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1 not able to go on
expr infmlBefore committing suicide she left a note saying she was not able to go on — Перед тем, как покончить с собой, она оставила записку, где говорилось, что она больше не может так жить
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not able to go on
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2 not able to get into
Общая лексика: не врубатьс (Читаю книгу и не врубаюсь. Он не мой автор. I'm reading a book but I can't get into it. He's not my sort of writer.; не иметь ничего общего, общих точек соприкосновения, интересов to find smth. or smb. alien; smth.) -
3 not able to fight (one's) way out of a brown paper bag
Австралийский сленг: не соответствующий требованиям, неадекватный, неэффективный, слабый (о человеке)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > not able to fight (one's) way out of a brown paper bag
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4 not able to fight way out of a brown paper bag
Австралийский сленг: (one's) не соответствующий требованиям, (one's) неадекватный, (one's) неэффективный, (one's) слабый (о человеке)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > not able to fight way out of a brown paper bag
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5 not able to know
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6 not able to balance your account
• nicht imstande Ihr Konto auszugleichenEnglish-German correspondence dictionary > not able to balance your account
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7 not able to fight one's way out of a brown paper bag
не соответствующий требованиям, неэффективный, неадекватный, слабый (о человеке)Australian slang > not able to fight one's way out of a brown paper bag
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8 not able to fight one's way out of a brown paper bag
не соответствующий требованиям, неэффективный, неадекватный, слабый (о человеке)English-Russian australian expression > not able to fight one's way out of a brown paper bag
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9 not able to grasp
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10 not able to know
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11 I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
<01> Лучше я буду ценить вещи, которые не могу иметь, чем иметь вещи, которые не могу оценить. Elbert Hubbard (Элберт Хаббард).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
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12 Unfortunately, I was not able to reach you by phone
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Unfortunately, I was not able to reach you by phone
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13 he is not able to live on his pock nook
Общая лексика: он не может жить на свои средстваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he is not able to live on his pock nook
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14 he was not able to swing a new car on his salary
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he was not able to swing a new car on his salary
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15 he was not able to go
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16 hi is not able to work
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17 i'm not able to do it
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18 able
able [ˈeɪbl]1. adjectivea. to be able to do sth ( = have means or opportunity) pouvoir faire qch ; ( = know how to) savoir faire qch ; ( = be capable of) être capable de faire qch ; ( = in position to) être en mesure de faire qchb. ( = clever) capablec. ( = healthy) able in body and mind sain de corps et d'esprit2. compounds* * *['eɪbl]Note: to be able to meaning can is usually translated by the verb pouvoir: I was not able to go = je ne pouvais pas y aller; I was not able to help him = je ne pouvais pas l'aider. The main exception to this occurs when to be able to implies the acquiring of a skill, when savoir is used: he's nine and he's still not able to read = il a neuf ans et il ne sait toujours pas lireFor more examples and other uses, see the entry below1) ( having ability to) -
19 able
❢ To be able to meaning can is usually translated by the verb pouvoir: I was not able to go = je ne pouvais pas y aller ; I was not able to help him = je ne pouvais pas l'aider. The main exception to this occurs when to be able to implies the acquiring of a skill, when savoir is used: he's nine and he's still not able to read = il a neuf ans et il ne sait toujours pas lire.For more examples and other uses, see the entry below.1 ( having ability to) to be able to do/be pouvoir faire/être ; he was/wasn't able to read it il pouvait/ne pouvait pas le lire ; she was able to play the piano at the age of four elle savait jouer du piano à quatre ans ; I'll be (better) able to give you more information after the meeting je serai en mesure de or je pourrai vous donner plus de renseignements après la réunion ; -
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∎ to be able to do sth (know how) savoir faire qch, être capable de faire qch; (be physically capable) pouvoir faire qch; (succeed) réussir à faire qch;∎ I won't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir;∎ I wasn't able to see je ne voyais pas;∎ she wasn't able to explain elle était incapable d'expliquer;∎ I'll be able to visit you more often now je pourrai te rendre visite plus souvent désormais;∎ I haven't been able to find out very much je n'ai pas pu savoir grand-chose;∎ I'm not able to tell you je ne suis pas en mesure de vous le dire;∎ she's better or more able to explain than I am elle est mieux à même de vous expliquer que moi(b) (competent) capable;∎ an able piece of work un travail compétent ou bien fait(c) (talented) talentueux, de talent►► Nautical able seaman matelot m breveté
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