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 [næk]

n

1. a skilful, ingenious, or resourceful way of doing something

2. a particular talent or aptitude, esp an intuitive one

[probably variant of knak sharp knock, rap, of imitative origin]

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 He's got the knack of getting people to listen.
disability, ineptitude, awkwardness, clumsiness

Translations

knack [næk] N it's just a knack → es un truco que se aprende
to get or learn the knack of (doing) sth → agarrar el truco or (Sp) el tranquillo a (hacer)algo
she has the knack of making people feel at home → tiene el don de hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda a su alrededor
you have the knack for drawing animals → tienes mucha habilidad para dibujar animales
he seems to have the knack of rubbing people up the wrong way → no sé cómo se las arregla pero siempre acaba cayéndole mal a la gente

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knack [ˈnæk] n
to have the knack of doing sth → avoir le coup pour faire qch
Some of the village boys had the knack of imitating her voice → Certains des garçons du village avaient le coup pour imiter sa voix.
there's a knack → il y a un truc
There's a knack to doing this → Il y a un truc pour faire ça., Il y a un coup à prendre.

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knack

n → Trick m, → Kniff m; (= talent) → Talent nt, → Geschick nt; there’s a (special) knack (to it) → da ist ein (gewisser) Trick or Kniff dabei; there’s a (special) knack to opening it → da ist ein Trick or Kniff dabei, wie man das aufbekommt; to get the knack of doing something → (es) herausbekommen, wie man etw macht; you’ll soon get the knack of it → Sie werden den Dreh bald rausbekommen or raushaben; I never really got the knack of it → ich habe den Trick nie richtig herausbekommen; I’ve lost the knack → ich bekomme or kriege (inf) → das nicht mehr hin or fertig; she’s got a knack of saying the wrong thing → sie hat ein Geschick or Talent, immer das Falsche zu sagen

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knack [næk] n → abilità, capacità
to get the knack of sth → farsi la mano in qc
to have the knack of doing sth → avere l'abilità di fare qc
to learn the knack of doing sth → imparare la tecnica per fare qc
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 익숙한 솜씨 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