English-Spanish translations for ability

• capacidad
  la capacidad de catalizar reacciones químicas; ability to catalyse chemical reactions;
  La capacidad para pedir prestado es clave en este aspecto. The ability to borrow money is key here.
  No dudo de la capacidad de la misma para comenzar de nuevo. I have no doubt about its ability to start again.
• habilidad
  Ahí es donde tengo más confianza de nuestra habilidad para llevarnos el gato al agua. It is there that I have greater confidence in our ability to get our way.
  Nuestra credibilidad y nuestra habilidad para ser un socio eficaz dependen de esto. Our credibility and our ability to be an effective partner depend on this.
  La Unión Europea parece tener la habilidad de ayudar a resolver conflictos. The European Union appears to have the ability to help in resolving conflict.

Definition of ability

• Suitableness.
• The legal wherewithal to act.
• Physical power.
• A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
• A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.

Examples

• This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly
• This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time
• They are persons of ability, who will go far in life
• She has an uncanny ability to defuse conflict

Related words

• inability
• disability
• availability
• probability
• usability
• reliability
• stability
• permeability
• amiability