Usage examples of "capable" in French with translation to English

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Tout le monde en est capable. Anyone can do it.
Il est très bien capable de lire. He can read pretty well.
Elle n'est pas capable de nager. She doesn't know how to swim.
Je suis capable d'ouvrir la fenêtre. I can open the window.
Elle est capable de courir un marathon. She can run a full marathon.
Es-tu capable de manger des huîtres crues ? Can you eat raw oysters?
Je pense que c'est un homme capable. I think he's a man of ability.
Il n'est pas capable de nager un mile. He cannot swim a mile.
Il est capable d'oublier le nom des gens. He is apt to forget people's name.
Le garçon est capable de compter jusqu'à dix. The boy can count to ten.
Je ne suis pas capable de soulever cette pierre. I cannot lift this stone.
Es-tu capable de transporter la valise par toi-même ? Can you manage to carry the suitcase by yourself?
Elle a admis ne pas être capable de parler français. She acknowledged that she couldn't speak French.
Il est capable de réussir tout ce qu'il entreprend. He can do anything he sets his mind to.
Ce type est capable de faire des trucs vraiment dingues. This guy can do amazing things.
Es-tu capable de voir dans l'obscurité de la nuit ? Can you see in the darkness of the night?
À en juger par ce qu'il dit, il paraît un homme capable. Judging from what he says, he seems to be a man of ability.
Il était capable de nager à travers la rivière quand il était adolescent. He could swim across the river when he was in his teens.
Aussi rapide que tu sois capable de courir, tu ne rattraperas jamais une moto. However fast you may try to run, you will never beat a motorbike.
Thomas a retenu beaucoup de kanji au point d'être capable de lire les livres destinés aux écoliers. Tom has memorised so many kanji that he can read books for primary school children.
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