Sentence examples of "unable" in English

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Unable to sense the situation. Incapable de sentir la situation.
He seems unable to swim. Il semble incapable de nager.
He is unable to do it. Il est incapable de le faire.
Man is unable to escape death. L'homme est incapable d'échapper à la mort.
People are unable to follow these rules. Les gens sont incapables de suivre ces lois.
We were unable to follow his logic. Nous étions incapables de suivre sa logique.
Most were unable to read or write. La plupart étaient incapables de lire ou d'écrire.
She is unable to cope with stress. Elle est incapable de faire face à la tension.
He is unable to buy a car. Il est incapable d'acheter une voiture.
Sorry, but I am unable to do so. Désolé mais je suis incapable de le faire.
It seems that he is unable to swim. Il semble être incapable de nager.
He is unable to concentrate on his academic work. Il est incapable de se concentrer sur son travail scolaire.
The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant. Le professeur fut incapable de comprendre ce que je voulais dire.
I am unable to walk as fast as he can. Je suis incapable de marcher aussi vite que lui.
It seems that Tom is unable to solve the problem. Il semble que Tom soit incapable de résoudre le problème.
The police was unable to get anything out of the woman. La police a été incapable de tirer quoi que ce soit de cette femme.
Unable to speak, he wrote it on a piece of paper. Incapable de parler il l'a écrit sur un morceau de papier.
I was very tired, but I was nevertheless unable to sleep. J'étais très fatigué, mais j'étais quand même incapable de dormir.
I seem unable to get out of this trouble in short time. Il semble incapable de se sortir rapidement de ses problèmes.
He plied her with alcohol until she was unable to resist his advances. Il l'a gorgée d'alcool jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit incapable de résister à ses avances.
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