liable

responsabile

Legalmente responsabile di qualcosa, soprattutto del pagamento di danni o di un debito.

In inglese semplice: Legally responsible for something, especially paying for damage or a debt.

• You are liable for the debt.
• The driver was held liable for the damage.
• Who is legally liable if a customer gets hurt?

Come si usa: be liable for something (The company is liable for the damage.); hold someone liable for something (The court held him liable for the repair costs.)

Sinonimi: responsible, accountable

Espressioni comuni: liable for something, legally liable

incline, propenso

Che tende a fare qualcosa o a comportarsi in un certo modo, spesso spiacevole.

In inglese semplice: Likely to do something or behave in a particular way, often an unpleasant one.

• She is liable to forget your name.
• He was liable to start an argument after drinking.
• Children are liable to ask awkward questions.

Come si usa: be liable to do something (He is liable to lose his temper when tired.)

Sinonimi: likely, apt, prone

Espressioni comuni: liable to forget, liable to do something

soggetto, passibile

Che può essere sottoposto legalmente a una punizione o a un altro trattamento sfavorevole.

In inglese semplice: In a position where a punishment or other unpleasant treatment can legally be applied.

• Offenders are liable to imprisonment.
• The company may be liable to prosecution.
• Is this income liable to tax?

Come si usa: be liable to something (Anyone breaking this rule is liable to a fine.)

Sinonimi: subject

Contrari: exempt

Espressioni comuni: liable to prosecution, liable to imprisonment, liable to tax

soggetto, vulnerabile

Che può facilmente soffrire di un certo problema o subire gli effetti di qualcosa di dannoso.

In inglese semplice: Likely to suffer a particular problem or be affected by something harmful.

• These plants are liable to frost damage.
• The machine is liable to fail in extreme heat.
• Older pipes are more liable to leaks.

Come si usa: be liable to something (Low fields are liable to flooding.); be liable to do something (These batteries are liable to overheat.)

Sinonimi: susceptible, prone, vulnerable

Espressioni comuni: liable to damage, liable to malfunction