lower this year.
• The company must pay its liabilities before closing.

Sinónimos: debt, financial obligation

Antónimos: asset

Expresiones frecuentes: tax liability, financial liability, liability of something, current liability

desventaja, lastre

Persona o cosa que causa problemas o dificulta alcanzar el éxito.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing that causes problems or makes success harder.

• His temper is a liability.
• Poor spelling became a liability in her new job.
• The unreliable goalkeeper was more of a liability than an asset.

Cómo se usa: a liability to someone/something (His careless driving is a liability to the team.)

Sinónimos: disadvantage, handicap, burden

Antónimos: asset

Expresiones frecuentes: be a liability, become a liability, political liability