abdr��cken im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für abdr��cken im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

able [Brit ˈeɪb(ə)l, Am ˈeɪbəl] ADJ To be able to meaning can is usually translated by the verb pouvoir: I was not able to go = je ne pouvais pas y aller; I was not able to help him = je ne pouvais pas l'aider. The main exception to this occurs when to be able to implies the acquiring of a skill, when savoir is used: he's nine and he's still not able to read = il a neuf ans et il ne sait toujours pas lire.
For more examples and other uses, see the entry below.

1. able (having ability to):

to be able to do/be

pouvoir faire/être

he was/wasn't able to read it

il pouvait/ne pouvait pas le lire

she was able to play the piano at the age of four

elle savait jouer du piano à quatre ans

I'll be (better) able to give you more information after the meeting

je serai en mesure de or je pourrai vous donner plus de renseignements après la réunion

2. able:

able (skilled) lawyer, teacher etc

compétent

able (gifted) child

doué

drop back VERB [Brit drɒp -, Am drɑp -]

drop back (deliberately)

rester en arrière, se laisser distancer

drop back (because unable to keep up)

prendre du retard

dry dock SUBST

dry dock

cale f sèche

drop kick SUBST

drop kick

coup m de pied tombé

drop-down menu SUBST COMPUT

drop-down menu

menu m déroulant

slab cake SUBST

slab cake

pavé m (grand gâteau rectangulaire)

I.draw back VERB [Brit drɔː -, Am drɔ -] (draw back) (move back, recoil)

draw back

reculer

II.draw back VERB [Brit drɔː -, Am drɔ -] (draw [sth] back, draw back [sth])

draw back curtains

ouvrir

draw back person: hand, foot

retirer

III.draw back VERB [Brit drɔː -, Am drɔ -] (draw [sb] back, draw back [sb])

draw back person:

draw back

faire revenir

the company will have difficulty drawing its customers back

la société aura du mal à récupérer ses clients

able seaman, able-bodied seaman SUBST

able seaman

matelot m de deuxième classe

able-bodied ADJ

able-bodied

robuste, fort

able rating SUBST

able rating

matelot m breveté

abdr��cken im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für abdr��cken im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.draw back VERB intr

1. draw back (recoil):

draw back

reculer

2. draw back (chose not to do sth):

draw back

faire marche arrière

II.draw back VERB trans

1. draw back (pull):

draw back table, chair

tirer

draw back curtains

ouvrir

2. draw back (attract):

draw back person

faire revenir

my mother drew me back

ma mère m'a poussé à revenir

to be drawn back to sth

être attiré par qc

able [ˈeɪbl] ADJ

1. able <more [or better] able, most [or best] able> (having the ability):

able

capable

to be able to +infin

pouvoir +infin

to be able to +infin

savoir +infin Belg

to be able to swim/drive

savoir nager/conduire

2. able <abler, ablest> <[or more able, most able]> (clever):

able

apte

drop back VERB intr

drop back

se laisser distancer

drop-down menu SUBST COMPUT

drop-down menu

menu m déroulant

able-bodied ADJ

able-bodied

valide

get-at-able ADJ ugs

get-at-able

accessible