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prowess

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prow·ess  (prous)
n.
1. Superior skill or ability.
2. Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.

[Middle English prowesse, from Old French proesse, from prud, prou, brave; see proud.]

prowess [ˈpraʊɪs]
n
1. outstanding or superior skill or ability
2. bravery or fearlessness, esp in battle
[from Old French proesce, from prou good; see proud]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prowess - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observationprowess - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
airmanship, aviation - the art of operating aircraft
eristic - the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
falconry - the art of training falcons to hunt and return
fortification - the art or science of strengthening defenses
homiletics - the art of preaching
horology - the art of designing and making clocks
minstrelsy - the art of a minstrel
musicianship - artistry in performing music
enology, oenology - the art of wine making
puppetry - the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows
taxidermy - the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
telescopy - the art of making and using telescopes
ventriloquism, ventriloquy - the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
superior skill - more than ordinary ability

prowess
Translations
prowess [ˈpraʊɪs] N
1. (= skill) → habilidad f, capacidad f
2. (= courage) → valor m

prowess [ˈpraʊəs] nprouesses fpl
his prowess as a footballer → ses prouesses de footballeur
sexual prowess → prouesses sexuelles

prowess
n (= skill)Fähigkeiten pl, → Können nt; (= courage)Tapferkeit f; his (sexual) prowessseine Potenz, seine Manneskraft

prowess [ˈpraʊɪs] n (skill) his prowess as a footballerle sue capacità di calciatore

prowess
n prowess [ˈprauis]
skill or ability athletic prowess. vaardigheid بَراعَه، مَهارَة، قُدْرَه умение zdatnost, obratnost overlegenhed die Tüchtigkeit δεινότητα, ικανότητα proeza meisterlikkus, osavus مهارت kyvykkyys prouesse יְכוֹלֶת מַרשִימָה कौशल képesség kemahiran hæfni, hæfileiki prodezza 腕前 용기, 역량, 능력 meistriškumas veiklība; prasme keberanian bekwaamheid overlegen dyktighet sprawność proeza abilitate мастерство, умение zdatnosť sposobnost sposobnost skicklighet ความกล้าหาญ yetenek, ustalık 技能 доблесть, відвага لياقت، صلاحيت năng lực


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They soon began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in strength and prowess.
On one of these too frequent occasions he was boasting of his prowess as a pedestrian and athlete, and the outcome was a match against nature.
The Amazon Penthesileia, the daughter of Ares and of Thracian race, comes to aid the Trojans, and after showing great prowess, is killed by Achilles and buried by the Trojans.
 
 
 
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