"be able to" meaning in Anglais

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "be unable to"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Locutions verbales en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir be, able et to (« être capable de »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to be able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bi(ː) eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ɪz eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was able to ou were able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\wʌz eɪ.bl̩ tə\\",
        "\\wɚ eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "been able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪn eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "being able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbi.ɪŋ eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "Be able to remplace l'auxiliaire can lorsque ce dernier, verbe défectif, n'est pas possible ou est ambigu :",
    "He can go: Il peut aller.",
    "*He will can go → He will be able to go: Il pourra aller.",
    "He could go: Il pourrait aller; He was able to go: Il a pu aller.",
    "*He would have can go → He would have been able to go (ou He could have gone): Il aurait pu aller."
  ],
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Locution verbale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Être en mesure de."
      ],
      "id": "fr-be_able_to-en-verb-E7c4Mj4B"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "With this qualification, I am now able to teach French."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pouvoir (avoir la permission de faire)."
      ],
      "id": "fr-be_able_to-en-verb-bXFoPl9k"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I’ve tried so hard to juggle, but I am still not able to do it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pouvoir (être capable de faire)."
      ],
      "id": "fr-be_able_to-en-verb-ixPMOjDG"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\bi(ː) eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "to"
    },
    {
      "word": "right"
    },
    {
      "word": "may"
    },
    {
      "word": "can"
    },
    {
      "word": "can"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be able to"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "be unable to"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Locutions verbales en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir be, able et to (« être capable de »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to be able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bi(ː) eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ɪz eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was able to ou were able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\wʌz eɪ.bl̩ tə\\",
        "\\wɚ eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "been able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\bɪn eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "being able to",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbi.ɪŋ eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "Be able to remplace l'auxiliaire can lorsque ce dernier, verbe défectif, n'est pas possible ou est ambigu :",
    "He can go: Il peut aller.",
    "*He will can go → He will be able to go: Il pourra aller.",
    "He could go: Il pourrait aller; He was able to go: Il a pu aller.",
    "*He would have can go → He would have been able to go (ou He could have gone): Il aurait pu aller."
  ],
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Locution verbale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Être en mesure de."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Exemples en anglais à traduire"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "With this qualification, I am now able to teach French."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pouvoir (avoir la permission de faire)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Exemples en anglais à traduire"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I’ve tried so hard to juggle, but I am still not able to do it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pouvoir (être capable de faire)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\bi(ː) eɪ.bl̩ tə\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "to"
    },
    {
      "word": "right"
    },
    {
      "word": "may"
    },
    {
      "word": "can"
    },
    {
      "word": "can"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be able to"
}