skilled

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɪld/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skɪld/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skild)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
skilled adj (person: having skills, abilities)habilidoso/a adj
  hábil adj mf
  dotado/a adj
  cualificado/a adj
 Walter is a skilled worker; he shouldn't have any problem doing this.
 Walter es un trabajador muy habilidoso. No debería tener ningún problema con esto.
skilled adj (job: requiring abilities)cualificado/a adj
  especializado/a adj
 This is skilled work and we need somebody properly qualified to carry it out.
 Esto es un empleo cualificado, por lo que necesitamos a alguien con conocimientos para desempeñarlo.
skilled in [sth],
skilled at [sth],
skilled at doing [sth] adj + prep		 (dexterous, practised)hábil adj mf
  habilidoso/a adj
  especializado/a adj
  experto/a adj
 My mother is skilled in the crafts of sewing and baking.
 Mi madre es muy hábil a la hora de coser y hacer pasteles.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
low-skilled,
low skilled adj		 (job: menial)de baja calificación loc adj
  de baja cualificación loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
 Being a hotel receptionist is a low-skilled job.
 Ser recepcionista de un hotel es un trabajo de baja calificación.
low-skilled,
low skilled adj		 (worker: menial)no especializado loc adj
  degradante adj mf
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
semiskilled (US),
semi-skilled (UK) adj		 (worker: with some skills)semicualificado adj
  semicalificado adj
 The company is recruiting semiskilled workers.
 La empresa está contratando trabajadores semicualificados.
 La empresa está contratando trabajadores semicalificados.
semiskilled (US),
semi-skilled (UK) adj		 (work: requiring some skills)semicualificado adj
  semicalificado adj
 There are a lot of semiskilled positions available at the factory.
 Hay muchos puestos de trabajo semicualificados abiertos en la fábrica.
skilled in prep (good at, adept at)diestro en, diestro para adj +prep
  especialista en adj + prep
 I'm skilled in team building and motivating staff.
 Soy diestro en la formación de equipos y la motivación del personal.
  idóneo en, idóneo para loc adj
 Soy idóneo en la formación de equipos y la motivación del personal.
skilled labor (US),
skilled labour (UK) n		 (manual work that requires training)trabajo cualificado loc nom m
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'skilled' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a dab hand - accomplished - adept - adroit - all-around - artist - boy wonder - brain drain - calligraphist - cardsharp - competent - consummate - craft - cross-functional - cross-train - dexterous - draftsman - draftswoman - equal - excel - expert - expertness - get your hand in - good - good shot - handy - handy at - have a green thumb - horseman - journeyman - leet - literary talent - machinist - manipulator - marksman - markswoman - master craftsman - master craftswoman - masterful - past master - persuasive - professional occupation - proficient - rhetorician - sempstress - showmanship - smooth-tongued - statesmanship - talent - technical expert
Spanish:
canchero - diestro - hábil - habilidoso - oficial - fino - especializado - mañoso - berraco - apañado - ducho - entendido - obrero cualificado - polivalente - trabajador poco cualificado - virtuoso

Collocations: a skilled [employee, worker, workforce], skilled [personnel, labor, work, hands], skilled [craftsmen, operators, handlers, technicians], more...

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