hábil

See also: habil

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin habilis (“suitable, skillful”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.biw/ [ˈa.biʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.bil/ [ˈa.βiɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -abil, (Brazil) -abiw
  • Hyphenation: há‧bil

Adjective

hábil m or f (plural hábeis)

  1. skilled
  2. deft, skillful

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin habilis (“suitable, skillful”). Cognate with English able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabil/ [ˈa.β̞il]
  • Rhymes: -abil
  • Syllabification: há‧bil

Adjective

hábil m or f (masculine and feminine plural hábiles, superlative habilísimo)

  1. able, capable
    Synonym: capaz
  2. deft, skillful
    Synonyms: diestro, mañoso, ducho
  3. suitable, adequate
    Synonyms: apropiado, indicado, adecuado

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Further reading

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