skill

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Knowledge; understanding.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.

Adj

Great, excellent.

Verb

1. (transitive) To set apart; separate.
2. (dialectal, transitive) To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
3. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare, transitive) To know; to understand.
4. (intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
5. (intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
6. (archaic, intransitive) To make a difference; signify; matter.
7. To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.

Conceptes

habilitat

destresa

tècnica

poder

artesania

capacitat

talent

do

🎁

aptitud

coneixement

facultat

saber fer

art

🎨

perícia

ciència

competència

Sinònims

ability

dexterity

proficiency

talent

cleverness

art

🎨

aptitude

expertise

capability

competence

craft

expertness

knack

mastery

technique

adroitness

deftness

capacity

craftsmanship

workmanship

experience

artistry

knowledge

power

efficiency

ingenuity

accomplishment

science

cunning

faculty

expert

skillfulness

adeptness

technology

trick

understanding

competency

handiness

know-how

skilfulness

tact

attainment

acquisition

acquirement

trade

sense

hand

✋

sleight

fitness

force

Traduccions

habileté

abilità

Fähigkeit

Fertigkeit

habilidade

habilidad

capacité

aptitude

Geschicklichkeit

vaardigheid

capacità

talent

compétence

bekwaamheid

competentie

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/skɪl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: skill

Heretat de anglès antic: scille

Cognat amb danès: skel

Cognat amb suec: skäl

Cognat amb neerlandès: verschil

Heretat de anglès mitjà: skilen

Heretat de anglès antic: scilian

Cognat amb danès: skille

Cognat amb suec: skilja

Cognat amb islandès: skilja

Cognat amb baix alemany: schelen

Cognat amb neerlandès: schelen

In summary

From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old Norse skil (“a distinction, discernment, knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *skilją (“separation, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Danish skel (“a separation, boundary, divide”), Swedish skäl (“reason”), Dutch verschil (“difference”) and schillen (“to separate the outer layer (schil) from the product”, verb).