capacity

capacity
ca·pac·ity [kəʼpæsəti, Am -ət̬i] n
1) (available space) Fassungsvermögen nt, Rauminhalt m, Volumen nt;
the stadium has a seating \capacity of 50,000 das Stadium hat 50.000 Sitzplätze
2) no pl (ability) Fähigkeit f, Vermögen nt;
it seems to be beyond his \capacity to do that offensichtlich ist er damit überfordert;
is it within her \capacity to do it? ist sie in der Lage, das zu tun?;
mental \capacity geistige Fähigkeiten fpl;
to have a \capacity for sth etw gut können;
to have a \capacity for alcohol [or drink] trinkfest sein
3) no pl law Geschäftsfähigkeit f
4) no pl mil
military \capacity militärische Schlagkraft
5) (output) Leistung[sfähigkeit] f
6) no pl (maximum output) Kapazität f;
to be full to \capacity absolut voll sein;
filled to \capacity ganz voll, randvoll;
to work below/at full \capacity nicht ganz/voll ausgelastet sein
7) (position) Funktion f, Stellung f; (role) Eigenschaft f;
he was speaking in his \capacity as a critic er sprach in seiner Eigenschaft als Kritiker;
in her \capacity as a lawyer [in ihrer Funktion] als Anwältin n
modifier
1) (maximum) Höchst-, Maximal-;
the hotel is at \capacity occupancy das Hotel ist voll belegt;
to carry a \capacity load voll beladen sein;
\capacity working econ Vollauslastung f
2) theat, mus
to play to \capacity audience vor ausverkauftem Saal spielen;
the star was cheered by a \capacity crowd ein volles Haus jubelte dem Star zu

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