Collocations for "talent"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "talent" in context.
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talent
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- has a talent for [making, doing, cooking, writing, drawing]
- takes a lot of talent to [make]
- do you have any special talents?
- is just one of my (special) talents
- a woman of many talents
- great [musical, artistic] talent
- a (new) young talent
- looking for (new) young talent
- [unearthed, discovered, nurtured] a [musical] talent
- tap into the [local, artistic] talent
- won the talent show
- a talent agency
- works as a talent scout
'talent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agent
- amazing
- army
- attribute
- blessed
- break
- breeding
- bud
- casting
- contest
- desert
- developer
- display
- distinguish
- divine
- dwarf
- endowed
- envy
- exceptional
- extraordinary
- fantastic
- father
- flower
- gauge
- hidden
- home
- hone
- leverage
- maverick
- moderate
- musical
- natural
- nurture
- order
- outlet
- particular
- poach
- pool
- possess
- prize
- promising
- proven
- raid
- raw
- redeem
- region
- remarkable
- reside
- rising
- savvy