liability

responsabilité, responsabilité juridique

Obligation de répondre de quelque chose, notamment d’un dommage, et d’en payer les frais.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : liability for something (The hotel accepted liability for the damage.)

Synonymes : responsibility, accountability

Expressions courantes : liability for something, legal liability, accept liability

dette, passif

Somme d’argent qu’une personne ou une entreprise doit à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : debt, financial obligation

Contraires : asset

Expressions courantes : tax liability, financial liability, liability of something, current liability

handicap, boulet

Personne ou chose qui pose des problèmes ou rend la réussite plus difficile.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a liability to someone/something (His careless driving is a liability to the team.)

Synonymes : disadvantage, handicap, burden

Contraires : asset

Expressions courantes : be a liability, become a liability, political liability