skill

(Anglais)

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/skɪl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: skill

Hérité de ancien anglais: scille

Appartenant à danois: skel

Appartenant à suédois: skäl

Appartenant à néerlandais: verschil

Hérité de moyen anglais: skilen

Hérité de ancien anglais: scilian

Appartenant à danois: skille

Appartenant à suédois: skilja

Appartenant à islandais: skilja

Appartenant à bas-allemand: schelen

Appartenant à néerlandais: 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).

Concepts

habileté

capacité

aptitude

compétence

talent

habilité

adresse

connaissance

don

🎁

faculté

art

🎨

technique

qualification

science

tact

technologie

utile

compétences

corps enseignant

doigté

maestria

maîtrise

performance

capacités professionnelles

dextérité manuelle

bon

👍

méthode pratique

accomplissement

adroit

agilité

compétent

dextérité

doué

efficace

fabrication

façon

habile

ingénieux

savoir-faire

Synonymes

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

Traductions

abilità

Fähigkeit

Fertigkeit

habilidade

habilidad

Geschicklichkeit

vaardigheid

capacità

bekwaamheid

vermogen

yetenek

competentie

destreza

talento

bedrevenheid