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incapable

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. incapable [ɛ̃kapabl] ADJ

1. incapable (qui ne peut pas):

incapable (par nature)
incapable (de faire of doing, de qc of sth)
incapable (temporairement)
unable (de faire to do)
elle est incapable de méchanceté/de se concentrer
she's incapable of meanness/of concentrating
il a été incapable de répondre à ma question
he was unable to answer my question

2. incapable (incompétent):

incapable
incompetent
un chef incapable
an incompetent boss

II. incapable [ɛ̃kapabl] N mf

c'est un incapable!
he's useless!
nous sommes gouvernés par des incapables
we are governed by incompetents

III. incapable [ɛ̃kapabl]

incapable majeur LAW
person under disability
incapable mineur LAW
person legally incapable because a minor
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to be a broken reed person:
être incapable
unemployable
incapable d'assurer un emploi
unflyable
incapable de voler
feckless
incapable
flightless
incapable de voler
ineffectual person
incapable
ineffective worker
incapable
loveless (unloving)
incapable d'amour
stretcher case
blessé/-e m/f grave (incapable de se déplacer)

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. incapable [ɛ̃kapabl] ADJ

incapable
incapable
c'est un homme tout à fait incapable
the man is completely hopeless

II. incapable [ɛ̃kapabl] N mf

incapable
incompetent
se juger incapable/perdu
to consider oneself incapable/lost
être incapable de rien dire
to be unable to say anything
English
English
French
French
incapable
incapable
incompetent
incapable mf
to be inarticulate
être incapable de s'exprimer
incapacitate
rendre incapable
to be unable to do sth (incapable)
être incapable de faire qc
to be stumped by sth
être incapable de répondre à qc
to be grounded
être incapable de bouger
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. incapable [ɛ͂kapabl] ADJ

incapable
incapable
c'est un homme tout à fait incapable
the man is completely hopeless

II. incapable [ɛ͂kapabl] N mf

incapable
incompetent
se juger incapable/perdu
to consider oneself incapable/lost
être incapable de rien dire
to be unable to say anything
English
English
French
French
incapable
incapable
incompetent
incapable mf
to be inarticulate
être incapable de s'exprimer
incapacitate
rendre incapable
to be unable to do sth (incapable)
être incapable de faire qc
to be stumped by sth
être incapable de répondre à qc
to be grounded
être incapable de bouger

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

c'est un homme tout à fait incapable
the man is completely hopeless
se juger incapable/perdu
to consider oneself incapable/lost
être incapable de rien dire
to be unable to say anything
to be stumped by sth
être incapable de répondre à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

En 1941, il est arrêté et incarcéré six mois durant sans avoir été jugé.
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Le troisième concours, en 1893, devait être un défi de natation mais il est jugé trop dangereux et est annulé.
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En 2013, 10 autres personnes sont jugées pour les mêmes faits.
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Walker, en jugeant à partir d'informations que l'ennemi est sur le point de flanquer de sa position, retire ses troupes après l'obscurité.
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Certaines scènes ayant été jugées insoutenables, ce film fut interdit dans 46 pays.
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