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 Translation for 'able' from English to Icelandic
ADJ   able | abler | ablest
VERB   to able | abled | abled
abling | ables
SYNO able | able-bodied | capable
fær {adj}able
nýtur {adj}able
dugandi {adj}able
3 Words
fleygur {adj}able to fly
syndur {adj}able to swim
ferðafær {adj}able to travel
vinnufær {adj}able to work
pennafær {adj}able to write
4 Words
fluglæs {adj}able to read fluently
hafa efni á e-uto be able to afford sth.
vera útbær á e-ðto be able to afford sth.
geta e-ð [vera fær um]to be able to do sth.
valda e-u [geta lyft]to be able to lift sth.
5+ Words
sjá sér (ekki) fært gera e-ðto (not) being able to do sth.
valda e-u [ráða við]to be able to cope with sth.
vera fær í flestan sjóto be able to deal with almost anything
þekkja e-ð í sundurto be able to distinguish one thing from another
hafa við e-mto be able to keep up with sb.
kunna fótum sínum forráðto be able to look after oneself
vera einfær um (gera) e-ðto be able to manage sth. alone
vera allæsto be able to read fluently
eiga e-ð vístto be able to rely on sth.
unverified eiga fullt í fangi með e-ðto be barely able to cope with sth.
eiga fullt í fangi með e-ðto be hardly able to cope with sth.
þrjóta örendið [e-n þrýtur örendið] to be not able to catch one's breath [sb. can't catch his breath]
vera viðþolslaus af kvölumto no longer be able to stand the pain
geta ekkert gert við e-uto not be able to do anything about sth.
verða ekki / engrar undankomu auðiðto not be able to escape
hafa ekki viðþol fyrir e-uto not be able to stand sth.
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Translation for 'able' from English to Icelandic

able
fær {adj}

nýtur {adj}

dugandi {adj}

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able to fly
fleygur {adj}
able to swim
syndur {adj}
able to travel
ferðafær {adj}
able to work
vinnufær {adj}
able to write
pennafær {adj}

able to read fluently
fluglæs {adj}

to be able to afford sth.
að hafa efni á e-u

að vera útbær á e-ð
to be able to do sth.
að geta e-ð [vera fær um]
to be able to lift sth.
að valda e-u [geta lyft]

to (not) being able to do sth.
að sjá sér (ekki) fært að gera e-ð
to be able to cope with sth.
að valda e-u [ráða við]
to be able to deal with almost anything
að vera fær í flestan sjó
to be able to distinguish one thing from another
að þekkja e-ð í sundur
to be able to keep up with sb.
að hafa við e-m
to be able to look after oneself
að kunna fótum sínum forráð
to be able to manage sth. alone
að vera einfær um (að gera) e-ð
to be able to read fluently
að vera allæs
to be able to rely on sth.
að eiga e-ð víst
to be barely able to cope with sth.
unverified að eiga fullt í fangi með e-ð
to be hardly able to cope with sth.
að eiga fullt í fangi með e-ð
to be not able to catch one's breath [sb. can't catch his breath]
að þrjóta örendið [e-n þrýtur örendið]
to no longer be able to stand the pain
að vera viðþolslaus af kvölum
to not be able to do anything about sth.
að geta ekkert gert við e-u
to not be able to escape
að verða ekki / engrar undankomu auðið
to not be able to stand sth.
að hafa ekki viðþol fyrir e-u
Usage Examples English
  • Some mice, particularly the black-eared mouse ("Peromyscus melanotis"), are, like all rodents, able to tolerate large doses of cardenolides and are able to eat monarchs.
  • 1971-1976. Veszprém, Petőfi Theatre, where he was able to realise his longtime dream of being able to direct.
  • He was able to show composure while under pressure and impressed with his positional play.
  • With the creation of new naval vessels like the submarine, strategies like unrestricted warfare were able to be implemented and with the creation of oil based fuel, radar and radio navies were able to act more efficiently and effective since they were able to move faster, know where enemies were located and were able to communicate with ease.
  • Research has also examined whether non-human primates are able to conserve.

  • Structural, strategic and procedural analysis builds on rational actors, who are able to prioritize clear goals, are able to make trade-offs between conflicting values, are consistent in their behavioral pattern, and are able to take uncertainty into account.
  • Two men went overboard but were able to swim back to the boat.
  • Companies which support essential services are able to apply for an exception from the Attorney General to be able to operate.
  • In 2014, Congress passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, laying the groundwork for ABLE accounts.
  • Smaller businesses were able to sell their products online and be able to promote it using internet advertisements.

  • Although women had been able to vote in the 1991 elections, they had not been able to stand as candidates. However, the 1994 elections saw women able to stand in seats in the Muscat Governorate.
  • Laurdan has the advantage of being able to be applied to living cells and therefore is able to provide information from complex membranes.
  • Clients are better able to eat, sleep, and function normally and live contentedly and securely.
  • October 11, 2008 in Minsk hosted the LGBT Pride, the motto of which was the slogan, "Be able to be! Be able to love! Be able to proud." The march was timed to the International Day of Coming out.
  • Other suffixes include "-able" (-able), "-isme" (-ism), and "-iste" (-ist).

  • Their appearance will drastically change, and players are also able to grade them up to grade 30.
  • On Saturday September 25, Genson was able to get Gillman's bail cut in half and he was able to post bail.
  • A pumping plant is used to be able to convert energy by using the flow of water to be able to have mechanical energy.
  • New Latin "lyticus" (from Greek "lutikos, "λυτικός), able to loosen, able to dissolve; to give "Lyticum", dissolver.
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