incapable

in·ca·pa·ble  (n-kp-bl)

adj.

1.

a. Lacking the necessary ability, capacity, or power: incapable of carrying a tune; incapable of love.

b. Unable to perform adequately; incompetent: an incapable administrator.

2. Usage Problem Not susceptible to action or treatment: a unique feat, incapable of duplication. See Usage Note at able.

3. Law Lacking legal qualifications or requirements; ineligible.

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in·capa·bili·ty, in·capa·ble·ness n.

in·capa·bly adv.

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incapable [ɪnˈkeɪpəb^əl]

adj

1. (when postpositive, often foll by of) not capable (of); lacking the ability (to)

2. powerless or helpless, as through injury or intoxication

3. (postpositive; foll by of) not susceptible (to); not admitting (of) a problem incapable of solution

incapability , incapableness n

incapably  adv

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incapable

• impassible, impassable - Impassible is incapable of feeling or suffering; impassable is not capable of being passed.
• impregnable - Means "incapable of being taken by force" (from French prendre, "seize").
• indefatigable - Means "incapable of being wearied."
• inimitable - Means "unique; incapable of being imitated."

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" capable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
	2.	incapable - not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of'); "incapable of solution" insusceptible, unsusceptible - not susceptible to
	3.	incapable - (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for; "simply incapable of lying" capable - (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder"
	4.	incapable - not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him" unequal to, incompetent inadequate, unequal - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

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incapable

adjective

1. incompetent, inadequate, insufficient, unfit, unfitted, ineffective, feeble, weak, inept, unqualified, inexpert, not up to something, not equal to something He lost his job allegedly for being incapable.
incompetent fit, expert, capable, qualified, sufficient, efficient, adequate, competent

2. unable, helpless, powerless, unfit, impotent He argued that he was mentally incapable.

incapable of

3. not capable of, unable to carry out He seemed to be a man incapable of violence.

4. not susceptible to, resistant to, impervious to, not admitting of The problem of recidivism is not incapable of solution.

Translations

incapable [ɪnˈkeɪpəbl] ADJ

1. (= unable) to be incapable of doing sth → ser incapaz de hacer algo
she is incapable of harming anyone → es incapaz de hacer daño a alguien
to be incapable of speech/movement → quedarse sin habla/sin poder moverse, no poder hablar/moverse
a problem incapable of solution → un problema insoluble
he is incapable of shame → no tiene vergüenza

2. (= incompetent) [worker] → incompetente

3. (= helpless) → inútil
he was drunk and incapable → estaba totalmente borracho

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incapable [ɪnˈkeɪpəb^əl] adj
to be incapable of doing sth → être incapable de faire qch
to be incapable of sth → être incapable de qch

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incapable

adj

person → unfähig; (physically) → hilflos; to be incapable of doing something → unfähig or nicht imstande or nicht im Stande sein, etw zu tun, etw nicht tun können; she is physically incapable of lifting it → sie ist körperlich nicht in der Lage, es zu heben; drunk and incapable → volltrunken; he was completely incapable (because drunk) → er war volltrunken; incapable of working → arbeitsunfähig; incapable of tenderness → zu Zärtlichkeit nicht fähig; do it yourself, you’re not incapable (inf) → mach es doch selbst, du bist nicht so hilflos

(form) incapable of proof → nicht beweisbar; incapable of measurement → nicht messbar; incapable of improvement → nicht verbesserungsfähig; incapable of solution → unlösbar

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incapable [ɪnˈkeɪpəbl] adj incapable (of doing sth) → incapace (di fare qc)
a question incapable of solution (frm) → un problema irrisolvibile or insolubile

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incapable

adj incapable [inˈkeipəbl]

(withof) not able (to do something) incapable of learning anything. onbevoeg غَيْر قادِر عَلى неспособен neschopný ude af stand til unfähig ανίκανος incapaz võimetu ناتوان kykenemätön incapable (de) לא מְסוּגָל अयोग्य nesposoban képtelen tidak mampu, tidak bisa óhæfur incapace di できない 할 수 없는 negalintis, nesugebantis nespējīgs tidak mampu niet in staat, onbekwaam udugelig, ute av stand til niezdolny incapaz inca­pabil (de/să) неспособный neschopný nesposoben nesposoban oförmögen, oduglig ซึ่งไม่สามารถพอ yeteneksiz 無能力的 нездатний, нездібний نالائق không có khả năng 无能力的

n inˌcapaˈbility

onvermoë عَدَم مَقدِرَه ، عَجْز неспособност neschopnost uduelighed die Unfähigkeit ανικανότητα incapacidaz saamatus ناتوانی kykenemättömyys incapacité (de) חוֹסֶר יְכוֹלֶת अयोग्यता nesposobnost képtelenség, alkalmatlanság yang tak terdengar óhæfni, vangeta incapacità 無能 무능력함 negalėjimas, nesugebėjimas nespēja ketidakmampuan onbekwaamheid udugelighet, manglende evne niezdolność incapacidade incapacitate неспособность neschopnosť nesposobnost nesposobnost oförmögenhet, oduglighet ความไม่สามารถพอ yeteneksizlik 無能力 нездатність, нездібність نا اہلی sự không có khả năng 无能力