unable in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for unable in the English»Italian Dictionary

unable [Brit ʌnˈeɪb(ə)l, Am ˌənˈeɪbəl] ADJ

1. unable (lacking the means or opportunity):

to be unable to do

non potere fare or non avere la possibilità di fare

I wanted to come, but I was unable (to)

volevo venire, ma non ce l'ho fatta

2. unable (lacking the knowledge or skill):

to be unable to do

non sapere fare, non essere capace a fare

children unable to read

i bambini che non sanno leggere

3. unable (incapable, not qualified):

to be unable to do

non sapere fare, essere incapace di fare

she tried to answer, but she was unable to

cercò di rispondere, ma non ne era capace

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unable to string two sentences together pej

incapace di mettere due frasi di fila

Translations for unable in the Italian»English Dictionary

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non autosufficiente

unable to look after him/herself

impossibilitato

unable a fare: to do

essere impossibilitato a partire per motivi di salute

to be unable to leave because of health problems

non capacitarsi di qc (rendersi conto)

to be unable to understand or realize sth

non capacitarsi di qc (rassegnarsi)

to be unable to get over sth

siamo spiacenti di non poter accettare

we regret we are unable to accept

è frustrante non poter fare

it is frustrating to be unable to do

sordomuto (sordomuta)

person both deaf and unable to speak

essere or trovarsi nell'impossibilità di venire

to be unable to come, to find it impossible to come

essere inabile al lavoro

to be unfit for work, to be unable to work

unable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for unable in the English»Italian Dictionary

unable [ʌn·ˈeɪ·bl] ADJ

unable

incapace

to be unable to do sth

non poter fare qc

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impossibilitato (-a)

unable

essere impossibilitato a fare qc

to be unable to do sth

non riuscire a capacitarsi di qc

to be unable to understand sth

essere [o trovarsi] nell'impossibilità di fare qc

to be unable to do sth

irreperibile

unable to be found

scalpitare

to be unable to wait

affogare in un bicchier d'acqua fig

to be unable to cope with the smallest problem

strascicare una malattia fig

to be unable to shake off an illness

unable Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be unable to do sth

non poter fare qc

to be unable to do sth

essere [o trovarsi] nell'impossibilità di fare qc

to be unable to cope with the smallest problem

affogare in un bicchier d'acqua fig

to be unable to do sth

essere impossibilitato a fare qc

to be unable to shake off an illness

strascicare una malattia fig

to be unable to understand sth

non riuscire a capacitarsi di qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ram, who is still unable to see her, tries to talk to her.

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The car was unable to make a return run so the one-way record remains an unofficial one.

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Around 2010, the university was unable to continue to fund the operations of the museum.

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Drivers only fail if they get the car stuck and unable to move.

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However, she made only five enemy contacts and was unable to launch a single attack.

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He now uses a wheelchair and is completely unable to play.

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Later he suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak clearly.

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During the raid, the group are unable to get through a door with a key code and an alarm is set off.

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She was unable to speak, read or write and her memory had gone.

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They were unable to operate with any other stock due to their new coupling system.

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