unable to
Yo era incapaz de respirar por el humo.
I was unable to breathe because of the smoke.
Él era incapaz de abandonar completamente sus esperanzas de casarse con ella.
He was unable to completely abandon his hopes of marrying her.
No puede culparme por ser incapaz de vivir sin él.
He can't blame me for being unable to live without him.
— Drácula (2025)
Ese soy yo, el cobarde incapaz de reunir coraje y averiguar la verdad.
That’s me—the coward incapable of summoning the courage to find out the truth.
He seems unable to swim.
Incapaz de cumplir la tarea por sí solo, él acudió a mí por ayuda.
Unable to complete the task on his own, he came to me for help.
Tom era incapaz de entender nada de lo que María decía.
Tom was unable to understand anything Maria was saying.
Tom fue incapaz de disimular su sorpresa.
Tom was unable to hide his surprise.
Debo tener una de esas caras de una persona incapaz de mentir.
I must have one of those faces of a person incapable of lying.
— Psicosis (1960)