skill

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skil)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
skill n often plural (aptitude, ability)habilidad nf
  talento nm
 He has a special skill with the football.
 Tiene una habilidad especial para jugar al fútbol.
 Tiene un talento especial para jugar al fútbol.
skill n (expertise, mastery)habilidad nf
 Performing surgery requires special skill.
 La práctica de la cirugía requiere de una habilidad especial.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
skill up vi phrasal informal (increase your competence or expertise)mejorar⇒ vi
  entrenar⇒ vi
 After taking eight years out to have children, Jennie needs to skill up before she rejoins the workforce.
 Después de tomarse una pausa de ocho años para tener niños, Jennie debe mejorar antes de volver a trabajar.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
forensic skill n (investigative science)ciencia forense loc nom f
  habilidades forenses loc nom f
game of skill n (activity: depends on skill)juego de destreza nm + loc adj
  juego de habilidad nm + loc adj
 Chess is a game of skill.
 El ajedrez es un juego de destreza.
key skill n often plural (important ability)recurso clave nm + adj
 The key skills needed for the job are knowledge of computer programming and good organization.
marketable skill n (commercially useful ability)fortaleza nf
 Before applying for a job, think of your marketable skills and list them, such as computer knowledge or other langauges you speak.
 Antes de postularte el trabajo piensa en tus fortalezas, como manejo de computadoras o idiomas, y enuméralos.
  (figurado)punto fuerte loc nom m
 Antes de postularte el trabajo piensa en tus puntos fuertes, como manejo de computadoras o idiomas, y enuméralos.
practical skill n (dexterity, expertise in practice)destreza práctica nf + adj
  habilidad práctica nf + adj
 There are two parts to the test: theoretical knowledge and practical skill.
 He's brilliant at theory but has no practical skill at all.
 El examen tiene dos partes; conocimiento teórico y destreza práctica.
skill level n (degree of competence or expertise)nivel de competencia grupo nom
skill set n (practical competences required)habilidades requeridas nfpl
 La fuerza es una de las principales habilidades requeridas para practicar este deporte.
technical skill n (practical or mechanical ability)destreza técnica nf
 Es imprescindible tener destreza técnica para poder desarrollar esa tarea.
  habilidad práctica nf
transferable skill n often plural (adaptable abilities, knowledge)competencia transferible loc nom f
with skill adv (in a dexterous way)con destreza loc adv
 The concert pianist played the piece with skill.
 El concertista de piano toco la pieza con destreza.
  con gran habilidad, con mucha habilidad loc adv
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'skill' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ably - accomplishment - address - adroitness - amateur - ambidexterity - art - artfully - artistry - at - badly - bravura - brush up - chop - control - craftiness - craftsmanship - dan - deftness - deskill - dexterity - dexterously - discipline - draftsmanship - dying art - eloquence - even better - excel - excellence - expertly - finesse - game of skill - green fingers - green thumb - hand - hand-crafted - handcraft - handiness - have a knack - have the knack - hidden talent - incompetence - inexpert - ingenuity - intermediate - jack of all trades - knack - know how - learn - learning
Spanish:
acierto - apaño - habilidad - maestría - suficiencia - técnica - cancha - aprendizaje por competencias - arte - artificio - cábula - con gran maestría - con mucho arte - destreza - impericia - industria - lucimiento - maña - pericia - política - primor - soltura - tino - virtuosismo

Collocations: lacks (basic) [social, people] skills, skill [sets, levels, tests], lacks the [technical, leadership, problem-solving] skills needed to, more...

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