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1 ably
adverb hábilmentetr['eɪblɪ]1 con habilidad, hábilmenteably ['eɪbəli] adv: hábilmente, eficientementeadv.• hábilmente adv.• talentosamente adv.'eɪbliadverb (frml) hábilmente, con mucha habilidad['eɪblɪ]ADV hábilmente, con mucha habilidadably assisted by — hábilmente ayudado por, con la experta colaboración de
* * *['eɪbli]adverb (frml) hábilmente, con mucha habilidad -
2 ably
adv.hábilmente, con habilidad, con maña. -
3 -ably
sufj.sufijo que convierte en adverbios los adjetivos terminados en -able. -
4 ably-run
adj.hábilmente dirigido. -
5 ably-run company
s.compañía hábilmente dirigida, compañía bien gestionada. -
6 able
'eibl1) (having enough strength, knowledge etc to do something: He was able to open the door; He will come if he is able.) capaz2) (clever and skilful; capable: a very able nurse.) competente3) (legally competent: able to vote.) con derecho a•- ablyable adj capaz / hábilto be able to do something poder hacer algo / saber hacer algowill you be able to come to the party? ¿podrás venir a la fiesta?tr['eɪbəl]1 que puede2 (capable) hábil, capaz, competente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be able to poder■ will you be able to do it? ¿podrás hacerlo?able seaman marinero hecho1) capable: capaz, hábil2) competent: competenteadj.• capacitado, -a adj.• capaz adj.• competente adj.• entendido, -a adj.• hábil adj.• talentoso, -a adj.'eɪbəl1) (pred)to be able to + inf — poder* + inf; ( referring to particular skills) saber* + inf
to be able to see/hear — poder* ver/oír
to be able to sew/swim — saber* coser/nadar
will you be able to go? — ¿podrás ir?
2) abler 'eɪblər, 'eɪblə(r), ablest 'eɪbləst, 'eɪblɪst ( proficient) hábil, capaz['eɪbl]1. ADJ1)to be able to do sth — (of acquired skills) saber hacer algo; (other contexts) poder hacer algo
I was eventually able to escape — por fin pude escaparme, por fin logré escaparme
2) (=capable) [person] capaz; [piece of work] sólido2.CPDABLE, CANable seaman N — marinero m de primera or patentado
P oder and saber can both translate to be able to, can and could.
Skills
► Use saber when to be able to, can and could mean "know how to":
Can you type? ¿Sabes escribir a máquina?
His wife couldn't drive Su mujer no sabía conducir
Other contexts
► Generally, use poder:
He can stay here Puede quedarse aquí
We have not been able to persuade them No hemos podido convencerlos When can and could are followed by find or a verb of perception - see, hear, feel, taste or smell - they are usually not translated:
I can't find it No lo encuentro
What can you see? ¿Qué ves?
Alternatives to "poder"
► When to be able means "to be capable of", you can often use ser capaz de as an alternative to poder:
I don't think he'll be able to resist it No creo que sea capaz de or pueda resistirlo For further uses and examples, see able, can* * *['eɪbəl]1) (pred)to be able to + inf — poder* + inf; ( referring to particular skills) saber* + inf
to be able to see/hear — poder* ver/oír
to be able to sew/swim — saber* coser/nadar
will you be able to go? — ¿podrás ir?
2) abler ['eɪblər, 'eɪblə(r)], ablest ['eɪbləst, 'eɪblɪst] ( proficient) hábil, capaz
См. также в других словарях:
ably — ably; ac·count·ably; change·ably; com·fort·ably; com·mend·ably; com·pan·ion·ably; con·ceiv·ably; de·pend·ably; de·sir·ably; dis·put·ably; dis·tin·guish·ably; en·vi·ably; ex·cus·ably; ex·pect·ably; fa·vor·ably; force·ably; for·giv·ably; form·ably; … English syllables
Ably — A bly, adv. In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-ably — a*bly A suffix composed of able and the adverbial suffix ly; as, favorably. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ably — [adv] capably adroitly, capably, competently; concept 527 … New thesaurus
-ably — [ə blē] suffix forming adverbs in a way indicating a (specified) ability, tendency, etc … English World dictionary
ably — [ā′blē] adv. in an able manner; skillfully … English World dictionary
-ably — suffix forming adverbs corresponding to adjectives in able. * * * adverb suffix see able * * * a suffix combining able and ly that forms adverbs corresponding to adjectives ending in able: commendably; dependably; tolerably. Also, ibly. * * *… … Useful english dictionary
ably — [[t]e͟ɪbli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v Ably means skilfully and successfully. He was ably assisted by a number of members from the Middlesex branches … English dictionary
ably — adverb In an able manner; with great ability. ably done, planned, said … Wiktionary
ably — adv. Ably is used with these verbs: ↑assist, ↑represent, ↑support … Collocations dictionary
ably — a|bly [ˈeıbli] adv cleverly, skilfully, or well ▪ She was ably assisted by her team of researchers … Dictionary of contemporary English