Capable vs He's pretty good at that

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Capable

Top 2000 (comune) B2 adjective

He's pretty good at that

Top 2000 (comune)

	Capable	He's pretty good at that
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ˈkeɪpəbl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈkeɪpəbl/"]/	🇬🇧 //hiːz ˈprɪti ɡʊd æt ðæt// 🇺🇸 //hiz ˈprɪti ɡʊd æt ðæt//
Significato	in grado di fare qualcosa; che ha l'abilità o il potere di farlo able to do something; having the skill or power to do it	He is quite skilled at that.
Esempio	She is quite capable of handling difficult situations on her own.	He's pretty good at that painting technique.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 2000 (comune)	Top 2000 (comune)
Livello CEFR	B2	-
Categoria grammaticale	adjective
Collocazioni	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
Contrari	incapable, unable	-
Errori comuni	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
Note d'uso	Usa 'capace' per descrivere qualcuno o qualcosa che ha la capacità di portare a termine un compito. È adatto sia in contesti personali che professionali. Evita di usarlo in situazioni eccessivamente informali. 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.

Guardalo in clip reali

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

Domande frequenti: Capable vs He's pretty good at that

Qual è la differenza tra Capable e 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.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

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.

Posso usare Capable e He's pretty good at that in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Capable e He's pretty good at that sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.