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able [ˈeɪbl̩] ADJ

1. able <more [or better] able, most [or best] able > pred (can do):

to [not] be able to do sth
etw [nicht] tun können
I'm afraid I won't be able to come tomorrow
ich fürchte, ich kann morgen nicht kommen
the person best able to help you is the manager
am ehesten kann Ihnen da wohl der Geschäftsführer weiterhelfen

2. able <abler [or more able ], ablest> <[or most able ]> (clever):

able
talentiert
able
fähig
able mind
fähiger Kopf

able-bodied [ˌeɪbl̩ˈbɒdɪd, Am -ˈbɑ:dɪd] ADJ

able-bodied
gesund <gesünder, am gesündesten>
able-bodied
kräftig
able-bodied MIL
[wehr]tauglich

able ˈsea·man N NAUT

able seaman
Vollmatrose m <-n, -n>

able-bodied ˈsea·man N NAUT

able-bodied seaman
Vollmatrose m <-n, -n>

get-ˈat-able ADJ inf

get-at-able
zugänglich

un·get-at-able [ˌʌngetˈætəbl̩, Am -get̬ˈæt̬-] ADJ sl

unget-at-able
unerreichbar

able to cope with two currencies phrase FINMKT

able to cope with two currencies (Abrechnungssystem)
doppelwährungsfähig