able seaman in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for able seaman in the English»Spanish Dictionary

able seaman, able-bodied seaman N NAUT

able seaman

marinero m preferente (de primera)

Translations for able seaman in the Spanish»English Dictionary

marinero de primera

able seaman Brit

Translations for able seaman in the English»Spanish Dictionary

seaman <pl seamen [-mən]> [Am ˈsimən, Brit ˈsiːmən] N

seaman (sailor)

marinero m

seaman (officer)

marino m

able [Am ˈeɪbəl, Brit ˈeɪb(ə)l] ADJ

1. able pred:

to be able to + infin

poder +  infin

to be able to + infin (referring to particular skills)

saber +  infin

to be able to see/hear

poder ver/oír

to be able to sew/type

saber coser/escribir a máquina

they were finally able to expose him

finalmente pudieron desenmascararlo

will you be able to go?

¿podrás ir?

I am pleased to be able to inform you that … form

me complace poder comunicarle que … form

I think he's best able to answer that question himself

creo que él es quien mejor puede contestar a esa pregunta

by then you'll be able to speak French fluently

para entonces vas a (saber) hablar francés con fluidez

he proved well able to look after himself

demostró que era capaz de or que podía valerse muy bien por sí mismo

those least able to afford it

aquellos que menos pueden permitírselo

he wasn't able to convince them

no pudo or no logró convencerlos

I'm afraid I'm not able to confirm it

me temo que no puedo or que no me es posible confirmarlo

2. able <abler [ˈeɪblər, ˈeɪblə(r)], ablest [ˈeɪbləst, ˈeɪblɪst] > (proficient):

able politician/performer/administrator

hábil

able politician/performer/administrator

capaz

some of our ablest officers

algunos de nuestros oficiales más capaces

able seaman in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for able seaman in the English»Spanish Dictionary

able-bodied seaman

marinero m de primera

Translations for able seaman in the English»Spanish Dictionary

seaman <-men> [ˈsi:mən] N (sailor)

seaman

marinero m

able [ˈeɪbl] ADJ

1. able (capable):

able person

capaz

to be able to do sth (have ability, manage)

poder hacer algo

to be able to do sth (have knowledge)

saber hacer algo

2. able piece of work:

able

logrado, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It distinguished between an ordinary seaman and an able seaman.

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An able seaman received about 25% higher pay than an ordinary seaman.

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The official classifications for unlicensed members of the deck department are able seaman and ordinary seaman.

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