capacity

capacidad, cabida

Cantidad máxima que cabe en un recipiente o lugar.

En inglés sencillo: The largest amount that a container or place can hold.

• The tank has a capacity of fifty litres.
• The stadium was filled to capacity.
• What is the storage capacity of this device?

Cómo se usa: capacity of something (The capacity of the hall is two hundred people.); at capacity (The shelter is already at capacity.)

Sinónimos: volume

Expresiones frecuentes: seating capacity, full capacity, capacity of something

capacidad, aptitud

Aptitud de una persona o cosa para hacer o experimentar algo.

En inglés sencillo: The ability of a person or thing to do or experience something.

• Children have a great capacity to learn.
• I admire her capacity for kindness.
• The injury reduced his capacity to work.

Cómo se usa: capacity to do something (She has the capacity to lead the team.); capacity for something (He showed a remarkable capacity for hard work.)

Sinónimos: ability, capability

Antónimos: inability

Expresiones frecuentes: capacity to learn, capacity for something, mental capacity, capacity to perform

capacidad de producción

Cantidad que una empresa o máquina puede producir, o volumen de trabajo que puede realizar.

En inglés sencillo: The amount a business or machine can produce or the work it can handle.

• The factory needs more capacity.
• New machines doubled our production capacity.
• The plant is operating at full capacity.

Cómo se usa: at full capacity (The factory ran at full capacity during the holiday season.)

Sinónimos: production capability

Expresiones frecuentes: production capacity, spare capacity, increase capacity

calidad, condición

Función o condición en la que alguien actúa.

En inglés sencillo: The role or position in which someone acts.

• She attended in her capacity as director.
• I am speaking in a personal capacity.
• He has served the organization in several capacities.

Cómo se usa: in someone’s capacity as someone (He signed the letter in his capacity as chairman.); in a particular capacity (She advised us in a professional capacity.)

Sinónimos: role, position

Expresiones frecuentes: in my capacity, official capacity, capacity as someone

facultad legal, potestad

Poder que la ley concede para realizar una acción concreta.

En inglés sencillo: The power given by law to take a particular action.

• The officer has the legal capacity to make an arrest.
• The court questioned his capacity to act on her behalf.
• This official lacks the capacity to issue such an order.

Cómo se usa: capacity to do something (The law grants these officers the capacity to detain suspects.)

Sinónimos: authority, legal power

Expresiones frecuentes: legal capacity, capacity to arrest, capacity to act