talent

tal·ent  (tlnt)

n.

1. A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment. See Synonyms at ability.

2.

a. Natural endowment or ability of a superior quality.

b. A person or group of people having such ability: The company makes good use of its talent.

3. A variable unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East.

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[Middle English, inclination, disposition, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, balance, sum of money, from Greek talanton; see tel- in Indo-European roots. Sense 3, Middle English, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl. of talentum, from Greek talanton.]

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talent·ed adj.

talent·less adj.

talent·less·ness n.

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talent [ˈtælənt]

n

1. innate ability, aptitude, or faculty, esp when unspecified; above average ability a talent for cooking a child with talent

2. a person or persons possessing such ability

3. (Historical Terms) any of various ancient units of weight and money

4. Informal members of the opposite sex collectively, esp those living in a particular place the local talent

5. an obsolete word for inclination

[Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl of talentum sum of money, from Greek talanton unit of money or weight; in Medieval Latin the sense was extended to ability through the influence of the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30)]

talented  adj

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Talent an abundance or plenty; persons of ability collectively; actors collectively; girls collectively.

Examples: talent of his hatred, 1635; rising talent of the kingdom, 1838; talent of the stage, 1885.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	talent - natural abilities or qualities       endowment, natural endowment, gift natural ability - ability that is inherited hang, knack, bent - 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" flair, genius - a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" raw talent - powerfully impressive talent
	2.	talent - a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

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talent

noun ability, gift, aptitude, power, skill, facility, capacity, bent, genius, expertise, faculty, endowment, forte, flair, knack Both her children have a talent for music.

Quotations
"Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it" [Maya Angelou]
"Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can" [E.G. Bulwer-Lytton]
"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear]

Translations

talent [ˈtælənt]

A. N

1. (= natural ability) → talento m (for para) a writer of great talent → un escritor de muchísimo talento
to have a talent for sth: he's got a real talent for languages → tiene verdadera facilidad para los idiomas
she had a talent for making people laugh → tenía el don de saber hacer reír a la gente

2. (= talented people) → gente f capaz, gente f de talento; (= talented person) → talento m
he encourages young talent → promociona a los jóvenes talentos
he watches for talent at away matches → busca jugadores de talento en los partidos fuera de casa

3. (= opposite sex) → tíos/as mpl/fpl buenos/as, material
there's not much talent here tonight → aquí no hay mucho donde escoger esta noche, aquí no hay material
to eye up the talent → pasar revista a lo que se ofrece, comprobar el material

4. (Hist) (= coin, weight) → talento m

B. CPD talent contest N → concurso m de talentos
talent scout, talent spotter N → cazatalentos mf inv

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talent [ˈtælənt] n (= natural ability) → talent m
She's got lots of talent → Elle a beaucoup de talent.
to have a talent for sth → être doué(e) pour qch
He's got a real talent for languages → Il est vraiment doué pour les langues.
talent competition talent contest n → concours m d'amateurs
talent contest n → concours d'amateurs pour découvrir de futurs vedettes)m >

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talent

n

→ Begabung f, → Talent nt; to have a talent for drawing/mathematics → Begabung f → zum Zeichnen/für Mathematik haben; a painter of great talent → ein hochbegabter or sehr talentierter Maler

(= talented people) → Talente pl

(inf: = girls) → Bräute pl (sl); (= boys) → Typen pl (sl), → Jungs pl (inf); they went to inspect the local talent → sie zogen los, um zu sehen, wie die Bräute dort waren (sl)

(Hist) → Talent nt

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talent:

talent scout

n → Talentsucher(in) m(f)

talent show

n → Talentwettbewerb m

talent spotter

n → Talentsucher(in) m(f) (inf)

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talent [ˈtælənt] n

a. (skill) → talento
he has a talent for languages → è portato per le lingue, ha facilità nell'apprendere le lingue
there isn't much musical talent in this town → non ci sono molti grandi talenti musicali in questa città
there's not much talent about tonight (Brit) (fam) (attractive people) → non c'è nessuno di decente in giro stasera

b. (Bible) → talento

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talent

n talent [ˈtӕlənt]

a special ability or cleverness; a skill a talent for drawing. talent مَوْهِبَه дарба nadání talent; evne das Talent ταλέντο talento anne استعداد kyky talent כִּשָׁרוֹן प्रतिभा nadarenost, talent tehetség bakat hæfileiki talento 才能 재능 talentas, gabumai talants, dotumi bakat talent talent, anlegg talent talento talent талант nadanie, talent nadarjenost talenat talang, fallenhet, begåvning ความสามารถพิเศษ yetenek, kabiliyet 天資，才能 талант صلاحيت tài năng 天资，才能

adj talented

(negativeuntalented) naturally clever or skilful; having or showing great ability a talented pianist. talentvol مَوْهوب надарен nadaný talentfuld talentiert προικισμένος talentoso andekas با استعداد lahjakas talentueux מוּכשַר प्रतिभाशाली nadaren, talentiran tehetséges berbakat hæfileikaríkur di talento 才能のある 재능 있는 talentingas, gabus talantīgs; apdāvināts berbakat begaafd begavet utalentowany talentoso talentat талантливый nadaný nadarjen talentovan talangfull, begåvad ซึ่งมีความสามารถพิเศษ yetenekli, kabiliyetli 有才能的 талановитий, обдарований با صلاحيت thần đồng 有才能的

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talent → موهبة talent talent Talent ταλέντο talento lahjakkuus talent talent talento 才能 재능 talent talent talent talento талант talang ความสามารถพิเศษ yetenek năng khiếu 天才