capacity
/kəˈpæsɪti/ nom B1En français : capacité, qualité
- The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- A measure of such ability; volume.
- The maximum amount that can be held. · It was hauling a capacity load.· The orchestra played to a capacity crowd.
- Capability; the ability to perform some task.
- The maximum that can be produced.
- The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group. · Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour.
- The potential for growth and development.
- Mental ability; the power to learn.
Pluriel capacities
Dans la bibliothèque
With the brow of a philosopher above and the jaw of a sensualist below, the man must have started with great capacities for good or for evil.
They read to Noirtier the formal copy of a will, in order to give him an idea of the terms in which such documents are generally couched; then, in order to test the capacity of the testator, the first notary said, turning towards him:
_I_ never saw such capacity, and taste, and application, and elegance, as you describe, united.”
“They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains,” he remarked with a smile.
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