prowess

prow·ess  (prous)

n.

1. Superior skill or ability.

2. Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prowess - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" artistry, 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

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prowess

noun

1. skill, ability, talent, expertise, facility, command, genius, excellence, accomplishment, mastery, attainment, aptitude, dexterity, adroitness, adeptness, expertness He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer.
skill inability, incompetence, ineptitude, clumsiness, ineptness, incapability, inexpertise

2. bravery, daring, courage, heroism, mettle, boldness, gallantry, valour, fearlessness, intrepidity, hardihood, valiance, dauntlessness, doughtiness a race of people noted for their fighting prowess
bravery fear, cowardice, timidity, faint-heartedness, gutlessness

Translations

prowess [ˈpraʊɪs] N

1. (= skill) → habilidad f, capacidad f

2. (= courage) → valor m

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

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prowess

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

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prowess [ˈpraʊɪs] n (skill) his prowess as a footballer → le sue capacità di calciatore

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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 技能