knack

knack  (nk)

n.

1. A clever, expedient way of doing something.

2. A specific talent for something, especially one difficult to explain or teach. See Synonyms at art¹.

3. Archaic

a. A cleverly designed device.

b. A knickknack.

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[Middle English knakke, from Middle Dutch cnacken, to strike, crack, probably of imitative origin.]

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knack

Noun

1. a skilful way of doing something

2. an ability to do something difficult with apparent ease [probably from Middle English knak sharp knock]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

knack - a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" hang, bent endowment, natural endowment, talent, gift - natural abilities or qualities

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knack

noun skill, art, ability, facility, talent, gift, capacity, trick, bent, craft, genius, expertise, forte, flair, competence, ingenuity, propensity, aptitude, dexterity, cleverness, quickness, adroitness, expertness, handiness, skilfulness << OPPOSITE ineptitude

Translations

knack [næk] n to have the knack of doing sth → tener facilidad para hacer algo

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knack [næk] n to have the knack (of doing) → avoir le coup (pour faire);

there's a knack → il y a un coup à prendre or une combine

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knack [næk] n to have the knack of doing sth → es heraushaben, wie man etw macht;

there's a knack to doing this → da ist ein Trick or Kniff dabei

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knack [næk] n to have a knack (for doing) → avere una pratica (per fare);

to have the knack of → avere l'abilità di;

there's a knack to doing this → c'è un trucco per fare questo

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knack

n knack [nӕk]

the ability to do something skilfully and easily It took me some time to learn the knack of making pancakes. slag مَهارَه، بَراعَه цака dovednost, cvik håndelag der Dreh η ικανότητα να κάνει κπ. κτ. με άνεση truco, habilidad oskus فوت و فن؛ مهارت taito truc כִּשָרוֹן कौशल puckanje fortély keahlian handlag abilità, trucco こつ 비결, 요령 įgūdis prasme; ķēriens pandai vaardigheid håndlag, knep sztuka habilidade dibăcie, pri­ce­pere сноровка zručnosť spretnost veština skicklighet, gott handlag, grepp, knep, kläm ความสามารถพิเศษ yetenek, kabiliyet, hüner 技巧 навичка; уміння فطری یا اکتسابی ملکہ یا مہارت sở trường 技巧