able

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
2. Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
3. Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
4. Legally qualified or competent.
5. Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
6. (dialectal, obsolete) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.
7. (obsolete) Easy to use.
8. (obsolete) Suitable; competent.
9. (dialectal, obsolete) Liable to.
10. (obsolete) Rich; well-to-do.

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make ready.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To make capable; to enable.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To dress.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To vouch for; to guarantee.
6. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of can

Noun

The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.

Concepts

capable

pouvoir

compétent

habile

apte

adroit

mieux

je peux

capacité

comptable

être capable de

expérimenté

habilité

qualifié

sain

⚕️

apte à

valide

qui s’y connaît

robuste

doué

utile

possible

potentiel

efficace

Synonymes

capable

can

competent

skillful

skilled

clever

proficient

talented

efficient

skilful

adept

fit

apt

powerful

gifted

accomplished

smart

adroit

qualified

strong

expert

dexterous

able-bodied

possible

may

handy

knowing

suitable

mighty

know

deft

be able to

experienced

wise

best effort

worthy

capable of

sufficient

capability

ability

able to

effective

shrewd

meet

potent

deserving

how

know how to

fit for work

be capable of

Traductions

capaz

fähig

capace

abile

bekwaam

hábil

ικανός

bedreven

kompetent

capaz

geschickt

imstande

competent

handig

capaç

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈeɪ.bəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: able

In summary

From Middle English able, from Old Northern French able, variant of Old French abile, habile, from Latin habilis (“easily managed, held, or handled; apt; skillful”), from habeō (“have, possess”) + -ibilis.
Broadly ousted the native Old English magan, which has taken a different meaning.

Phrases

You will never be able to escape from your heart .

Vous ne pourrez jamais échapper à votre cœur.

He had always believed that the sheep were able to understand what he said .

Il avait toujours cru que les moutons étaient capables de comprendre ce qu'il avait dit.

Had our instruments permitted it , we might have been able to see the trouble way back when .

Si nos instruments l'avaient autorisé, nous aurions pu voir les problèmes de retour quand.

Increasing the dose of the drug may be able to restore the original response .

L'augmentation de la dose du médicament peut être en mesure de restaurer la réponse d'origine.

I haven't been able to shake him since .

Je n'ai pas pu le secouer depuis.

I don't know if I'll be able to find life in the desert , the boy thought .

Je ne sais pas si je pourrai trouver la vie dans le désert, pensa le garçon.