capaz

/kaˈpaθ/, [kaˈpaθ]

able, capable


Adjective capaz (plural capaces)

  1. able, capable

Adverb capaz

  1. (Latin America, sometimes with subjunctive) maybe, perhaps

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Examples
  • Ella no era capaz de abrir la botella.

    She wasn't able to open the bottle.

  • Sin embargo, aparte de los budistas, casi nadie es capaz de seguir de manera consecuente este principio.

    However, apart from Buddhists, hardly anyone can consistently follow this principle.

  • Tomás no fue capaz de disparar al oso.

    Tom wasn't able to shoot the bear.

  • Es un dispositivo único capaz de hacer desaparecer el estrés y la melancolía.

    It's a unique device able to make stress and melancholy vanish.

  • Pienso que él es capaz.

    I think he's competent.

  • Él fue capaz de arreglárselas con la pequeña cantidad de dinero.

    He was able to get along on the small amount of money.

  • Ninguno de ellos fue capaz de entender lo que ella estaba insinuando.

    None of them could understand what she was implying.

  • Si no lo intentas, nunca sabrás lo que eres capaz de hacer.

    You never know what you can do till you try.

  • Son tan parecidos que no soy capaz de decirte cuál es cuál.

    They are so alike that I can't tell which is which.

  • ¿Fuiste capaz de hacer todo lo que querías?

    Were you able to do everything you wanted to get done?

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