unable

incapace, impossibilitato

Che non può fare qualcosa per mancanza di capacità o perché le circostanze lo impediscono.

In inglese semplice: If you are like this, you cannot do something.

• I am unable to help.
• He was unable to walk after the accident.
• We have been unable to contact her.

Come si usa: unable to do something (She was unable to open the door.)

Sinonimi: incapable

Contrari: able

Espressioni comuni: unable to attend, unable to work, unable to help

impossibile

Si dice via radio per comunicare che non si può eseguire un’istruzione.

In inglese semplice: Used over a radio to say that you cannot follow an instruction.

• “Unable,” the pilot replied.
• “Unable at present; our engine is overheating.”
• “Unable due to low fuel; request another runway.”

Espressioni comuni: unable due to, unable at present