unable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ able

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪbəl

Adjective

unable (not comparable)

1. Not able; lacking a certain ability.
   • 2011 December 21, Tom Rostance, “Fulham 0 - 5 Man Utd”, BBC Sport:

     Fulham switched off as Giggs took a quick corner to Valencia. He played it back to Giggs, whose cross was headed in by Nani with the lurking Rooney unable to add a touch.

Antonyms

• able

Translations

not able

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (different words for "able" - see entries) 不能 (bù néng), 不能夠, 不能够 (bù nénggòu), 不会 (bù huì), 不可以 (bù kěyǐ)

• Czech: neschopný (cs)
• Dutch: niet in staat, onbekwaam

• Finnish: kykenemätön (fi), kyvytön (fi)
• French: incapable (fr) m and f
• German: unfähig (de)
• Romanian: incapabil (ro) m and n, neputincios (ro) m and n, incompetent (ro) m and n
• Spanish: incapaz (es) m and f, impotente (es)

Anagrams

• nebula