The profane language used on network television makes many parents with young children not want to subscribe to cable.
Source: tatoeba (1960)
Cable
//ˈkeɪ.bəl//
Synonyms for "cable" (87 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (43)
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15 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesat location
8 entriescapable of
3 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
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has context
6 entriesis a
11 entriesmanner of
2 entriespart of
2 entriesreceives action
1 entriesrelated to
44 entriesShowing 16 of 44 words.
used for
18 entriesallowing computers to communicatecarrying electricitycarrying thingsconduct electrical or optical impulsesconnect television to many networksconnect to tv stationconnect two computersconnecting two electrical devicesholding up bridgekeeping ship in placemany different thingsmoving elevatorstrong connector holding things togethersupporting bridgetransfer energy or informationtransmitting information
Showing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
260 translations across 66 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- kabllo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σπάρτον noun (large wire, rope)
Arabic
1 entries- كَابْل noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Armenian
4 entries- կաբել noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- կաբելային noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- հեռագիր noun (telegram — see also telegram)
- ճոպան noun (large wire, rope)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- buraz noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Bashkir
1 entries- арҡан noun (large wire, rope)
Belarusian
3 entries- ка́бель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- кана́т noun (large wire, rope)
- трос noun (large wire, rope)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дебе́ло въже́ noun (large wire, rope)
- ка́бел noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ка́белт noun (nautical unit of length)
- кабел noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Burmese
1 entries- သံကြိုး noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Catalan
4 entries- cable noun (large wire, rope)
- cable noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cablejar verb (provide with cable(s))
- lligar verb (fasten (as if) with cable(s))
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 纜索 /缆索 noun (large wire, rope)
- 纜繩 /缆绳 noun (large wire, rope)
- 電線 /电线 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 電纜 /电缆 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Czech
4 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- kabel noun (nautical unit of length)
- kabelovka noun (TV broadcast over cable network)
Danish
2 entries- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Dutch
4 entries- (electrische) kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
- kabel noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Esperanto
3 entries- kablo noun (large wire, rope)
- kablo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kablo noun (nautical unit of length)
Estonian
1 entries- kaabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Finnish
4 entries- johto noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kaapeli noun (large wire, rope)
- kaapeli noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kaapelinmitta noun (nautical unit of length)
French
4 entries- câble noun (large wire, rope)
- câble noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- câble noun (telegram — see also telegram)
- fil électrique noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Galician
4 entries- cable noun (large wire, rope)
- cable noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cable noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
- cabo noun (large wire, rope)
Georgian
4 entries- ბაგირი noun (large wire, rope)
- კაბელი noun (large wire, rope)
- კაბელი noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- კაბელი noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
German
4 entries- Kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- Kabel noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- Kette noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
- Leitung noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Greek
2 entries- καλώδιο noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- παλαμάρι noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
Hebrew
4 entries- כְּבָלִים noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- כֶּבֶל noun (large wire, rope)
- כֶּבֶל noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- כֶּבֶל noun (nautical unit of length)
Hindi
1 entries- केबल noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Hungarian
1 entries- kábel noun (large wire, rope)
Indonesian
2 entries- TV kabel noun (TV broadcast over cable network)
- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
Irish
1 entries- cábla noun (large wire, rope)
Italian
4 entries- cavo noun (large wire, rope)
- cavo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cavo elettrico noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- treccia noun (texture pattern in knitting)
Japanese
3 entries- ケーブル noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 電線 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 電纜 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Kazakh
3 entries- кабель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- кәбіл noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- шоғырсым noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Khmer
4 entries- ខ្សែ noun (large wire, rope)
- ខ្សែ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ខ្សែលួសធំ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ពួរ noun (large wire, rope)
Korean
4 entries- 까벨 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 전람 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 전선 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 케이블 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- кабель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Lao
3 entries- ລວດ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ສາຍໄຟ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ເຊືອກ noun (large wire, rope)
Latin
1 entries- saphon noun (large wire, rope)
Latvian
4 entries- kabelis noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabeļtelevīzija noun (TV broadcast over cable network)
- tauva noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
- trose noun (large wire, rope)
Lithuanian
3 entries- kabelis noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- lynas noun (large wire, rope)
- telegrama noun (telegram — see also telegram)
Macedonian
4 entries- гајтан noun (large wire, rope)
- кабел noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- кабел noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- ортома noun (large wire, rope)
Malay
2 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- tali belati noun (large wire, rope)
Mongolian
1 entries- утас noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Māori
4 entries- taura noun (large wire, rope)
- taura noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
- taura hiko noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- waea noun (telegram — see also telegram)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (texture pattern in knitting)
- ledning noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- leidning noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- غومنه noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
Persian
2 entries- کابل noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- کیبل noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Polish
4 entries- depesza noun (telegram — see also telegram)
- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- lina noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
Portuguese
4 entries- boça noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
- cabo noun (large wire, rope)
- cabo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cabo noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Romanian
4 entries- cablu noun (large wire, rope)
- cablu noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cablu noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- cablu optic noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Russian
4 entries- ка́бель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ка́бель noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- ка́бель noun (texture pattern in knitting)
- ка́бельтов noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- càball noun (large wire, rope)
- càball noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- càball noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
- càball noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kábel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ка́бел noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Slovak
3 entries- kábel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- lano noun (large wire, rope)
- lano noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
Slovene
4 entries- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- telegram noun (telegram — see also telegram)
- vodič noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Spanish
4 entries- cable noun (large wire, rope)
- cable noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cable noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- cable noun (nautical unit of length)
Swedish
4 entries- elkabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
Tagalog
2 entries- kable noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- sao noun (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
Tajik
1 entries- кабел noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Tatar
2 entries- аркан noun (large wire, rope)
- кабель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Thai
4 entries- พวน noun (large wire, rope)
- ลวด noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- สายไฟ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- เคเบิล noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Turkish
1 entries- kablo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Turkmen
1 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ка́бель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- кана́т noun (large wire, rope)
- кодо́ла noun (large wire, rope)
- ли́нва noun (large wire, rope)
Urdu
2 entries- تار noun (large wire, rope)
- کیبَل noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Uzbek
2 entries- kabel noun (large wire, rope)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Vietnamese
4 entries- cáp noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cáp noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- cáp noun (TV broadcast over cable network)
- truyền hình cáp noun (TV broadcast over cable network)
Welsh
1 entries- cebl noun (large wire, rope)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
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The boat was tied to the shore by a cable.
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Even this cable cost me 6000 yen.
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