capable

capable
adjective
1)

be capable of something — [Person:] zu etwas imstande sein

show him what you are capable of — zeig ihm, wozu du imstande bist od. wessen du fähig bist

2) (gifted, able) fähig
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['keipəbl]
adjective
1) (clever especially in practical ways: She'll manage somehow - she's so capable!) tüchtig
2) ((with of) clever enough to; likely to; able to: He is capable of doing better; He is quite capable of cheating us.) imstande sein
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- capability
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ca·pable
[ˈkeɪpəbl̩]
adj
1. (competent) fähig; judge kompetent; worker tüchtig
to leave sth in sb's \capable hands (also hum) etw vertrauensvoll in jds Hände legen
\capable mother gute Mutter
2. (able) fähig, befähigt
your plan is \capable of being improved deinen Plan könnte man noch besser machen
to be \capable of doing sth in der Lage sein, etw zu tun
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['keɪpəbl]
adj
1) (= skilful, competent) fähig, kompetent; mother gut
2)

to be capable of doing sth — etw tun können; ( person

to be capable of sth —

it's capable of exploding any minute — es kann jede Minute explodieren

it's capable of speeds of up to ... — es erreicht Geschwindigkeiten bis zu ...

he's capable of better —

the poem is capable of several interpretations — das Gedicht lässt mehrere Interpretationsmöglichkeiten zu

capable of improvement — verbesserungsfähig

he's quite capable of changing his mind at the last minute — er bringt es fertig und ändert seine Meinung in der letzten Minute

thank you but I'm quite capable of doing that myself — danke, ich kann das durchaus allein

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capable [ˈkeıpəbl] adj (adv capably)
1. (leistungs)fähig, tüchtig (Lehrer etc)
2. fähig (of zu oder gen; of doing zu tun), imstande (of doing zu tun):
be capable of murder fähig sein, einen Mord zu begehen;
do you think he is capable of murder? trauen Sie ihm einen Mord zu?
3. geeignet, tauglich (beide:
for zu)
4. (of) zulassend (akk), fähig (zu):
capable of being divided teilbar;
capable of improvement verbesserungsfähig;
capable of being misunderstood missverständlich;
this text is not capable of translation dieser Text lässt sich nicht übersetzen
5. legally capable JUR rechts-, geschäftsfähig
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adjective
1)

be capable of something — [Person:] zu etwas imstande sein

show him what you are capable of — zeig ihm, wozu du imstande bist od. wessen du fähig bist

2) (gifted, able) fähig
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adj.
fähig adj.

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