skill (sk l)n. 1. Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience. See Synonyms at ability. 2. a. An art, trade, or technique, particularly one requiring use of the hands or body. b. A developed talent or ability: writing skills. 3. Obsolete A reason; a cause. [Middle English skil, from Old Norse, discernment; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
skill [skɪl]
n
1. special ability in a task, sport, etc., esp ability acquired by training
2. something, esp a trade or technique, requiring special training or manual proficiency
3. Obsolete understanding
[from Old Norse skil distinction; related to Middle Low German schēle, Middle Dutch geschil difference]
skill-less , skilless adj
Skill those in a profession or occupation, collectively; a guild or craft.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  skill - an ability that has been acquired by trainingability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" horsemanship - skill in handling and riding horses literacy - the ability to read and write marksmanship - skill in shooting mastership - the skill of a master mixology - skill in preparing mixed drinks numeracy - skill with numbers and mathematics oarsmanship - skill as an oarsman salesmanship - skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help" seamanship - skill in sailing showmanship - the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner soldiering, soldiership - skills that are required for the life of soldier swordsmanship - skill in fencing |
| 2. | skill - ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" nose - a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals" virtuosity - technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso |
skill
noun expertise, ability, proficiency, experience, art, technique, facility, talent, intelligence, craft, competence, readiness, accomplishment, knack, ingenuity, finesse, aptitude, dexterity, cleverness, quickness, adroitness, expertness, handiness, skilfulness The cut of a diamond depends on the skill of its craftsman.
inability, incompetence, ineptitude, inexperience, awkwardness, brute force, clumsiness, gaucheness, cack-handedness, lack of finesse, maladroitness, ham-fistedness, unhandiness
inability, incompetence, ineptitude, inexperience, awkwardness, brute force, clumsiness, gaucheness, cack-handedness, lack of finesse, maladroitness, ham-fistedness, unhandiness
Translations
skill [skɪl] N
1. (= ability) (gen) → habilidad f; (technical) → destreza f
diamond-cutting requires considerable skill → tallar diamantes requiere mucha destreza
his skill in battle → su destreza en el campo de la batalla
his skill as a fundraiser came in useful → su habilidad para recaudar fondos resultó útil
a job that matches her skills → un trabajo que se ajusta a sus aptitudes
his lack of skill in dealing with people → su inaptitud or falta de capacidad para tratar con la gente
a game of skill → un juego de habilidad
we need someone with proven management skills → necesitamos a alguien con probadas dotes directivas
technical skill(s) → conocimientos mpl técnicos
diamond-cutting requires considerable skill → tallar diamantes requiere mucha destreza
his skill in battle → su destreza en el campo de la batalla
his skill as a fundraiser came in useful → su habilidad para recaudar fondos resultó útil
a job that matches her skills → un trabajo que se ajusta a sus aptitudes
his lack of skill in dealing with people → su inaptitud or falta de capacidad para tratar con la gente
a game of skill → un juego de habilidad
we need someone with proven management skills → necesitamos a alguien con probadas dotes directivas
technical skill(s) → conocimientos mpl técnicos
2. (= technique) → técnica f
to learn new skills → aprender nuevas técnicas
the basic skills of reading and writing → los conocimientos básicos de lectura y escritura
communication skills → habilidad f or aptitud f para comunicarse
language skills (with foreign languages) → habilidad f para hablar idiomas
he seemed to lack the most basic social skills → carecía totalmente de don de gentes
to learn new skills → aprender nuevas técnicas
the basic skills of reading and writing → los conocimientos básicos de lectura y escritura
communication skills → habilidad f or aptitud f para comunicarse
language skills (with foreign languages) → habilidad f para hablar idiomas
he seemed to lack the most basic social skills → carecía totalmente de don de gentes
skill [ˈskɪl] n
(= art, craft) → compétence f, savoir-faire m inv
to learn a new skill → acquérir une nouvelle compétence, acquérir un nouveau savoir-faire
to learn new skills → acquérir de nouvelles compétences, acquérir de nouveaux savoir-faire
to learn a new skill → acquérir une nouvelle compétence, acquérir un nouveau savoir-faire
to learn new skills → acquérir de nouvelles compétences, acquérir de nouveaux savoir-faire
skill
skill [skɪl] n
skill [skɪl] n
a. (gen) → capacità f inv, abilità f inv; (talent) → talento
her skill in dealing with people → la sua abilità nel trattare con le persone
his skill as a mechanic → la sua abilità come meccanico
a writer of great skill → uno scrittore di grande talento
to make use of sb's skills → sfruttare le capacità di qn
her skill in dealing with people → la sua abilità nel trattare con le persone
his skill as a mechanic → la sua abilità come meccanico
a writer of great skill → uno scrittore di grande talento
to make use of sb's skills → sfruttare le capacità di qn
b. (technique) → tecnica
there's a certain skill to doing it → ci vuole una certa tecnica or arte nel farlo
there's a certain skill to doing it → ci vuole una certa tecnica or arte nel farlo
skill [skɪl] n
a. (gen) → capacità f inv, abilità f inv; (talent) → talento
her skill in dealing with people → la sua abilità nel trattare con le persone
his skill as a mechanic → la sua abilità come meccanico
a writer of great skill → uno scrittore di grande talento
to make use of sb's skills → sfruttare le capacità di qn
her skill in dealing with people → la sua abilità nel trattare con le persone
his skill as a mechanic → la sua abilità come meccanico
a writer of great skill → uno scrittore di grande talento
to make use of sb's skills → sfruttare le capacità di qn
n skill [skil]
1 cleverness at doing something, resulting either from practice or from natural ability This job requires a lot of skill. vaardigheid بَراعَه، حِذْق умение obratnost færdighed; dygtighed das Geschick επιδεξιότητα destreza, habilidad oskused, vilumus مهارت taito adresse, habileté מְיוּמָן कौशल spretnost, umješnost ügyesség, jártasság, szaktudás keahlian kunnátta, hæfni abilità, bravura 熟練 기술 įgudimas māka; izveicība kemahiran bedrevenheid dyktighet, ferdighet umiejętność, wprawa perícia îndemânare, abilitate мастерство; искусство obratnosť spretnost veština skicklighet ฝีมือ ustalık, beceri 技能 вправність; спритність مہارت، ہنرمندی sự khéo léo, sự tinh xảo 技能
2 a job or activity that requires training and practice; an art or craft the basic skills of reading and writing. vaardigheid مَهارَه занаят dovednost færdighed die Kenntnis ικανότητα técnica, arte oskus, kunst هنر taito technique, capacité מְיוּמָנוּת कौशल vještina, znanje szakképzettség ketrampilan fag, iðn; tækni, fagkunnátta mestiere, professione 技能 (기술이 필요로 하는) 일 įgūdis prasme; iemaņa kemahiran vaardigheid ferdighet umiejętność, sztuka competência tehnică, capacitate сноровка; уменье zručnosť veščina veština färdighet ความเชี่ยวชาญ beceri 技巧 майстерність, уміння ہنر kĩ năng, kĩ xảo 技巧
adj skilful
having, or showing, skill a skilful surgeon; It was very skilful of you to repair my bicycle. vaardig ماهِر، بارِع сръчен obratný, šikovný dygtig geschickt επιδέξιος, ικανός hábil, diestro osav ماهر taitava habile, adroit מְיוּמָן कुशल vješt, spretan ügyes ahli fagmannlegur; haglegur abile, bravo 巧みな 능숙한 įgudęs, nagingas kvalificēts; prasmīgs; izveicīgs mahir bekwaam dyktig, flink wprawny, zręczny habilidoso abil, îndemânatic искусный, умелый;ловкий šikovný, zručný spreten vešt skicklig, duktig ซึ่งมีทักษะ usta, becerikli 熟練的 майстерний, умілий ماہر khéo tay, tài giỏi 熟练的
adv skilfully
vaardig بِمهارَه، بِبَراعَه сръчно obratně dygtigt geschickt επιδέξια hábilmente osavalt ماهرانه taitavasti habilement בִּמְיוּמָנוּת निपुणता से vješto, spretno ügyesen secara ahli faglega; haglega abilmente 巧みに meistriškai prasmīgi; meistarīgi dengan mahir bekwaam dyktig zręcznie com habilidade abil, cu abilitate искусно, умело zručne spretno vešto skickligt, duktigt อย่างมีทักษะ ustaca 熟練地 майстерно, уміло ہنرمندی سے khéo tay, tài giỏi 熟练地
n skilfulness
vaardigheid مهارَه، بَراعَه умение obratnost dygtighed die Geschicklichkeit επιδεξιότητα habilidad osavus ماهري taitavuus habileté מְיוּמָנוּת प्रवीणता, निपुणता vještina, iskustvo ügyesség keahlian leikni; færni abilità 巧みさ nagingumas, sumanumas prasmīgums; meistarība kemahiran bekwaamheid dyktighet wprawa habilidade abilitate искусность, умение zručnosť spretnost veštost skicklighet ความมีทักษะ ustalık 熟練 майстерність, умілість ہنرمندی sự khéo tay, sự tài giỏi 熟练
adj skilled
(negativeunskilled)
1 (of a person etc) having skill, especially skill gained by training a skilled craftsman; She is skilled at all types of dressmaking. vaardig ماهِر، بارِع опитен kvalifikovaný dygtig erfahren ειδικευμένος, έμπειρος experto, cualificado oskuslik, vilunud زبر دست ammattitaitoinen habile (à) מְיוּמָן कुशल vješt, kvalificiran gyakorlott trampil faglærður specializzato 熟練した 숙련된 įgudęs, patyręs kvalificēts; prasmīgs orang yang mahir bedreven faglært/-utdannet wykwalifikowany especializado abil (în) опытный, умелый odborný vešč vešt yrkesskicklig, utbildad ซึ่งมีทักษะ usta, becerikli 有技能的, 技能熟練的 кваліфікований ہنرمند được đào tạo, lành nghề 有技能的, 熟练的
2 (of a job etc) requiring skill a skilled trade. aangeleerde يَتَطَلَّب مهارَه изискващ опитност kvalifikovaný faglært Fach-... που απαιτεί ειδίκευση especializado oskusi nõudev مجرب ammattitaitoa vaativa qualifié מְיוּמָן कौशल वाला रोजगार इत्यादि stručan szakképzett; szak- memerlukan keahlian sem krefst kunnáttu/fagmennsku specializzato 熟練を要する 숙련을 요하는 kvalifikuotas kvalificēts kemahiran geschoold som krever fagutdanning wymagający wprawy especializado calificat квалифицированный odborný kvalificiran stručan kvalificerad ซึ่งมีความชำนาญ ustalık isteyen 需要技能的 кваліфікований مہارت طلب lành nghề 需要技能的
skilful is spelt with -l- (not -ll- ).
skill → مهارة zručnost evne Fähigkeit επιδεξιότητα habilidad taito compétence vještina abilità 熟練 수완 bekwaamheid ferdighet umiejętność habilidade умение skicklighet ความเชี่ยวชาญ beceri kỹ năng 技能
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