unable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈeɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈeɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un ābəl)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
be unable to do [sth] v expr (be incapable of doing [sth])no poder hacer algo loc verb
 He was unable to climb the mountain because of his asthma.
 No pudo escalar la montaña debido a su asma.
be unable vi + adj (not be able to do [sth])imposible adj mf
  que no se puede loc adj
 I would like to help you, but I'm unable.
 Me gustaría ayudar, pero me es imposible.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
unable adj (person: incapable, incompetent)incapaz adj mf
  incompetente adj mf
 The boss despaired of ever being able to leave his unable employees unsupervised.
 El jefe se desesperaba porque nunca podía dejar de supervisar a sus incapaces empleados.
unable adj (action, device: ineffective)inútil adj mf
  imposible adj mf
 The young man's unable attempts to apologise, only made things worse.
 Los inútiles intentos que hizo el joven por disculparse solo empeoraron las cosas.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'unable' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: is unable to [walk, swim, drive, run, speak, breathe], will be unable to [attend, go, come, visit], was unable to [fix, repair, mend] (the bike), more...

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