He's able-bodied, so he's gonna join the army.
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Able-bodied
//ˈeɪ.bl̩ˌbɑ.did//
Synonyms for "able-bodied" (25 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (8)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (12)
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1 entriesderived
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- robust adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Danish
1 entries- arbejdsfør adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Dutch
4 entries- bevaren adj ((Nautical))
- lichamelijk geschikt adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- robust adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- valide adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Finnish
4 entries- kenttäkelpoinen adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- kynnelle kykenevä adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- palveluskelpoinen adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- terve adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
French
2 entries- robuste adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- solide adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Irish
1 entries- infheidhme adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Māori
3 entries- marohi adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- mārohirohi adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- mārōrō adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Portuguese
4 entries- capaz adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- não-deficiente adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- pessoa sem deficiência adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- robusto adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- jak adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- krepak adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
- čio adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Spanish
1 entries- sin discapacidad adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Swedish
1 entries- arbetsför adj (having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
I don't think that able-bodied people that choose not to contribute should be rewarded, but I think there should be more support for people that want to make a living.
Source: tatoeba (9265407)
South Korea has mandatory military service for able-bodied men.
Source: tatoeba (13239541)
A servant determinately idle, leaving his work, or an able-bodied vagrant, roaming the country without means of honest self-support and without seeking employment, was to be brought before the two nearest magistrates.
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