Sentence examples of "be able" in English with translation "in der lage sein"

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I'll never be able to play again. Ich werde nie in der Lage sein, wieder zu spielen.
Due to my lumbago, I won't be able to attend Koizumi's party. Infolge meines Hexenschusses werde ich nicht in der Lage sein an Koizumi's Party teilzunehmen.
I am able to read English. Ich bin in der Lage, Texte auf Englisch zu lesen.
I am able to swim across the river. Ich bin in der Lage, über den Fluss zu schwimmen.
Few people are able to understand his theories. Nur wenige sind in der Lage, seine Theorien zu verstehen.
A helicopter is able to take off and land straight up and down. Ein Hubschrauber ist in der Lage gerade aufwärts und abwärts zu starten und zu landen.
Why didn't you tell us about this earlier? We'd have been able to do something about it. Warum haben Sie uns nicht früher davon erzählt? Wir wären in der Lage gewesen, etwas dagegen zu tun.
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