proficiency
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pro·fi·cien·cy
(prə-fĭsh′ən-sē)n. pl. pro·fi·cien·cies
The state or quality of being proficient; competence.
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Noun | 1. | proficiency - the quality of having great facility and competence competence, competency - the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually |
2. | proficiency - skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency" skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful brushwork - an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush musketry - the technique of using small arms (especially in battle) |
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proficiency
noun skill, ability, know-how (informal), talent, facility, craft, expertise, competence, accomplishment, mastery, knack, aptitude, dexterity, expertness, skilfulness Evidence of basic proficiency in English is required.
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proficiency
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Translations
بَراعَه، مَهارَه، حِذْق
odbornost
kyndighed
pätevyystaitavuus
færni, leikni
上達熟練熟練度習熟習熟度
strokovnost
proficiency
[prəˈfɪʃənsɪ]A. N → habilidad f, competencia f
reading proficiency → habilidad f or competencia f como lector
language proficiency → dominio m del idioma
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency diploma de inglés como lengua extranjera
reading proficiency → habilidad f or competencia f como lector
language proficiency → dominio m del idioma
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency diploma de inglés como lengua extranjera
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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proficiency
n her proficiency at teaching/as a secretary → ihre Tüchtigkeit als Lehrerin/Sekretärin; his proficiency in English → seine Englischkenntnisse; her proficiency in translating/accountancy → ihr Können als Übersetzerin/Buchhalterin; his proficiency with figures → sein Können im Umgang mit Zahlen; level of proficiency → Leistungsstand m; proficiency test → Leistungstest m
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
proficient
(prəˈfiʃənt) adjective skilled; expert.
proˈficiently adverbproˈficiency noun
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