Capable vs He's pretty good at that

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Capable

Top 2000 (courant) B2 adjective

He's pretty good at that

Top 2000 (courant)

	Capable	He's pretty good at that
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈkeɪpəbl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈkeɪpəbl/"]/	🇬🇧 //hiːz ˈprɪti ɡʊd æt ðæt// 🇺🇸 //hiz ˈprɪti ɡʊd æt ðæt//
Sens	capable de faire quelque chose ; qui a les compétences ou le pouvoir de le faire able to do something; having the skill or power to do it	He is quite skilled at that.
Exemple	She is quite capable of handling difficult situations on her own.	He's pretty good at that painting technique.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	B2	-
Nature grammaticale	adjective
Collocations	appear, be, feel, fully, more than, perfectly, be, seem, extremely, fairly, very	pretty good at something, really good at something, not so good at something
Antonymes	incapable, unable	-
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused about using 'capable of' versus 'capable for'., Using 'capability' instead of 'capable' incorrectly., Using 'capable' as an adverb (it’s an adjective).	Using 'pretty' with negative phrases, e.g., 'not pretty good', Misplacing the adjective, saying 'good pretty at that', Replacing 'at' with 'in', which changes the meaning
Notes d'usage	Utilisez 'capable' pour décrire une personne ou une chose qui a la capacité d'accomplir une tâche. C'est approprié dans des contextes personnels et professionnels. Évitez de l'utiliser dans des situations trop informelles. Use 'capable' to describe someone or something that has the ability to achieve a task. It's suitable in both personal and professional contexts. Avoid using it in overly casual situations.	Used in informal contexts to compliment someone's ability. Avoid in very formal writing.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

Of course, no maester's capable of rendering an opinion

Breaking Bad › S1 E2

capable of acting out of mutual self-interest, yes?

Breaking Bad › S1 E7

And the Gustav was capable of firing a 7-ton shell

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

Of course, no maester's capable of rendering an opinion

Breaking Bad › S1 E2

capable of acting out of mutual self-interest, yes?

Capable

Avengers › Avengers Endgame

He's pretty good at that.

He's pretty good at that

Questions fréquentes : Capable vs He's pretty good at that

Quelle est la différence entre Capable et He's pretty good at that ?

Capable: able to do something; having the skill or power to do it He's pretty good at that: He is quite skilled at that.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Capable: She is quite capable of handling difficult situations on her own. He's pretty good at that: He's pretty good at that painting technique.

Puis-je utiliser Capable et He's pretty good at that de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Capable et He's pretty good at that sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.