able dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de able dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

able [GB ˈeɪb(ə)l, Am ˈeɪbəl] ADJ To be able to meaning can is usually translated by the verb pouvoir: I was not able to go = je ne pouvais pas y aller; I was not able to help him = je ne pouvais pas l'aider. The main exception to this occurs when to be able to implies the acquiring of a skill, when savoir is used: he's nine and he's still not able to read = il a neuf ans et il ne sait toujours pas lire.
For more examples and other uses, see the entry below.

1. able (having ability to):

to be able to do/be

pouvoir faire/être

he was/wasn't able to read it

il pouvait/ne pouvait pas le lire

she was able to play the piano at the age of four

elle savait jouer du piano à quatre ans

I'll be (better) able to give you more information after the meeting

je serai en mesure de or je pourrai vous donner plus de renseignements après la réunion

2. able:

able (skilled) lawyer, teacher etc

compétent

able (gifted) child

doué

able seaman, able-bodied seaman SUBST

able seaman

matelot m de deuxième classe

able-bodied ADJ

able-bodied

robuste, fort

able rating SUBST

able rating

matelot m breveté

get-at-able [GB ɡɛtˈatəb(ə)l, Am ɡɛdˈædəb(ə)l] ADJ fam

to be/not to be get-at-able object:

être facile/difficile à atteindre

unget-at-able [GB ʌnɡɛtˈatəb(ə)l, Am ˌənˌɡɛdˈædəb(ə)l] ADJ fam

unget-at-able

inaccessible

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extraordinarily able, gifted, kind

extraordinairement

academically able, excellent, interesting, respectable

sur le plan intellectuel

Traductions de able dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

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qualifiable équipe, joueur

able to qualify jamais épith

valide personne, population

able-bodied

able dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de able dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

able [ˈeɪbl] ADJ

1. able <more [or better] able, most [or best] able> (having the ability):

able

capable

to be able to +infin

pouvoir +infin

to be able to +infin

savoir +infin Belg

to be able to swim/drive

savoir nager/conduire

2. able <abler, ablest> <[or more able, most able]> (clever):

able

apte

able-bodied ADJ

able-bodied

valide

get-at-able ADJ fam

get-at-able

accessible

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able seaman GB

matelot breveté

to really be able to dish it out

pouvoir cogner fort

Traductions de able dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

valide personne

able-bodied

apte

able

je ne pourrai pas redormir de la nuit

I'll never be able to get to sleep again

ne pas pouvoir suivre le rythme

not to be able to keep up

tenir l'alcool

to be able to hold one's drink

able Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

to not be able to stand doing sth

ne pas supporter de faire qc

to not be able to stand sb doing sth

ne pas supporter que qn fasse qc subj

to be able to afford (to do) sth

pouvoir se permettre (de faire) qc

to be able to hold one's drink

tenir l'alcool

to be able to do business with sb

pouvoir travailler avec qn

not to be able to hack it

ne pas pouvoir s'en sortir

several of them together were able to ...

à plusieurs ils ont pu ...

to be unsure about being able to +infin

être incertain de pouvoir +infin

to be able to wait/say no

savoir attendre/dire non

he alone is able to do it

il est seul capable de le faire

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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They contacted us, and we were able to ourselves - you cold-call universities in the state and find a psychologist who had familiarity with this population.

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You have to constantly extoll the virtues of it, but even more importantly, you have to be able to convey a simple value proposition that creates a reaction.

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In addition, the bogies were designed to be able to support the wheel set of other gauges.

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Not being able to quickly solve this problem, the trip was rescheduled for the summer of 1940.

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He was able to successfully employ severely swept wings in his tailless aircraft as a means of creating positive longitudinal static stability.

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For some reason she always seems to need a small aubergine to be able to do so.

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The fire brigade was not able to extinguish the fire at time.

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Many felt disenfranchised by what they saw as a bureaucratic system that favored the land-holding class able to afford the best education.

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However, other researchers have not been able to identify a definitive link between ovarian cancer and talcum powder.

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Above all, they agonise over whether they will ever again be able to find happiness in an intimate relationship.

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