Significato di “capacity” nel dizionario inglese

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“capacity” in inglese

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capacitynoun

uk ​ /kəˈpæs.ə.ti/ us ​ /kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/

capacity noun (AMOUNT)

B2 [ C or S or U ] the total amount that can be contained or produced, or (especially of a person or organization) the ability to do a particular thing:

The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.
The game was watched by a capacity crowd/audience of 50,000 (= the place was completely full).
She has a great capacity for hard work.
The purchase of 500 tanks is part of a strategy to increase military capacity by 25 percent over the next five years.
[ + to infinitive ] It seems to be beyond his capacity to (= he seems to be unable to) follow simple instructions.
Do you think it's within his capacity to (= do you think he'll be able to) do the job without making a mess of it?
The generators each have a capacity of (= can produce) 1,000 kilowatts.
The larger cars have bigger capacity engines (= the engines are bigger and more powerful).
All our factories are working at (full) capacity (= are producing goods as fast as possible).
We are running below capacity (= not producing as many goods as we are able to) because of cancelled orders.
He suffered a stroke in 2008, which left him unable to speak, but his mental capacity (= his ability to think and remember) wasn't affected.

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capacity noun (POSITION)

C1 [ S ] formal a particular position or job:

She guides tourists at the Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home in her capacity as a National Park Service ranger.
She was speaking in her capacity as a novelist, rather than as a television presenter.

(Definizione di “capacity” dal Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“capacity” in inglese americano

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capacitynoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /kəˈpæs·ɪ·t̬i/

capacity noun [ C/U ] (AMOUNT)

› the amount that can be held or produced by something:

[ C ] The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.
[ U ] The theater was full to capacity that night.

capacity noun [ C/U ] (ABILITY)

› [ C ] the ability to do something in particular:

He has an enormous capacity for work.

capacity noun [ C/U ] (POSITION)

› [ C ] a particular position or job; a role:

She was speaking in her capacity as a judge.

(Definizione di “capacity” dal Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“capacity” in inglese per gli affari

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capacitynoun

uk ​ /kəˈpæsəti/ us ​

› [ S or U ] the total amount or number of things or people that something can hold:

a capacity of sth The tanks have a capacity of 1000 litres.
capacity audience/crowd The rally drew a capacity crowd of 15,000 people (= the place, which held 15,000 people, was completely full).
See also
deadweight (carrying) capacity

› [ S or U ] PRODUCTION the total amount of something that can be produced:

cut/expand/increase capacity They aim to expand capacity by 3 million barrels a day.
All our factories are now working at full capacity.
See also
excess capacity
spare capacity

› [ S or U ] the ability of a person or organization to do something:

capacity to do sth "Every industry has the capacity to go green," he says.
capacity for sth Most people have little capacity for creativity in solving problems at work.
See also
legal capacity

› [ S ] WORKPLACE a particular position or job:

sb's capacity as sth In her capacity as portfolio manager, she has primary responsibility for making day-to-day investment decisions.
He attends Board meetings in an advisory capacity.

(Definizione di “capacity” dal Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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