unable
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un·a·ble
(ŭn-ā'bəl) 
adj.
adj.
- Lacking the necessary power, authority, or means; not able; incapable: unable to get to town without a car.
- Lacking mental or physical capability or efficiency; incompetent: unable to walk.
- Usage Problem. Not susceptible to action or treatment: a project unable to be financed with government funds. See Usage Note at able.
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unable
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unable
adj
Definition: not having talent, skill
Antonyms: able, adequate, capable, competent, fit, qualified, skillful, talented
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unable
IN BRIEF: Lacking in skill, knowledge or power.
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
— Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680).
Tutor's tip: The weather will "enable" (to make possible) the football game to start, but the home team is "unable" (not able, lacking the ability) to win without their star player.
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The term as transmitted by a pilot means an inability to comply with specific instructions, requests, or a clearance.
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Unable
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kan ikke, ude af stand til
Nederlands (Dutch)
onbekwaam, ongeschikt, niet in staat
Français (French)
adj. - incapable de faire, impossible de faire, incompétent, ignorant
Deutsch (German)
adj. - nicht fähig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανίκανος, αδύναμος, μη δυνάμενος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incapaz
Русский (Russian)
неспособный (что-л. сделать), бессильный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - incapaz, inhábil, impotente, imposibilitado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförmögen, oduglig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不能的, 不会的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能的, 不會的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불가능한, ~할 수 없는
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) عاجز, غير قادر
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא יכול, לא מסוגל
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