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Detailed Translations for be able from English to German

able:


Translation Matrix for able:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
erfahren anticipate; bear; discover; encounter; endure; experience; feel; find out; sense; stand; sustain
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- able-bodied; capable
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
befähig able; capable; competent; considerate; efficient; fit; good; proficient; qualified; skilled
bewandert able; adroit; capable; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained ardent; assiduous; diligent; experienced; indefatigable; industrious; practiced; practised; seasoned; tireless; zealous
erfahren able; adroit; capable; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained certified; competent; experienced; qualified; seasoned; skilled
fachgerecht able; capable; competent; efficient; good
fachkundig able; capable; competent; efficient; good
fachmännisch able; adroit; capable; competent; efficient; good; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained clever; ingenious; keen; resourceful; skilful; skillful; specialised; specialistic; specialized; specializing
fähig able; capable; competent; considerate; efficient; fit; good; physically capable; proficient; qualified; skilled clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful
gescheit able; capable acute; astute; biting; brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; crafty; handsome; ingenious; intelligent; keen; knowledgable; perky; resourceful; right-thinking; sagacious; sane; sensible; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
geschickt able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful acute; astute; biting; bright; clever; crafty; handsome; ingenious; intelligent; keen; perky; resourceful; right-thinking; sagacious; sane; sensible; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; useful; wily; wise
geschult able; adroit; capable; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained academic; certified; clever; competent; educated; erudite; experienced; ingenious; intelligent; keen; learned; lettered; practiced; practised; qualified; sage; scholarly; schooled; seasoned; skilful; skilled; skillful; smart; university-educated; very learned; well-educated; well-read; wise
gewandt able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful astute; bright; clever; crafty; cunning; experienced; false; ingenious; intelligent; keen; low; mean; nasty; perky; resourceful; roguish; sagacious; seasoned; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily; wise
geübt able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained astute; bright; clever; crafty; experienced; ingenious; intelligent; keen; perky; resourceful; sagacious; seasoned; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
handlich able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful clever; handy; ingenious; keen; manageable; poor; simple to operate; skilful; skillful
kapabel able; capable; competent; considerate; efficient; fit; good; proficient; qualified; skilled
klug able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful academic; astute; brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; crafty; erudite; ingenious; intelligent; keen; knowledgable; learned; lettered; perky; quick-witted; rational; resourceful; sagacious; sage; scholarly; sensible; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; university-educated; very learned; well-educated; well-read; wily; wise
kompetent able; capable; competent; considerate; efficient; fit; good; proficient; qualified; skilled
kundig able; adroit; capable; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained clever; ingenious; keen; resourceful; skilful; skillful
pfiffig able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful acute; astute; biting; bright; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; cute; handsome; ingenious; intelligent; keen; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
raffiniert able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile
sachkundig able; capable; competent; efficient; good
sachverständig able; adroit; capable; competent; efficient; good; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained bright; clever; ingenious; intelligent; keen; resourceful; right-thinking; sane; sensible; skilful; skillful; smart; wise
scharfsinnig able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful acute; astute; biting; brainy; bright; brilliant; clever; crafty; creative; ingenious; intelligent; inventive; keen; knowledgable; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sensible; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
schlau able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful acute; astute; biting; brainy; bright; brilliant; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; false; handsome; ingenious; intelligent; keen; knowledgable; low; mean; nasty; nimble; perky; quick; resourceful; roguish; sagacious; sensible; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily; wise
spitzfindig able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful acute; astute; biting; bright; clever; crafty; cunning; ingenious; intelligent; keen; perky; resourceful; roguish; sagacious; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; sly; smart; sophistic; wily; wise
tauglich able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; physically capable; proficient; skilful; skillful durable; firm; reliable; solid; sound; stable; stout; substantial; useful
treffend able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skillful characteristic; characterizing; distinctive; exact; filmy; minutely; precise; typical
tüchtig able; adroit; capable; dexterous; expert; handy; neat; nimble; proficient; skilful; skilled; skillful; trained agile; agitated; aroused; clever; considerable; considerably; durable; embittered; exasperated; excited; fierce; fluttered; generously; heated; ingenious; keen; reliable; robust; sizable; skilful; skillful; solid; sound; substantial

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Related Definitions for "able":

  1. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something1
    • able to swim1
    • she was able to program her computer1
    • we were at last able to buy a car1
    • able to get a grant for the project1
  2. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity1
    • able to learn1
    • human beings are able to walk on two feet1
    • Superman is able to leap tall buildings1
  3. have the skills and qualifications to do things well1
    • able teachers1
    • children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable1
  4. having a strong healthy body1
    • an able seaman1

Wiktionary Translations for able:

able
adjective
  1. legally qualified
  2. skillful
  3. permitted to

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
able geschikt bekwaam — (van een persoon) in staat om bepaalde taken goed uit te voeren; competent
able geschickt; gewandt; schlau; gescheit adroit — Qui a de l’adresse. (Sens général).
able kompetent; zuständig compétent — juri|fr Qui appartenir, qui est dû en vertu de certains droits. Il ne se dit, en ce sens, que d’une portion de quelque bien, de quelque domaine.
able anstellig; behende; fix; geschickt; geübt; gewandt habileadroit ; qui fait ce qu’il entreprendre avec souplesse.
able fähig; imstande habile — (term, par substantivation) personne qui a de l'habileté.

be able:

to be able verb (can, could, being able)

  1. to be able
    können; dürfen; mögen; sollen; im Stande sein
    • können verb (kann, kannst, konnt, gekonnt)
    • dürfen verb (darf, darfst, durfte, durftet, gedurft)
    • mögen verb (mag, magst, mochte, mochtet, gemocht)
    • sollen verb (soll, sollst, sollte, solltet, gesollt)
  2. to be able (may)

Conjugations for be able:

present
  1. can
  2. can
  3. can
  4. can
  5. can
  6. can
simple past
  1. could
  2. could
  3. could
  4. could
  5. could
  6. could
present perfect
  1. have been able
  2. have been able
  3. has been able
  4. have been able
  5. have been able
  6. have been able
past continuous
  1. was being able
  2. were being able
  3. was being able
  4. were being able
  5. were being able
  6. were being able
future
  1. shall be able
  2. will be able
  3. will be able
  4. shall be able
  5. will be able
  6. will be able
continuous present
  1. am being able
  2. are being able
  3. is being able
  4. are being able
  5. are being able
  6. are being able
subjunctive
  1. be able
  2. be able
  3. be able
  4. be able
  5. be able
  6. be able
diverse
  1. am able!
  2. let's be able!
  3. been able
  4. are able
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for be able:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dürfen be able be allowed to; have permission; may
etwas dürfen be able; may
etwas gestattet bekommen be able; may
im Stande sein be able
können be able; may be allowed to; be in one's power; have permission; may
mögen be able be allowed to; be fond of; fancy; have a taste for; have permission; like; may
sollen be able have to; must; need; want

Wiktionary Translations for be able:

be able
verb
  1. in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

Related Translations for be able