What does capacidad in Spanish mean?

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

The word capacidad in Spanish means ability, capacity, capacity, increase commercial capacity, increase in storage capacity, increase in storage space, increase warehouse space, diagnostic capacity, testing capacity, legal capacity, maximum capacity, nominal capacity, ability to manage, carrying capacity, productive capacity, production capacity, reproductive capacity, resolution capacity, with a capacity for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capacidad

ability

nombre femenino (aptitud) (knack, capacity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi abuelo ya no tiene la capacidad de correr.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The ability to distinguish between right and wrong is the mark of a civilized person.

capacity

nombre femenino (que puede contener) (volume which may be contained)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta botella tiene una capacidad de un litro.
This bottle has a capacity of one litre.

capacity

nombre femenino (cabida) (number of people who will fit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacidad de la piscina es de noventa personas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The bus has a capacity of 40 seated, 15 standing.

increase commercial capacity

locución verbal (incrementar las ventas)

La empresa necesita aumentar la capacidad comercial.
The company needs to increase commercial capacity.

increase in storage capacity, increase in storage space, increase warehouse space

(ampliación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las nuevas computadoras necesitan un aumento de capacidad de almacenamiento.
New computers require an increase in storage capacity.

diagnostic capacity, testing capacity

locución nominal femenina (cantidad de pruebas posibles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gobierno de la ciudad prometió aumentar al doble la capacidad de diagnóstico del nuevo virus.
The city government promised to double the diagnostic (or: testing) capacity of the new virus.

legal capacity

locución nominal femenina (derechos y deberes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa no tiene capacidad jurídica para lidiar con este problema.

maximum capacity

locución nominal femenina (de un recurso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacidad máxima de mi correo electrónico es de 15 GB.

nominal capacity

locución nominal femenina (de un equipo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacidad nominal de la máquina es baja.

ability to manage

locución verbal (aptitud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mariel tiene muy buena capacidad para gestionar pagos.
Mariel has a very good ability to manage payments.

carrying capacity

locución nominal femenina (de un terreno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacidad portante del terreno sorprendió a los constructores.

productive capacity, production capacity

locución nominal femenina (de una empresa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debemos aumentar nuestra capacidad productiva si queremos competir en este mercado.
We should increase our productive capacity if we want to compete in this market.

reproductive capacity

locución nominal femenina (de un ser vivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacidad reproductiva de las mujeres disminuye después de los 38 años.

resolution capacity

locución nominal femenina (de actividad, servicio) (ability to resolve problems)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacidad resolutiva de la empresa telefónica es deplorable.
The resolution capacity of the telephone company is deplorable.

with a capacity for

locución preposicional (cabida, espacio)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En la fábrica hay un tanque con capacidad para 500 litros.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The new stadium holds 50,000 spectators.

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