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ac·com·plish·ment  (-kmplsh-mnt)

n.

1. The act of accomplishing or the state of being accomplished; completion.

2. Something completed successfully; an achievement.

3. An acquired skill or expertise: a singer known for his accomplishment in vocal technique.

4. Social poise and grace.

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accomplishment [əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt əˈkʌm-]

n

1. the act of carrying out or achieving

2. something achieved or successfully completed

3. (often plural) skill or talent

4. (often plural) social grace, style, and poise

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accomplishment - the action of accomplishing something achievement beachhead, foothold - an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market" cakewalk - an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk" exploit, feat, effort - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" masterpiece - an outstanding achievement masterstroke - an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery credit - used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit"; action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" performance - any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe" track record, record - the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president" accomplished fact, fait accompli - an irreversible accomplishment sledding, going - advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding" arrival, reaching - accomplishment of an objective close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeak, squeaker - something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin attainment - the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence" freeing, liberation, release - the act of liberating someone or something base on balls, pass, walk - (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" haymaking - taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts face saver, face saving - an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) enlisting, recruitment - the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) smooth - the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"
	2.	accomplishment - an ability that has been acquired by training acquirement, skill, attainment, acquisition ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" craftsmanship, workmanship, craft - skill in an occupation or trade horsemanship - skill in handling and riding horses literacy - the ability to read and write marksmanship - skill in shooting mastership - the skill of a master mixology - skill in preparing mixed drinks numeracy - skill with numbers and mathematics oarsmanship - skill as an oarsman salesmanship - skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help" seamanship - skill in sailing showmanship - the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner soldiering, soldiership - skills that are required for the life of soldier swordsmanship - skill in fencing

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accomplishment

noun

1. achievement, feat, attainment, act, stroke, triumph, coup, exploit, deed The accomplishments of the past year are quite extraordinary.

2. (often plural) talent, ability, skill, gift, achievement, craft, faculty, capability, forte, attainment, proficiency She can now add basketball to her list of accomplishments.

3. accomplishing, effecting, finishing, carrying out, achievement, conclusion, bringing about, execution, completion, realization, fulfilment, attainment, consummation His function is vital to the accomplishment of the mission.

Translations

accomplishment [əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt] N

1. (= achievement) → logro m
a great accomplishment → un gran logro
it's quite an accomplishment to + INFIN → exige mucho talento + infin
her accomplishment in finishing the film although ill → su logro de terminar la película a pesar de estar enferma

2. (= completion, fulfilment) → realización f
difficult of accomplishment → de difícil consecución

3. (= skill) → talento m accomplishments → talento m, dotes fpl

accomplishment [əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt] n

(= achievement) → réussite f
The accomplishments of the past year have been extraordinary → Les réussites de l'année passée ont été extraordinaires.

(= fulfillment, accomplishing) [task, mission] → accomplissement m

(= talent, skill) → talent m
Embroidery is just one of his many accomplishments → La broderie n'est que l'un de ses nombreux talents.

accomplishment

n

no pl (= completion) → Bewältigung f

(= skill) → Fertigkeit f; (= achievement) → Leistung f; social accomplishments → gesellschaftliche Gewandtheit

accomplishment [əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt] n (completion) → realizzazione f, compimento, completamento; (thing achieved) → risultato, impresa accomplishments npl (skills) → doti fpl