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unable
/ʌnˈeɪbəl/

unable

🇺🇸 American English
/ʌnˈeɪbəl/
🇬🇧 British English
/ʌnˈeɪbəl/
🇷🇺 Russian
[nʲe f səsˈtojanʲɪjɪ]
Meaning of unable

not able to do something

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Pronunciation/ʌnˈeɪbəl/
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unable

When to use unable

unable to work

не в состоянии работать

unable to speak

не в состоянии говорить

unable to move

не в состоянии двигаться

unable to pay

не в состоянии платить

unable to attend

не в состоянии присутствовать

unable usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы не в состоянии были закончить задание вовремя.

We were unable to finish the task on time.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он был не в состоянии говорить после аварии.

He was unable to speak after the accident.

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unableне в состоянии
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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unable translation: не в состоянии. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce unable

/ʌnˈeɪbəl/

unable translation

не в состоянии

unable examples

We were unable to finish the task on time.

unable transcription

/ʌnˈeɪbəl/, /ʌnˈeɪbəl/

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unable meaning: what does it mean?

not able to do something

unable pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

unable is pronounced as /ʌnˈeɪbəl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

unable definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We were unable to finish the task on time. Translation: Мы не в состоянии были закончить задание вовремя.

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