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capable

/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/

capableadjective

more capable

Comp.

most capable

Super.

/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/

Translations

She is a capable leader who can handle any crisis with ease.

C’est une dirigeante capable qui peut gérer n’importe quelle crise avec aisance.

The capable technician quickly fixed the problem with the computer.

Le technicien compétent a rapidement réparé le problème avec l’ordinateur.

Additional translations

aptePlus soutenu; convient surtout aux emplois abstraits ou juridiques.

susceptibleConstruit avec de dans ce sens.

Definitions

Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.

She is a capable leader who can handle any crisis with ease.

Efficient and competent in performance or action.

The capable technician quickly fixed the problem with the computer.

Legally qualified or fit to perform a specified act or assume a specified status.

Only adults of sound mind are capable testators under the law.

Susceptible of; open to or admitting (a specified treatment, interpretation, or outcome).

The theory is capable of several different interpretations.

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capablenoun

capables

/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/

Rare/archaic countable noun meaning ‘a capable person’

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Additional translations

capablesEmploi nominal rare; désigne des personnes compétentes ou très capables.

Definitions

A person who is capable or competent.

Among all the applicants, the company chose the most experienced capables.