incapaz

Adjective B1 #18565 most common

Translations

  1. incapable
  2. unable

Used to describe someone who is not able to do something.

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Example Sentences

She felt incapable of completing the project on time.

El deslenguamiento que sufrió tras el accidente lo dejó incapaz de hablar por semanas.

The loss of tongue he suffered after the accident left him unable to speak for weeks.

Estaba maniatado en la silla, incapaz de moverse mientras el ladrón registraba la casa.

He was bound to the chair, unable to move while the thief searched the house.

That fool got lost in the woods, unable to find his way back home.

Después de la larga caminata, se sintió postrado en el sofá, incapaz de levantarse.

After the long walk, he felt prostrated on the couch, unable to get up.

Al escuchar la noticia, me quedé abismado, incapaz de procesar la magnitud de lo que había sucedido.

Upon hearing the news, I was dazed, unable to process the magnitude of what had happened.

Después de recibir la noticia, quedó alelado por unos minutos, incapaz de procesar lo que había sucedido.

After receiving the news, he was dazed for a few minutes, unable to process what had happened.

After the fight, the young man was choked by the pressure of his opponent, unable to breathe normally.

A veces, me parece que él es un verdadero modrego, incapaz de entender lo simple.

Sometimes, it seems to me that he is a true dullard, incapable of understanding the simple.

I was transfixed on the screen, unable to take my eyes off the exciting movie.

Los hebetes suelen ser incapaces de ver más allá de su propia perspectiva limitada.

Dullards often fail to see beyond their own limited perspective.

The child started to squirm in his chair, unable to contain his impatience.

Al enterarse de la noticia, se quedó anonadado, incapaz de procesar lo que había escuchado.

Upon hearing the news, he was stunned, unable to process what he had heard.

Al escuchar la noticia, se quedó abismado, incapaz de procesar lo que acababa de oír.

Upon hearing the news, he was left dazed, unable to process what he had just heard.

Quedó trasfijo en su lugar, incapaz de moverse ante la sorpresa que le causó la noticia.

He was transfixed in place, unable to move in shock at the news.

Al escuchar la noticia, quedé embobado, incapaz de procesar lo que había ocurrido.

Upon hearing the news, I was dazed, unable to process what had happened.

La noticia lo dejó en un estado de daza, incapaz de reaccionar.

The news left him in a daze, unable to react.

La noticia la dejó abobada, incapaz de reaccionar ante lo que había escuchado.

The news left her dazed, unable to react to what she had heard.

El hombre beodo se tambaleaba por la calle, incapaz de mantenerse en pie.

The drunken man stumbled down the street, unable to keep his balance.