capable

capable
'keipəbl
adjective
1) (clever especially in practical ways: She'll manage somehow - she's so capable!) capaz
2) ((with of) clever enough to; likely to; able to: He is capable of doing better; He is quite capable of cheating us.) capaz, competente
- capability
capable adj capaz / competente
to be capable of something ser capaz de algo
I don't think he's capable of murder no creo que sea capaz de matar
capable
tr['keɪpəbəl]
adjective
1 (able) capaz (of, de)
he's capable of breaking the world record es capaz de batir el récord mundial
2 (competent) competente, capaz
a very capable person una persona muy competente
capable ['keɪpəbəl] adj
: competente, capaz, hábil
capably [-bli] adv
capable
adj.
advertido, -a adj.
apto, -a adj.
capaz adj.
hábil adj.
suficiente adj.
'keɪpəbəl
adjective
1) (competent) capaz, competente

I'll leave you in the capable hands of Mr Smith — lo dejo con el Sr Smith que lo ayudará en todo lo que necesite

2) (pred) (able)

to be capable of -ing — ser* capaz de + inf

['keɪpǝbl]
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

* * *
['keɪpəbəl]
adjective
1) (competent) capaz, competente

I'll leave you in the capable hands of Mr Smith — lo dejo con el Sr Smith que lo ayudará en todo lo que necesite

2) (pred) (able)

to be capable of -ing — ser* capaz de + inf


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