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flair

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flair  (flâr)
n.
1. A natural talent or aptitude; a knack: a flair for interior decorating.
2. Instinctive discernment; keenness: a flair for the exotica.
3. Distinctive elegance or style: served us with flair.

[Middle English, fragrance, from Old French, from flairer, to scent, from Late Latin flgrre, alteration of Latin frgrre, to emit an odor.]

flair
Noun
1. natural ability
2. originality and stylishness [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flair - a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"
endowment, natural endowment, talent, gift - natural abilities or qualities
2.flairflair - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
3.flairflair - a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

flair
Translations
flair [flɛəʳ] naptitud f especial

flair [flɛəʳ] nflair m

flair [flɛəʳ] nTalent nt;
(style) → Flair nt

flair [flɛəʳ] n (for business etc) → fiuto;
(for languages etc) → facilità

flair
n flair [fleə]
a natural ability or cleverness for (doing) something She has flair for (learning) languages. aanleg vir مَيْل طبيعي، نَزْعَه нюх talent flair for; anlæg for; talent for der Spürsinn ταλέντο don loomupärane anne استعداد luontainen kyky flair, don כּישָׁרוֹן प्रवृति dar, smisao hajlam bakat hæfileiki disposizione 선천적 소질, 천부적 재능 polinkis, gabumai spējas; dotības bakat talent evne, nese/sans for dryg, smykałka jeito fler, dar способность nadanie dar dar sinne, känsla, näsa พรสวรรค์ Allah vergisi, yetenek (天生的)才能 нюх, чуття کچھ کرنے کی فطری صلاحیت sự thính; sự tinh; tài nhận thấy ngay生的


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As a detective, his flair had been extraordinary, and he had achieved triumphs by unravelling some of the most baffling cases of the day.
 
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