- to be able to do sth
- To be able to do sthуметь, иметь возможностьWill you be able to come?
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms. 2014.
to be able to do sth
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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 — adjective 1 be able to do sth a) to have the skill, strength, knowledge etc to do something: I ve always wanted to be able to speak Japanese. b) to be able to do something because the situation makes it possible for you to do it: Despite his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
able — a|ble W1S1 [ˈeıbəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin habilis skillful , from habere to have ] 1.) be able to do sth a) to have the skill, strength, knowledge etc needed to do something ▪ I ve always wanted to be able to speak… … Dictionary of contemporary English
able*/*/*/ — [ˈeɪb(ə)l] adj intelligent, or good at doing something • be able to do sth used for saying that it is possible for someone to do something[/ex] I don t know if I ll be able to come.[/ex] I d love to be able to sing like you.[/ex] Word family:… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
not be able to do something to save your life — spoken phrase to be very bad at doing something She couldn’t play the piano to save her life! Thesaurus: to be unable to do something wellsynonym Main entry: save * * * not be able to do sth to ˌsave your ˈlife … Useful english dictionary
(be) able to do something in your sleep — be able to do sth in your ˈsleep idiom (informal) to be able to do sth very easily because you have done it many times before • I haven t done many portraits, but I could paint landscapes in my sleep. Main entry: ↑sleepidiom … Useful english dictionary
(be) able to count somebody on (the fingers of) one hand — be able to count sb/sth on (the fingers of) one ˈhand f19 idiom used to say that the total number of sb/sth is very small • She could count on the fingers of one hand the people she actually enjoyed being with. Main entry: ↑countidiom … Useful english dictionary
(be) able to count something on (the fingers of) one hand — be able to count sb/sth on (the fingers of) one ˈhand f19 idiom used to say that the total number of sb/sth is very small • She could count on the fingers of one hand the people she actually enjoyed being with. Main entry: ↑countidiom … Useful english dictionary
not (be able to) take your eyes off somebody — not (be able to) take your ˈeyes off sb/sth idiom to find sb/sth so interesting, attractive, etc. that you watch them all the time Main entry: ↑eyeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not (be able to) take your eyes off something — not (be able to) take your ˈeyes off sb/sth idiom to find sb/sth so interesting, attractive, etc. that you watch them all the time Main entry: ↑eyeidiom … Useful english dictionary
write sth up — UK US write sth up Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written) ► to prepare a full report, document, etc. to record ideas, discussions, or meetings you had earlier: »I need to write up the minutes of the meeting. ► ACCOUNTING,… … Financial and business terms
