ability

ability
[ə'bɪlətɪ]
сущ.
1) способность, возможность (делать что-л.)

ability to hear — способность слышать

inborn / native / innate ability — врождённая, природная способность

- climbing ability
- cross-country ability
- germinating ability
- spring ability
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Ant:
2) умение (что-л. делать); квалификация; ловкость

ability in doing smth. / to do smth. — ловкость в каком-л. деле

ability to write well — владение слогом

an ounce of ability — зачаточные навыки

to do smth. to the best of one's ability — стараться изо всех сил

to demonstrate / display / exhibit / show ability — проявлять способности, демонстрировать умение

to treat smth. with ability — умело справляться с чем-л.

to appreciate / recognize ability — ценить способность

Each man will be paid according to his ability. — Каждому рабочему будут платить в соответствии с его квалификацией.

Syn:
3) обычно мн. талант, дарование

abilities for music — музыкальные способности

intellectual abilities — умственные способности

creative abilities — созидательные, творческие способности

exceptional abilities — экстраординарные способности

marginal abilities — очень небольшие способности

to be possessed of great abilities — быть одарённым

a person of great abilities — человек с большими способностями

a man of small abilities — человек со способностями ниже среднего, немного стоящий в профессиональном плане

abilities above the ordinary — неординарные способности, талант

The success attests his ability. — Подобный успех свидетельствует, что у этого человека талант.

4) юр. компетенция, правоспособность
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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. (K. Marx) — От каждого - по способностям, каждому - по потребностям.


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