Dictionary English → German: [able]

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	English	German
	decisive `{adj}` `[able` `to` `decide` `something` `quickly` `and` `with` `confidence]`	3001 entscheidungsfreudig
	sb./sth. could `[would` `be` `able]`	1279 jd./etw. könnte
	apt `{adj}` `[able,` `competent]`	965 fähig
	adaptable `{adj}` `[able` `to` `adjust]`	623 anpassungsfähig
	sb. could `[was` `able]`	469 jd. konnte
	`[we`/`they`/`you]` could `[would` `be` `able]`	164 `[wir`/`sie`/`Sie]` könnten
	perceptive `{adj}` `[able` `to` `perceive]`	130 aufnahmefähig `[mental]`
	`[we`/`they`/`you]` could `[were` `able]`	127 `[wir`/`sie`/`Sie]` konnten
	`[you]` could `[would` `be` `able]`	99 `[du]` könntest
	unreasonable `{adj}` `[not` `able` `or` `willing` `to` `listen` `to` `reason]`	50 uneinsichtig
	`[you]` could `[were` `able]`	49 `[du]` konntest
	ling. conversant `{adj}` `[Am.]` `[able` `to` `hold` `a` `conversation` `in` `a` `foreign` `language]`	38 konversationsfähig
	`[you]` could `[would` `be` `able]`	36 `[ihr]` könntet
	`[you]` could `[were` `able]` `[said` `to` `two` `or` `more` `people]`	35 `[ihr]` konntet
	law committable `{adj}` `[rare:` `able` `to` `be` `committed]`	12 begehbar `[Fehler,` `Verbrechen]`
	ocular `{adj}` `[able` `to` `be` `seen]`	12 augenfällig `[sichtbar,` `deutlich]`
	unspeakable `{adj}` `[not` `able` `to` `be` `expressed` `in` `words]`	9 unbeschreiblich `[unaussprechlich]`
	literate `{adj}` `[able` `to` `read]`	8 lesekundig
	teachable `{adj}` `[able` `to` `learn]`	7 belehrbar
	conversational `{adj}` `[able` `to` `carry` `on` `a` `conversation]`	6 konversationsfähig
	ling. `[able` `to` `be` `used` `in` `the` `forefield` `(first` `position)` `of` `a` `German` `sentence]` `{adj}`	vorfeldfähig
	`[I]` couldn't `[would` `not` `be` `able]`	`[ich]` könnte nicht
	`[they]` couldn't `[were` `not` `able]`	`[sie]` konnten nicht
	`[we`/`they`/`you]` couldn't `[would` `not` `be` `able]`	`[wir`/`sie`/`Sie]` könnten nicht
	`[you]` couldn't `[would` `not` `be` `able]`	`[du]` könntest nicht
	`[you]` couldn't `[would` `not` `be` `able]`	`[ihr]` könntet nicht
	barkless `{adj}` `[not` `able` `to` `bark]` `[dog]`	nicht bellen könnend `[Hund]`
	telecom. interceptable `{adj}` `{adv}` `[able` `to` `be` `intercepted]`	abhörbar
	passable `{adj}` `[clear` `of` `obstacles` `and` `able` `to` `be` `travelled` `on]`	wegsam `[selten]` `[begeh-,` `befahrbar]`
	sports Unverified pottable `{adj}` `[ball` `in` `snooker,` `pool` `etc.]` `[able` `to` `be` `potted]`	versenkbar `[Poolkugel` `usw.]` `[kann` `versenkt` `werden]`
	phys. refrangible `{adj}` `[of` `light,` `able` `to` `be` `refracted]`	fähig, gebrochen zu werden `[Licht]`
	sb. couldn't `[was` `not` `able]`	jd. konnte nicht
	sb. couldn't `[would` `not` `be` `able]`	jd. könnte nicht
	settleable `{adj}` `[able` `to` `be` `established]`	festlegbar
	uncoupleable `{adj}` `[able` `to` `be` `uncoupled]`	entkoppelbar
	undeterrable `{adj}` `[not` `able` `to` `be` `deterred]`	nicht verhinderbar
Verbs
	Unverified `[to` `not` `be` `able` `to` `make` `up` `one's` `mind` `to` `leave]`	keinen Abgang finden `[ugs.]`
	to accommodate sth. `[be` `able` `to` `cope` `with]`	etw.^Dat. Rechnung tragen `[Redewendung]`
	mil. to enfilade `[to` `move` `in` `a` `position` `to` `be` `able` `to` `fire` `from` `a` `flank]`	überflügeln `[an` `den` `Flügeln` `umgehen]`
	educ. jobs to retrain `[learn` `new` `skills` `so` `as` `to` `be` `able` `to` `do` `a` `different` `job]`	sich umschulen lassen
	to speak sth. `[to` `be` `able` `to` `speak` `a` `language]` `[e.g.` `I` `speak` `German.]`	etw. können `[eine` `Sprache` `können]` `[z.` `B.` `Ich` `kann` `Englisch.]`
Nouns
	hist. `[literally:` `perpetrator` `generation.` `Generation` `of` `Germans` `who` `theoretically` `was` `able` `to` `participate` `in` `Nazi` `crimes]`	Tätergeneration `{f}`
	lit. honorificabilitudinitatibus `[archaic]` `[the` `state` `of` `being` `able` `to` `achieve` `honors]`	`[Fähigkeit,` `Ehre` `zu` `erlangen]`
2 Words: Verbs
	to be abusable `[able` `to` `be` `abused]`	dem Missbrauch ausgesetzt sein
	to be tough `[be` `able` `to` `take` `a` `lot]`	hart im Nehmen sein `[Redewendung]`
	Unverified to relax into sth. `[feel` `more` `confident,` `able` `in` `a` `particular` `role` `or` `position]`	in etw.^Akk. hineinwachsen `[einarbeiten` `und` `vertraut` `werden]`
2 Words: Nouns
	able mind `[able` `person]`	fähiger Kopf `{m}`
	gold-maker `[alchemist` `or` `chemist` `pretending` `to` `be` `able` `to` `make` `gold]`	Goldmacher `{m}` `[Alchemist` `oder` `Chemiker,` `der` `vorgab` `Gold` `machen` `zu` `können]`
	illiterate person `[female]` `[not` `able` `to` `read` `and` `write]`	Analphabetin `{f}`
3 Words: Verbs
	to feel up to sth. `[idiom]` `[be` `confident` `in` `being` `able` `to` `do` `sth.]`	sich^Akk. etw.^Dat. gewachsen fühlen `[Redewendung]`
4 Words: Verbs
	to get the drop on sb. `[Am.]` `[able` `to` `shoot` `an` `opponent` `first]`	mit einer Waffe schneller sein als jd.
5+ Words: Others
	He couldn't have written the letter. `[He` `would` `not` `have` `been` `able` `to]`	Er hätte den Brief nicht schreiben können.
5+ Words: Verbs
	to be able to subscribe to sth. `[to` `be` `able` `to` `agree` `with` `sth.]`	etw.^Akk. unterschreiben können `[fig.]` `[zustimmen]`

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