Talent

  • 51talent — /ˈtælənt / (say taluhnt) noun 1. a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing. 2. a capacity for achievement or success; natural ability: young men of talent. 3. persons of ability. 4. a power of mind or body considered as… …

  • 52talent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gift, faculty, ability, power; turn, knack, aptitude; genius. See skill. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A gift] Syn. aptitude, faculty, gift, genius, facility, skill, capability, expertise, inventiveness,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 53talent — [[t]tæ̱lənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ talents N VAR: oft N for n Talent is the natural ability to do something well. → See also talent show She is proud that both her children have a talent for music... The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off… …

    English dictionary

  • 54Talent — das Talent, e (Grundstufe) eine angeborene Befähigung zu etw. Synonyme: Begabung, Gabe Beispiele: Ein großes Talent ist eine Seltenheit. In dieser Rolle zeigte er sein großes Talent. Kollokation: ein Talent für Fremdsprachen haben …

    Extremes Deutsch

  • 55talent — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, plural of talentum unit of weight or money, from Greek talanton pan of a scale, weight; akin to Greek tlēnai to bear; in senses 2 5, from the parable of the talents in… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 56Talent —    Of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Ex. 38:25, 26), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in the form of a circular mass, as the Hebrew name kikkar denotes. A talent of… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 57talent —    a woman viewed sexually by a man    Singly or collectively, hoping to find a talent for sexual activity perhaps:     He had no plans to get trapped by just any piece of gash. The talent in the place had to be seen to be believed. (J. Collins,… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 58talent — tal•ent [[t]ˈtæl ənt[/t]] n. 1) a special, often creative natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing[/ex] 2) a person or persons with special ability, esp. in a particular field: the theater s major talents; the local talent[/ex] 3) a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 59Talent — talentas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Labai dideli kurios nors srities gabumai. Talentas ugdomas atkakliu darbu. kilmė gr. talanton – svorio matas – Talent 26 kg; piniginis vienetas atitikmenys: angl. gift; talent vok.… …

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  • 60talent — talentas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Labai dideli kurios nors srities gabumai. Talentas ugdomas atkakliu darbu. kilmė gr. talanton – svorio matas – talent 26 kg; piniginis vienetas atitikmenys: angl. gift; talent vok.… …

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