See also -able
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Etymology [ ]
From Old French habile , from Latin habilis , from habeō ( “ ‘ have, hold’ ” ) .
Pronunciation [ ]
IPA : /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ , /ˈeɪ.bəl/ , SAMPA : /eIbl=/ , /eIb@l/
Rhymes: -eɪbəl
Hyphenation: a‧ble
Homophones: Abel
Adjective [ ]
Able (comparative abl , superlative er )
( dated ) Healthy .
After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able .
Permitted to; not prevented from; having the power or capacity to.
With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.
I’m only able to visit you when I have other work here.
I’ll see you as soon as I’m able .
Skillful .
The chairman was also an able sailor.
( law ) Legally qualified or competent .
In most states, such a person is not able to inherit property.
Derived terms [ ]
terms derived from able (adjective)
Translations [ ]
healthy
Arabic: صحي ar (ar) (SiHHiy)
Armenian: պիտանի hy (hy) (pitani)
Bulgarian: здрав bg (bg)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 健康 cmn (cmn) (jiànkāng)
Danish: sund da (da)
Dutch: gezond nl (nl) , abel nl (nl) ( archaic )
Estonian: terve et (et)
Faroese: frískur fo (fo)
Finnish: terve fi (fi)
French: sain fr (fr)
German: gesund de (de)
Greek: ικανός el (el) (ikanós)
Japanese: 健康な (kenkō na)
Korean: 기운 있는 (giun inneun)
Russian: крепкий ru (ru) (krépkij), здоровый ru (ru) (zdoróvyj)
Spanish: sano es (es)
permitted to
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Arabic: قادر ar (ar) (qaadir)
Armenian: ունակ hy (hy) (unak), կարող hy (hy) (karoġ)
Bulgarian: компетентен bg (bg) , позволен, в състояние да bg (bg)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 能 cmn (cmn) (néng), 會 cmn (cmn) , 会 cmn (cmn) (huì)
Danish: i stand til , have mulighed for
Dutch: in staat nl (nl) (om nl (nl) ), de nl (nl) mogelijkheid nl (nl) hebben nl (nl) (om te nl (nl) )
Estonian: suuteline , võimeline
Finnish: kykenevä fi (fi)
French: capable fr (fr)
German: imstande de (de) , fähig de (de)
Greek: δυνάμενος , μπορώ να (boró na), είμαι ικανός να (íme ikanós na)
Hebrew: יָכֹל (yachol)
Irish: ábalta ga (ga)
Japanese: できる ja (ja) (dekiru)
Jingpho : dang di lu ai
Korean: 할 수 있는 (hal su inneun)
Lojban : kakne
Malay: dapat ms (ms)
Maltese: kapaċi
Polish: móc , mieć możliwość , potrafić
Rohingya : fare
Russian: в состоянии (v sostojánii), способный ru (ru) (sposóbnyj)
Slovak: schopný m. , schopná f. , schopné n.
Spanish: capaz es (es)
Swedish: kapabel , i stånd att , ha möjlighet att
skillful
Arabic: قادر ar (ar) (qaadir), قدير ar (ar) (qadiir), بارع ar (ar) (baari`)
Armenian: ընդունակ hy (hy) (ëndunak), ճարտար hy (hy) (č̣artar)
Bulgarian: способен, умел, годен bg (bg)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 能幹 cmn (cmn) , 能干 cmn (cmn) (nénggàn), 得力 cmn (cmn) (délì)
Danish: habil , kompetent , dygtig
Dutch: competent nl (nl) , handig nl (nl) , bedreven nl (nl)
Finnish: taitava fi (fi)
French: capable fr (fr) , expérimenté fr (fr)
German: fähig de (de) , tüchtig de (de)
Greek: ικανός el (el) (ikanós)
Irish: ábalta ga (ga)
Japanese: 有能な ja (ja) (yūnō-na), 腕利きな ja (ja) (udekiki-na)
Korean: 능란한 (neung-nahn-hwan)
Maltese: kapaċi
Polish: umiejętny , zręczny , zdolny pl (pl) m.
Romanian: abil ro (ro)
Russian: способный ru (ru) (sposóbnyj), умелый ru (ru) (umélyj)
Slovak: schopný m. , schopná f. , schopné n.
Spanish: diestro es (es) , hábil es (es) , capaz es (es)
Swedish: kompetent sv (sv) , skicklig sv (sv)
West Frisian : betûft fy (fy)
legally qualified
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Bulgarian: компетентен bg (bg)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 有資格 cmn (cmn) , 有资格 cmn (cmn) (yǒu zīgé)
Dutch: competent nl (nl) , in nl (nl) aanmerking nl (nl) komend nl (nl)
Estonian: pädev
French: habilité fr (fr)
German: kompetent de (de)
Greek: αρτιμελής el (el) , έχων σώας τας φρένας
Japanese: 有資格の (ゆうしかくの, yūshikaku-no)
Korean: 유자격의 (yujagyeok-ui)
Russian: компетентный ru (ru) (kompeténtnyj), полноправный ru (ru) (polnoprávnyj)
Slovak: kompetentný m. , kompetentná f. , kompetentné n.
Spanish: competente es (es)
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations .
Translations to be checked
Basque : gauza (2), gai (2), trebe (3), iaio (3), abil (3)
Breton : gouest da + verb / d'ober un dra bennak (to do something), barrek
Esperanto : ebla
Indonesian : mampu
Lithuanian : įgalus
Rohingya : fare
Telugu : శక్తి (sekti)
Vietnamese : có năng lực , có tài , có đủ tư cách , có đủ thẩm quyền
Verb [ ]
Infinitive
to Able
Third person singular
abl
Simple past
-
Past participle
-
Present participle
ing
to Able (third-person singular simple present abl , present participle ing , simple past and past participle - )
( transitive , obsolete ) To make capable; to enable ; to strengthen .
( transitive , obsolete ) To vouch for.
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I’ll able ’em.
Derived terms [ ]
Translations [ ]
make capable
Dutch: in staat stellen nl (nl) (tot nl (nl) )
Greek: καθιστώ ικανό el (el)
vouch for
Dutch: instaan nl (nl) voor nl (nl)
Shorthand [ ]
Anagrams [ ]
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Noun [ ]
Able m. (plural Ables )
A vernacular name of the common bleak (usually called ablette ).
A vernacular name of the moderlieschen , also called able de Heckel .
( rare ) A vernacular name of some other related fishes in the genus Alburnus (Cyprinidae ).
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