knack

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnæk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/næk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nak)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
the knack n (special technique, skill)truco nm
  (AR, coloquial)mano nm
 This door can be difficult to unlock if you don't know the knack.
 Esta puerta puede ser difícil de abrir si no conoces el truco.
a knack to [sth] n (special technique)truco para nm + prep
 There's a knack to opening pickle jars; let me show you.
 Hay un truco para abrir los tarros de pepinillos; deja que te enseñe.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
get the knack v expr informal (acquire special technique)agarrarle la mano expr
  (ES)pillarle el truco expr
 Playing barre chords is easy, once you get the knack.
have a knack for doing [sth],
have the knack for doing [sth],
have a knack of doing [sth] v expr		 (have a talent, skill for [sth]) (coloquial)tener madera para loc verb
  tener facilidad para loc verb
 Carly has a knack for solving impossible problems.
have a knack of doing [sth] v expr ironic (have a tendency to do [sth]) (irónico)tener facilidad para loc verb
  tener una tendencia a loc verb
 My brother has a knack of annoying people.
have the knack v expr (have a special skill, ability) (coloquial)tenerla clara loc verb
  tener madera loc verb
knickknack,
knick-knack,
nicknack n		 informal, often plural (trinket, small object)adornito nm
  chuchería nf
  (desaprobación)baratija nf
 My father has a room full of knickknacks that he brought back from his travels.
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'knack' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
trick
Spanish:
garbo - tranquillo - don - mano - ojo - bagatela - baratija - cachureo - chorrada - chuchería - dar - maña - tener gracia - tiliche - tino - truco

Collocations: I think you've got the knack (of it), think I've got the knack of it (now), has a (real) knack for [getting, sensing, knowing, saying, detecting, winning, finding, being], more...

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