skill

(Inglés)

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.

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/skɪl/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: skill

Herdado de Old English: scille

Relativo a dinamarqués: skel

Relativo a sueco: skäl

Relativo a neerlandés: verschil

Herdado de Middle English: skilen

Herdado de Old English: scilian

Relativo a dinamarqués: skille

Relativo a sueco: skilja

Relativo a islandés: skilja

Relativo a baixo alemán: schelen

Relativo a neerlandés: 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).

Sinónimos

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