What does capacité in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word capacité in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use capacité in French.

The word capacité in French means capacity, capacity, capacity, capacitance, enhance the production capacity, increase productivity, legal capacity, civil capacity, capacity for adaptation, operating cash flow, cash flow from operating activities, carrying capacity, cargo capacity, load capacity, testing capacity, capacity for judgement, judgement capacity, capacity for work, legal studies diploma, basic legal studies diploma, heat capacity, thermal capacity, licence, marriage licence, [x] capacity, of great potential, with great potential. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capacité

capacity

nom féminin (contenance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quelle est la capacité de ce réservoir ? Cette salle a une capacité de 200 personnes.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. How much room is there in the vehicle?

capacity

nom féminin (aptitude)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa capacité à comprendre est plutôt lente.
Her capacity to understand is a little slow.

capacity

nom féminin (puissance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est connu pour sa capacité de travail.
He is known for his capacity to work.

capacitance

nom féminin (électricité (électricité restituée) (electricity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacité est la quantité d'électricité restituée par un accumulateur.
Capacitance is the quantity of electricity released by an accumulator.

enhance the production capacity, increase productivity

locution verbale (augmenter la production)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pour répondre aux exigences du marché, l'entreprise a dû accroître la capacité de production en acquérant de nouvelles machines et en recrutant du personnel.

legal capacity, civil capacity

nom féminin (droits et obligation d'un majeur) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capacity for adaptation

nom masculin (acclimatation aux contraintes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

operating cash flow, cash flow from operating activities

nom féminin (mesure comptable de ressources) (Accounting)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacité d'autofinancement des petites entreprises est assez limitée.

carrying capacity, cargo capacity

nom féminin (poids pouvant être emporté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacité d'emport des bateaux est la plus élevée.

load capacity

nom féminin (population optimum sur un territoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

testing capacity

nom féminin (possibilité de dépister massivement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capacity for judgement, judgement capacity

nom féminin (faculté de jugement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capacity for work

nom féminin (travail : potentiel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

legal studies diploma, basic legal studies diploma

nom féminin (diplôme en droit) (qualification)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacité en droit est un premier diplôme général.

heat capacity, thermal capacity

nom féminin (capacité calorifique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

licence

nom masculin (document attestant une habilité) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

marriage licence

nom masculin (attestation pour mariage à l'étranger) (UK: official document)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

[x] capacity

(contenant...) (before the noun)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
C'est un réservoir d'eau d'une capacité de mille litres.
It's a one-thousand litre capacity water tank.

of great potential, with great potential

locution adjectivale (avec un fort potentiel)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce professeur a une classe de grande capacité.

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