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not able to do something in English:

1. incapable incapable


With her extravagant tastes, she was incapable of making ends meet.
He is incapable of telling a lie.
She is incapable of deceit.
The child was incapable of understanding his father's death.
A baby is incapable of taking care of itself.
The plan is incapable of alteration.
Ostriches are incapable of flight.
He is a man who I supposed was incapable of such cruelty.
I had always been incapable of making friends with her.
I am incapable of crying.
‘with the battery removed the car was incapable of being driven.
She gave me clarity what familyand friends were incapable.
We are incapable of meeting deadlines so we were fired.
There are so many people in the world who are incapable of outgrowing the level of their stomach!

2. unable unable


I'm unable to help you.
Unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to leave his native town.
In the end, because of the disease, he became unable to walk and had to use a motorized wheelchair to get around.
That way you keep thinking about me but are unable to admit to your feelings, that hot and cold feel is a real boom among young men!
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.
At first, we could make ends meet, but as it continued we became unable to cover our expenses.
Unable to bear her miseries, she ran away from her husband.
Because of the high unemployment rate, men are often unable to find a regular job and and support their families.
Chris could not conceal his sadness when he heard that Beth had been unable to find his valuable watch.
TEPCO is unable to stop the flow of dirty water contaminated with highly radioactive material.
A fish out of water is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
Fathers and teachers, I ponder, "What is hell?" I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

3. incapable of incapable of


The city’s public transport system is incapable of carrying the huge number of people that are expected to arrive to watch the Olympics.
Most birds are incapable of swimming.

English word "not able to do something"(incapable of) occurs in sets:

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