"be unable to" meaning in All languages combined

See be unable to on Wiktionary

Verb [Anglais]

Forms: to be unable to [infinitive], is unable to [present, third-person, singular], was unable to ou were unable to [preterite], been unable to [participle, past], being unable to [participle, present]
  1. Être hors de mesure de.
    Sense id: fr-be_unable_to-en-verb-XiN7Ph8f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Locutions verbales en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir be, unable et to (« être incapable de »)."
  ],
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      "ipas": [
        "\\bi(ː) ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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        "\\ɪz ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was unable to ou were unable to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\wʌz ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\",
        "\\wɚ ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "been unable to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪn ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "being unable to",
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        "\\ˈbi.ɪŋ ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Être hors de mesure de."
      ],
      "id": "fr-be_unable_to-en-verb-XiN7Ph8f"
    }
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    "→ voir be, unable et to (« être incapable de »)."
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      ],
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    },
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      "form": "is unable to",
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        "\\ɪz ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
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        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "was unable to ou were unable to",
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        "\\wʌz ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\",
        "\\wɚ ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "been unable to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪn ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "being unable to",
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        "\\ˈbi.ɪŋ ʌneɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
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        "Être hors de mesure de."
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