liable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for liable in the English»French Dictionary

liable [Brit ˈlʌɪəb(ə)l, Am ˈlaɪ(ə)b(ə)l] ADJ

1. liable (likely):

to be liable to do

risquer de faire

to be liable to win/to get arrested

risquer de gagner/de se faire arrêter

it's liable to rain

il risque de pleuvoir, il se peut qu'il pleuve

2. liable:

to be liable to (be prone to) person: illness etc

être sujet/-ette à

to be liable to thing:

être susceptible à

she is liable to colds/fits

elle est sujette aux rhumes/aux crises

the contract is liable to changes

le contrat peut faire l'objet de modifications

to be liable to postponement at short notice

être susceptible d'être ajourné à la dernière minute

3. liable:

to be liable to (be legally subject to) fine, prosecution

être passible de

to be liable for or to duty

être assujetti à des droits

to be liable for or to tax person, company:

être imposable

to be liable for or to tax goods, property:

être soumis à l'impôt

to be liable for military service

être astreint au service militaire

4. liable LAW (answerable):

liable

civilement responsable (for de)

to be liable for sb's debts

répondre des dettes de qn

liable for damages

tenu de payer des dommages et intérêts

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‘road liable to flooding’

‘chaussée inondable’

Translations for liable in the French»English Dictionary

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inondable

liable to flooding après n

cassable

liable to annulment

oxydable

liable to rust, oxidizable spec

protestable

liable to protest après n

passible de personne

liable to

passible d'impôt personne

liable for tax

marchandises passibles de droits

dutiable goods, goods liable for duty

imposable personne

liable to tax après n

non imposable personne

not liable to tax après n

confiscable

confiscable, liable to confiscation

submersible terre

liable to flooding après n

liable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for liable in the English»French Dictionary

liable [ˈlaɪəbl] ADJ

1. liable (prone):

liable

enclin(e)

to be liable to sth

être enclin à qc

2. liable LAW:

liable

responsable

to be liable for sth

être responsable de qc

to be liable to sth Brit, Aus

être soumis à qc

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to be liable to prosecution

être passible de poursuites

Translations for liable in the French»English Dictionary

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être assujetti à l'impôt

to be liable for tax

assujetti(e)

person liable (for tax)

assujetti(e)

person liable (for contributions)

soumis à l'impôt

liable to tax

être passible d'une amende/peine personne

to be liable to a fine/penalty

être passible d'une sanction

to be liable to a penalty

être solidaire des actes de qn

to be liable for sb's acts

être redevable de l'impôt

to be liable to tax

assujettir qn à l'impôt

to make sb liable to tax

liable Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be liable to prosecution

être passible de poursuites

to be liable to sth

être enclin à qc

to be liable for sth

être responsable de qc

to be liable to sth Brit, Aus

être soumis à qc

to be liable for sb's acts

être solidaire des actes de qn

to make sb liable to tax

assujettir qn à l'impôt

to be liable to a penalty

être passible d'une sanction

to be liable to a fine/penalty

être passible d'une amende/peine personne

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Speculation in such situations is naturally liable to run high.

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Where an injury results from two separate acts of negligence, either of which would have been sufficient to cause the injury, both actors are liable.

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Airlines are not held liable for what their passengers carry.

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Staff are generally drawn from all three services and are liable to be deployed when needed.

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But apparently no lower rank than that of 400 zat, 200 suear, was liable.

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However, a number of lawsuits that resulted from the collapse were unsuccessful, as courts were unable to determine who was liable.

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The low and highly variable rainfall renders the district liable to drought.

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Vehicles with the smaller engines were installed in vehicles with reduced width at 1695mm so that buyers weren't liable for additional taxes.

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However, this new messenger from the first general is liable to be captured too.

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So long as the requisite "mens rea" is formed before the sequence begins, or during the sequence (before it ends), the accused will be liable.

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