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-able — ♦ Élément, du lat. abilis, signifiant « qui peut être » (récupérable, ministrable) ou moins souvent « qui donne », « enclin à » (secourable, pitoyable). able Suffixe, du lat. abilis, qui peut être (ex. faisable, mangeable) ou enclin à être ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
Able — may refer to:In science and technology: * ABLE (nuclear weapon), a U.S. 1946 nuclear weapon test series * ABLE (programming language), a simplified programming language * Able space probes, probes in the Pioneer program * Able, one of the first… … Wikipedia
Able — A ble, a. [comp. {Abler}; superl. {Ablest}.] [OF. habile, L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. {Habile} and see {Habit}.] 1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A many man, to ben… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
able — ● able nom masculin (latin albulus, blanchâtre) Poisson d eau douce (cyprinidé), voisin de l ablette. ⇒ABLE, subst. masc. A. ICHTYOL. Terme générique désignant une variété de poissons d eau douce (cyprinidés) et de couleur claire. B. Poisson… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-able — a*ble ( [.a]*b l). [F. able, L. abilis.] An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be amended; blamable, fit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
able — adj 1: possessed of needed powers or of needed resources to accomplish an objective able to perform under the contract 2: having freedom from restriction or obligation or from conditions preventing an action able to vote 3: legally qualified:… … Law dictionary
Able — de Heckel Able de Heckel … Wikipédia en Français
Able — A ble, v. t. [See {Able}, a.] [Obs.] 1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To vouch for. I ll able them. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
able — /ay beuhl/, adj., abler, ablest, n. adj. 1. having necessary power, skill, resources, or qualifications; qualified: able to lift a two hundred pound weight; able to write music; able to travel widely; able to vote. 2. having unusual or superior… … Universalium
able — adj. 1 able to do sth having the ability to do sth VERBS ▪ be, feel, prove, seem ADVERB ▪ fully, perfectly, quite … Collocations dictionary
able — adj. able to + inf. (she was not able to reach him) USAGE NOTE: In passive constructions, able is replaced by the verb can: he cannot be reached. * * * [ eɪb(ə)l] able to + inf. (USAGE NOTE: In passive constructions, able is replaced by the verb… … Combinatory dictionary
