capable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkeɪpəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkeɪpəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kā′pə bəl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
capable adj (able to)capaz adj mf
 Marta is a good worker, but when it comes to overtime, she isn't capable because she gets fatigued quickly.
 Marta es una buena trabajadora, pero cuando se trata de hacer horas extras, no es capaz porque se cansa enseguida.
capable adj ([sb]: skilful)capaz adj mf
  hábil adj mf
  competente adj mf
 Annie is very capable as a researcher.
 Annie es muy capaz como investigadora.
capable of [sth] adj + prep (mentally able to, inclined to)capaz adj mf
 Brad doesn't seem capable of murder, in my opinion.
 Brad no parece capaz de cometer un asesinato en mi opinión.
capable of doing [sth] expr (able to do [sth])capaz de hacer algo adj mf + prep
 My little boy isn't capable of tying his own shoelaces yet.
 Mi pequeño aún no es capaz de atarse los cordones de los zapatos.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
capable of [sth] adj + prep (situation, etc.: susceptible to [sth])abierto a adj + prep
  susceptible de adj mf + prep
  proclive a adj mf + prep
 I am confident that this problem is capable of resolution.
 Confío en que este problema está abierto a resolverse.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
highly capable adj (extremely competent)muy competente loc adj
 Although a highly capable politician, on this occasion he completely misjudged the mood of the electorate.
 Si bien es un político muy competente no logró ganarse la simpatía del electorado.
  altamente, grandemente capaz loc adj
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'capable' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a man for all seasons - able - above suspicion - actionable - addable - all you can do - alterable - ambulant - analyzable - antiparasitic - beatable - believe in - best able to - cleanable - competent - conductible - consolable - controllable - correctable - corruptible - cultivable - damageable - decipherable - deducible - definable - describable - dissoluble - duly qualified - educable - equipped - erasable - fallible - filterable - fissile - fissionable - generative - gradable - have the capacity for - high-powered - hold your own - imitable - impractical - incompetent - intelligent - interactive - knowable - lethal - lockable - loud - made of
Spanish:
capaz - apto - arco capaz - bastar - creer capaz - falible - pintar

Collocations: is (not) capable of [being, displaying, producing, handling], am [fully, perfectly, more than] capable (of), wouldn't think he was capable of [murder, fraud], more...

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