capable

ca·pa·ble  (kp-bl)

adj.

1. Having capacity or ability; efficient and able: a capable administrator.

2. Having the ability required for a specific task or accomplishment; qualified: capable of winning.

3. Having the inclination or disposition: capable of violence.

4. Permitting an action to be performed: an error capable of remedy; a camera capable of being used underwater.

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[Late Latin capbilis, from capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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capa·ble·ness n.

capa·bly adv.

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capable [ˈkeɪpəb^əl]

adj

1. having ability, esp in many different fields; competent

2. (postpositive; foll by of) able or having the skill (to do something) she is capable of hard work

3. (postpositive; foll by of) having the temperament or inclination (to do something) he seemed capable of murder

[from French, from Late Latin capābilis able to take in, from Latin capere to take]

capableness  n

capably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	capable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet" competent - properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist" incapable - (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability; "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"
	2.	capable - possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" subject, open susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
	3.	capable - (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder" incapable - (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for; "simply incapable of lying"
	4.	capable - having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" adequate to, equal to, up to adequate, equal - having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
	5.	capable - have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable" able competent - properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist"

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capable

adjective

1. able, fitted, suited, adapted, adequate Such a weapon would be capable of firing conventional or nuclear shells.
able incapable

2. accomplished, experienced, masterly, qualified, talented, gifted, efficient, clever, intelligent, competent, apt, skilful, adept, proficient She's a very capable administrator.
accomplished incompetent, ineffective, inept, unskilled, unqualified, inexpert

Translations

capable [ˈkeɪpəbl] ADJ

1. (= competent) → competente, capaz
she's a very capable speaker → es una oradora muy competente or capaz
she's very capable → es muy competente or capaz
I can leave the matter in your very capable hands → si te confío a ti el asunto, estará en buenas manos

2. (= able to) → capaz; (= predisposed towards) → susceptible
sports cars capable of reaching 150mph → coches deportivos que pueden alcanzar or que son capaces de alcanzar las 150 millas por hora
it's capable of some improvement (frm) → se puede mejorar algo
such men are capable of anything → hombres así son capaces de cualquier cosa

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capable [ˈkeɪpəb^əl] adj → capable
to be capable of sth [+ murder] → être capable de qch; [+ speed] → pouvoir atteindre qch
capable of doing sth (= able to) → capable de faire qch (= apt to) → capable de faire qch

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capable

adj

(= skilful, competent) → fähig, kompetent; mother → gut

to be capable of doing something → etw tun können; (person: = have physical, mental ability also) → fähig sein, etw zu tun; to be capable of something → etw können, zu etw fähig sein; it’s capable of exploding any minute → es kann jede Minute explodieren; it’s capable of speeds of up to … → es erreicht Geschwindigkeiten bis zu …; he’s capable of better → er ist zu Besserem fähig; the poem is capable of several interpretations → das Gedicht lässt mehrere Interpretationsmöglichkeiten zu; capable of improvement → verbesserungsfähig; he’s quite capable of changing his mind at the last minute → er bringt es fertig und ändert seine Meinung in der letzten Minute; thank you but I’m quite capable of doing that myself → danke, ich kann das durchaus allein

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capable [ˈkeɪpəbl] adj

a. (competent) → capace, abile

b. (able to) capable of (doing) sth → in grado di fare qc, capace di fare qc
your son's capable of doing better at school → suo figlio potrebbe riuscire meglio a scuola
she's quite capable of letting someone else take the blame → sarebbe capace di dar la colpa a un altro

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capable

adj capable [ˈkeipəbl]

1 clever especially in practical ways She'll manage somehow – she's so capable! bekwaam قَديرٌ، بارِعٌ، كُفءٌ опитен schopný kvalificeret tüchtig ικανός capaz oskuslik توانا؛ مستعد taitava capable מוּכְשָר समर्थ sposoban ügyes cakap hæfur, fær (um) capace 有能な 능력 있는 sumanus spējīgs berkebolehan bekwaam flink, dyktig uzdolniony eficiente capabil толковый schopný sposoben sposoban duglig, skicklig ที่ทำได้ดี yetenekli 能力好的 здібний جوہرِ لائق ، قابل ، اہل có năng lực 有能力的

2 (withof) clever enough to; likely to; able to He is capable of doing better; He is quite capable of cheating us. in staat wees قادِرٌ عَلى способен schopný (čeho) i stand til imstande sein ικανός, άξιος capaz, competente võimeline توانا؛ زیرک kykenevä capable (de) מְסוּגַל ל- सक्षम sposoban képes bisa fær capace di ～のできる 영리한 galintis, linkęs spējīgs; iespējams mampu in staat i stand til, mottakelig for, kapabel zdolny capaz capabil (să/de) способный на schopný (čoho) sposoben (česa) biti u stanju kapabel, i stånd till ที่สามารถทำได้ yapabilir 有…能力(做某事) здатний کے لئے قابل ، موزوں có khả năng 有...能力的

adv capably

bekwaam بِبَراعَه، بِكَفاءه умело schopně kvalificeret fähig επιδέξια competentemente oskuslikult با کاردانی؛ با لیاقت taitavasti avec compétence בְכִישָרוֹן सक्षमता sposobno ügyesen mampu með færni con competenza うまく 유능하게 sumaniai spējīgi; iespējami berkemampuan bekwaam med dyktighet zręcznie com eficiência cu pricepere, cu compe­tenţă умело schopne ustrezno, poznavalsko sposobno dugligt, skickligt อย่างที่ทำได้ดี yetenekli bir biçimde 有能力地 уміло موزوں طور پر một cách thành thạo 有能力地

n capaˈbility

bekwaamheid قدره، براعة، كفاءه способност schopnost, způsobilost evne; færdighed die Fähigkeit ικανότητα capacidad võimekus توانایی؛ لیاقت kyvykkyys capacité יְכוֹלֵת सामर्थ्य sposobnost, mogućnost képesség kemampuan hæfileiki, færni capacità 能力 능력, 가능성 gabumas, pajėgumas spējas; iespējas kemampuan bekwaamheid dyktighet zdolność capacidade capacitate; aptitudine способность schopnosť, spôsobilosť sposobnost, zmožnost sposobnost förmåga, duglighet, skicklighet ความสามารถ yetenek, kabiliyet 能力 здібність, здатність قابلیت ، اہلیت năng lực 能力

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capable → مؤهل schopný duelig fähig ικανός capaz pystyvä capable sposoban capace ･･･ができる ...할 능력이 있는 capabel dyktig zdolny capaz способный skicklig ที่สามารถทำได้ muktedir có năng lực 有能力的