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able /ˡeɪbl/ adjective capace, abile;
be ~ to do something poter fare qualcosa;
were you ~ to…? sei riuscito a…?

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'able' found in these entries:

English:

able-bodied - able seaman - afford - all right - can - mixed race

Italian:

abile - capace - grado - intonato - moscio - odiare - pagare - permettere - potere - sapere - vedere

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
able	adj	(capable)	abile, capace agg
The new employee is an able young woman.
La nuova impiegata è una donna giovane e capace.
Additional Translations
able	adj	(talented)	abile, capace, valido agg
Lenny is the most able copywriter we have.
Lenny è il pubblicitario più abile che abbiamo.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
able seaman			marinaio scelto
able to		(seasoned)	esperto in adj
able to		(expert)	competente in adj
able to		(proficient)	esperto in adj
able to		(skilled)	abile in adj
able to		(qualified)	qualificato in adj
able to		(strong)	forte in adj
able to		(suitable)	idoneo in adj
able to		(capable)	in grado di adj
able to		(adequate)	adeguato in adj
able to		(competent)	capace di adj
able to		(experienced)	con esperienza in adj
able to adapt			capace di adattarsi
able to pay			in grado di pagare
able-bodied			robusto adj
all-able			tuttofare adj
be able			essere in grado
be able to		seguito da verbo	sapere v
be able to			poter v
be able to		essere in grado di	potere v
be able to			essere in grado di v
best able to	adj	(most capable of)	il più adatto a, il più adatto per adj
Quell'impiegato è il più adatto a rispondere alle Sue domande.
best-able			più indicato adj
not able		(unable) non abile	incapace
not be able			non essere in grado, non essere capace
not be able to			non essere capace di
ready, willing and able			pronto, volonteroso e capace agg
she/he/it may be able to			potrebbe v
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'able' in the title:
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-able (suffix)
able
able to keep track of how often the harness is used.
able to work to direction
Are you able to
Are you able to get together with me
Are you able to let them know that I won't be able to make..
Been able to
being able to offer a Best Practice product for short haul travel
better than I was able to last year
Can/to Be Able To
come-at-able.
could, managed to, was able to
Decide how far ahead you are able to look
Do you think you're able to cut it?
For him to be able
For me, a teacher is someone who is able to make learning fun
He realized he would never be able to understand what his son was saying.
Hopefully from the list of topics you already have, you'll be able to prepare some lessons
I am happy to be able to visit you
I am not able to agree or disagree.
I am not sure if I will be able to come to Italy
I don't know if I will be able to find
I don't think I will be able to make it tonight
I have finished exercising and I am not able to stand up.
I hope he will be able to walk
I hope to be able to get to see
I hope you were able to understand my Italian
I hope you'll be able to relax now since you have been working so much
I just have not been able to find it.
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