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à même de

French, adjective/a mɛm də/

à même de is a French adjective meaning “capable of, ready to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Capable de”.

What does à même de mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    capable of, ready to

    se mettre à même de faire quelque chose

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Capable de.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce à même de?

  • /a mɛm də/
  • \a mɛm də\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.