skill

(Английский)

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.

Произносится как (IPA)

/skɪl/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: skill

Унаследовано от староанглийский: scille

Родственно датский: skel

Родственно шведский: skäl

Родственно нидерландский: verschil

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: skilen

Унаследовано от староанглийский: scilian

Родственно датский: skille

Родственно шведский: skilja

Родственно исландский: skilja

Родственно нижненемецкий: schelen

Родственно нидерландский: 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).

Синонимы

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

Переводы

habileté

abilità

Fähigkeit

Fertigkeit

habilidad

habilidade

capacité

aptitude

Geschicklichkeit

vaardigheid

capacità

talent

compétence

bekwaamheid

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