unable

un·a·ble  (n-bl)

adj.

1. Lacking the necessary power, authority, or means; not able; incapable: unable to get to town without a car.

2. Lacking mental or physical capability or efficiency; incompetent: unable to walk.

3. Usage Problem Not susceptible to action or treatment: a project unable to be financed with government funds. See Usage Note at able.

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unable [ʌnˈeɪb^əl]

adj

1. (postpositive; foll by to) lacking the necessary power, ability, or authority (to do something); not able

2. Archaic incompetent

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unable - (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds" able - (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
	2.	unable - (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"; "the sun was unable to melt enough snow" 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"
	3.	unable - lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" ineffective, ineffectual impotent - lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"

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unable

adjective incapable, inadequate, powerless, unfit, unfitted, not able, impotent, not up to, unqualified, ineffectual, not equal to The military may feel unable to hand over power.
able, effective, capable, powerful, adequate, potent, competent, adept

Translations

unable [ˈʌnˈeɪbl] ADJ to be unable to do sth (gen) → no poder hacer algo; (= be incapable of) → ser incapaz de hacer algo; (= be prevented from) → verse imposibilitado de hacer algo
unfortunately, he was unable to come → desafortunadamente, no ha podido venir
I am unable to see why → no veo por qué ..., no comprendo por qué ...
those unable to go → los que no pueden ir

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unable [ʌnˈeɪb^əl] adj
to be unable to do sth (= not able) (gen) → ne pas pouvoir faire qch
I was unable to come → Je n'ai pas pu venir.
She was unable to find work → Elle n'a pas pu trouver de travail.

to be unable to do sth (because of situation, circumstances) → être dans l'impossibilité de faire qch
The Red Cross was unable to reach them → La Croix Rouge était dans l'impossibilité de les contacter.
I was unable to accept the invitation → J'étais dans l'impossibilité d'accepter l'invitation.

(= incapable) → incapable
unable to do sth → incapable de faire qch
She seems unable to take decisions → Elle semble incapable de prendre des décisions.
He was unable to sleep at night because of his anxiety → Il était incapable de trouver le sommeil à cause de son anxiété.

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unable

adj pred to be unable to do something → etw nicht tun können, außerstande or außer Stande sein, etw zu tun; we’re still unable to cure cancer → wir sind immer noch außerstande or außer Stande or immer noch nicht in der Lage, Krebs zu heilen

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unable [ʌnˈeɪbl] adj to be unable to do sth (not to know how to) → non saper fare qc, non essere capace di fare qc; (not to have it in one's power to) → non poter fare qc, essere nell'impossibilità di fare qc

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unable

adj unable [anˈeibl]

without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something) I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today. nie kan nie غَيْر قادِر неспособен neschopný ude af stand til außerstande που δεν μπορεί, ανίκανος να κάνει κτ. incapaz võimetu ناتوان kykenemätön incapable de לא מְסוּגָל असमर्थ nesposoban képtelen vanmáttugur; ófær, sem getur ekki incapace ～できない 할 수 없는 negalintis, nepajėgiantis nevarēt atnākt uz tikšanos tdk dapat niet in staat ute av stand til niezdolny incapaz incapabil (să) неспособный neschopný, bezmocný, nespôsobilý nezmožen nesposoban oförmögen, ur stånd ซึ่งไม่สามารถ gücü yetmeyen, imkânı olmayan 不能的，無能力的 нездатний, неспроможний عاجز، ناقابل không thể, không có khả năng 不能的