 | English  | German | |
 | background {adj} [e.g. background ability] | dahinterstehend [z. B. dahinterstehende Fähigkeit] | |
| hearing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. ability, aid, curve, defect, implant, impression] | Hör- [z. B. Vermögen, Hilfe, Kurve, Fehler, Implantat, Eindruck] | |
| Verbs |
| to incapacitate sb. [deprive of ability to fight] | jdn. kampfunfähig machen | |
| to incapacitate sb. [deprive of strength or ability; disable] | jdn. außer Gefecht setzen | |
| Nouns |
| prowess [gift, ability esp. in the arts] | 865 Talent {n} | |
| capacity [ability] | 279 Fähigkeit {f} | |
| feature [ability, aptitude] | 199 Fähigkeit {f} | |
| psych. resilience [ability to recover] | 139 Widerstandskraft {f} | |
| judgment [ability] | 115 Urteilsvermögen {n} | |
| faculty [natural ability] | 110 Veranlagung {f} [angeborene Fähigkeit] | |
| initiative [ability or attitude] | 65 Unternehmungsgeist {m} | |
| judgment [ability] | 58 Urteilskraft {f} | |
| capacity [ability] | 47 Vermögen {n} [geh.] [Fähigkeit] | |
| power [faculty, ability] | 46 Vermögen {n} [geh.] [Fähigkeit] | |
| power [ability] | 34 Fähigkeit {f} | |
| convincibility [ability to convince] | 28 Überzeugungskraft {f} | |
| legs {pl} [coll.] [ability to last] | 18 Dauer {f} | |
| educ. psych. spec. competence [ability of an individual to perform] | 17 Handlungskompetenz {f} | |
| sensitivity [ability to discern feelings] | 17 Empfinden {n} | |
| educ. psych. spec. competency [ability of an individual to perform] | 11 Handlungskompetenz {f} | |
| educ. stream [placement according to ability] | 11 Klassenzug {m} [nach Leistung, Begabung getrennt] | |
| compeer [formal] [person of equal rank, status or ability] | 8 Gleichstehender {m} | |
| med. alexia [aphasia marked by loss of ability to read] | 6 Dyslexie {f} [ugs.] [Aphasie] | |
| biol. spec. [the perceptually-based ability to experience and manipulate one's world] | Merkwelt {f} | |
| artistry [artistic ability] | künstlerische Fähigkeit {f} | |
| artistry [artistic ability] | künstlerisches Geschick {n} | |
| psych. resiliency [ability to overcome adverse circumstances] | Resilienz {f} | |
| med. topagnosia [loss of ability to recognize familiar surroundings] | Topagnosie {f} [topographische Agnosie] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| over sb.'s head [idiom] [beyond someone's ability to understand] | zu hoch für jdn. [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| audio med. deaf-muteness [lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak] | Taubstummheit {f} [ugs.; fachspr. veraltet für: Gehörlosigkeit] | |
| facility (for sth.) [natural ability] | Begabung {f} (für etw.) | |
| sports jumping ability [ability to leap vertically or horizontally] | Sprungkraft {f} [Fähigkeit, möglichst hoch oder weit zu springen] | |
| ecol. regenerative properties {pl} [ability of something, such as an ecosystem, to recover from pollution] | Regenerationsvermögen {n} | |
| sports sporting potential [ability for playing sports] | sportliches Potenzial {n} | |
| super-humanness [exceeding normal human ability or experience] | Sondermenschentum {n} [selten für: Ausnahmemenschen] | |
| philos. theoretical reason [theoretical reasoning ability, e.g. Kant] | theoretische Vernunft {f} [z. B. Kant] | |
| comp. type safety [ability of a compiler to discourage or prevent type errors] | Typsicherheit {f} | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to go to waste [idiom] [ability etc.] | verkümmern [Fähigkeit etc.] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| med. physical work capacity <PWC> [ability to perform maximal physical work, measured in watts] | Arbeitskapazität {f} [auch: Physical Working Capacity, Physical Work Capacity] | |
| med. physical working capacity <PWC> [ability to perform maximal physical work, measured in watts] | Arbeitskapazität {f} [auch: Physical Working Capacity, Physical Work Capacity] | |
| mil. port throughput capacity [port ability to receive and discharge] | Hafen-Entladekapazität {f} | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| Unverified to be equal to doing sth. [have the ability, strength, or courage to deal successfully with] | imstande sein, etw. zu tun | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| audio med. deaf-mutism / deaf mutism [lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak] | Taubstummheit {f} [ugs.; fachspr. veraltet für: Gehörlosigkeit] | |
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