ability

capacité, aptitude

Compétence ou moyens nécessaires pour faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The skill or power needed to do something.

• He has great musical ability.
• The course will improve your ability to read quickly.
• Children develop different abilities as they grow.

Comment l'utiliser : ability to do something (She has the ability to explain difficult ideas clearly.)

Synonymes : skill, capacity, capability

Contraires : inability

Expressions courantes : reading ability, natural ability, ability to learn, ability to change

capacité, aptitude

Facilité avec laquelle quelqu’un fait quelque chose, ou talent qu’il possède naturellement.

En anglais simple : How well someone can do something, or a natural skill they have.

• She has great musical ability.
• The teacher grouped students by ability.
• His ability to solve problems impressed us.

Comment l'utiliser : ability to do something (She has the ability to explain difficult ideas clearly.)

Synonymes : skill, talent, aptitude

Contraires : inability

Expressions courantes : natural ability, musical ability, ability to learn