able-bodied

ˌeɪbəlˈbɑdid
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Translation of able-bodied into German

Adjective

1.

medical

physically strong and healthy without disabilities
  • The job requires able-bodied individuals.Der Job erfordert körperlich gesunde Personen.
2.

maritime

TECH.
capable of performing all duties as a seaman
TECH.
seetüchtig seefähig tauglich
  • He served as an able-bodied seaman in the navy.Er diente als seetüchtiger Matrose in der Marine.
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Expressions with able-bodied: examples in English and translations in German

Matrose
Seemann
The able-bodied seaman handled the ropes expertly.

Synonyms and analogies of able-bodied in English

Examples of able-bodied in a sentence

  • Volunteers must be able-bodied to participate in the event.
  • He was recognized as an able-bodied crew member on the ship.
  • The captain relied on his able-bodied sailors during the storm.

Translations of "able-bodied" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
wehrfähigadj.

But my father was able-bodied, so the Romans killed him.

Aber mein Vater war wehrfähig, also haben die Römer ihn getötet.

arbeitsfähigeadj.

We've taken more able-bodied men and women from pacified neighborhoods.

Wir haben weitere arbeitsfähige Männer und Frauen aus den befriedeten Gebieten geholt.

kräftigeadj.

Okay. I'm going to need two able-bodied men.

Gut, ich brauche zwei kräftige Männer.

fähigeadj.

Each able-bodied seaman had to complete safety training before boarding the vessel.

Jeder fähige Matrose musste eine Sicherheitsausbildung absolvieren, bevor er das Schiff betrat.

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Other translations for able-bodied:

  • körperlich gesundadj.
  • gesundadj.
  • fitadj.

able-bodied: Examples and translations in context

The rest of the able-bodied men will have went to battle as infantrymen.

Der Rest der wehrfähigen Männer dürfte als Fußkrieger in die Schlacht gezogen sein.

In times of war, they may conscript every able-bodied citizen.

In Kriegszeiten können sie jeden wehrfähigen Bürger einziehen.

According to equipment, the able-bodied men of the tribe were combined in separate detachments.

Je nach Ausrüstung wurden die wehrfähigen Männer des Stammes in eigenen Abteilungen zusammengefaßt.

Brude has driven every village into hiding and hanged the able-bodied men who won't join his army.

Brude hat alle Dorf in den Untergrund getrieben und erhängte die wehrfähigen Männer , die nicht beitreten werden seine Armee.

That I could regress in an able-bodied prototype,

Das ich mich in einen wehrfähigen Prototypen zurückentwickeln könnte,

These persons can be drawn in and stood, if they were judged as able-bodied, in emergency to armed forces thus as so-called reserve system for order.

Diese Personen können, wenn sie als wehrfähig erachtet wurden, im Notfall zu den Streitkräften eingezogen werden und stehen somit als sogenanntes Reservesystem zur Verfügung.

Often a castle was vulnerable just through the absence of a few able-bodied men whilst they were out hunting or working in the fields.

Gerade während der Abwesenheit der oft nur wenigen wehrfähigen Männer während der Jagd oder Feldarbeit war eine Burg besonders gefährdet.

Every able-bodied man must report for duty.

Jeder arbeitsfähige Mann muss sich zum Dienst melden.

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