ablest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ablest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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, able-bodied seaman N NAUT

able seaman

marinero m preferente (de primera)

able-bodied [Am ˌeɪbəlˈbɑdid, Brit eɪb(ə)lˈbɒdɪd] ADJ

able-bodied

sano

able-bodied

no discapacitado

able rating N

able rating

marinero m preferente

able rating

marinero m capacitado

get-at-able [Am ɡɛdˈædəb(ə)l, Brit ɡɛtˈatəb(ə)l] ADJ pred inf

1. get-at-able (easily accesible):

get-at-able

accesible

get-at-able

a (la) mano

2. get-at-able (bribable):

get-at-able

sobornable

get-at-able

comprable inf

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competente

able

marinero de primera

able seaman Brit

-able

-able

solvente trabajador/profesional

able

-ible

-able

ablest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ablest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

able-bodied

sano, -a y fuerte

able-bodied seaman

marinero m de primera

get-at-able [ˌgetˈætəbl, Am ˌget̬ˈæt̬-] ADJ inf

get-at-able

accesible

unget-at-able [ˌʌngetˈætəbl, Am ˌʌnget̬ˈæt̬-] ADJ inf

unget-at-able

inaccesible

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to be able to do sth blindfold

poder hacer algo con los ojos cerrados

Translations for ablest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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diligente

able

habilidoso (-a)

able

heredable

able to be inherited

aborrecer a alguien de muerte

not to be able to abide sb

tener elementos de juicio

to be able to judge

ablest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to not be able to help doing sth

no poder dejar de hacer algo

to not be able to help but ...

no poder (por) menos de...

to be able to do sth blindfold

poder hacer algo con los ojos cerrados

to not be able to stand sb

no tragar a alguien

I was able to prevent further damage

pude evitar mayores estragos

not to be able to stand sb

tener rabia a alguien (manía)

not to be able to abide sb

aborrecer a alguien de muerte

not to be able to stand sb

no poder aguantar a alguien

not to be able to stand sb

tener manía a alguien

you'll never be able to guess

no se te pasará ni por la imaginación