capaz

=

able

adjective

capaz
adjective
1. capable (apto)
  • es un profesor muy capaz -> he's a very skilled o gifted teacher
  • capaz de algo/de hacer algo -> capable of something/of doing something
  • es capaz de todo con tal de conseguir lo que quiere -> he's capable of anything to get what he wants
  • ¡no serás capaz de dejarme sola! -> surely you wouldn't leave me all alone!
2. (espacioso)
  • muy/poco capaz -> with a large/small capacity
3. competent (law)
adverb
4. maybe (informal) (quizá) (Andes, RP)
  • capaz (que) viene Pedro -> Pedro might come

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capaz [cah-path’]
adjective
1. Capacious, capable, able to hold other things.
2. Capacious, ample, spacious, roomy, wide.
  • Capaz para -> with a capacity of
  • Coche capaz para 4 personas -> a car with room for 4 people
3. Fit, apt, suitable, competent. (Metaphorical)
  • Ser capaz de algo -> to be capable of something
  • Es capaz de cualquier tontería -> he is able of any stupidity
  • Capaz de funcionar -> operational
  • Ser capaz para un trabajo -> to be qualified for a job
4. Learned, ingenious, capable, clever. (Metaphorical)
  • Hacerse capaz de alguna cosa -> (Met.) To render oneself master of a thing
5. Es capaz que venga, he’ll probably come. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
adverb
  • ¿Vendrá ->
..capaz que sí, will he come?

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Q: La frase del día: "- No sabes nunca de lo que eres capaz hasta que lo haces.…
A: Donde hay gana, hay mana. ;-)
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