Proficiencies - English meaning

noun

Possession of the means or skill to do something.

Usage examples:

The manager had lost his ability to motivate the players

suffix

Forming nouns of quality corresponding to adjectives ending in -able (such as suitability corresponding to suitable ).

noun

The mental or physical power or skill needed to do something

Usage examples:

[ u ] they should not be taking in somebody they don't have the ability to care for., [ c ] her tea…

noun

Cleverness or skill.

Usage examples:

He lacks political adroitness

noun

The quality of being skilful and quick in thinking or movement

Usage examples:

He has demonstrated his political adroitness many times., she directs the conversation with the adr…

noun

A natural ability to do something.

Usage examples:

Children with an aptitude for painting and drawing

noun

Natural ability or skill

Usage examples:

[ u ] my son has no aptitude for sports.

noun

A natural ability or skill

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Aptitude for sth discovering that he had an aptitude for finance, he got a job as a commercial-cred…

noun

The power or ability to do something.

Usage examples:

He had an intuitive capability of bringing the best out in people

noun

The maximum amount that something can contain.

Usage examples:

The capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet

noun

The amount that can be held or produced by something

Usage examples:

[ c ] the stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000., [ u ] the theater was full to capacity that ni…

noun

The total amount or number of things or people that something can hold

Usage examples:

A capacity of sth the tanks have a capacity of 1000 litres., capacity audience/crowd the rally drew…

noun

The ability to do something successfully or efficiently.

Usage examples:

Courses to improve the competence of staff

noun

An important skill that is needed to do a job

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Managerial competencies

noun

The quality of being skilful, clever, or quick

Usage examples:

The device must be used only with the greatest care and deftness of touch., the government has alre…

noun

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

Usage examples:

Her dexterity with chopsticks

noun

The ability to use the hands skillfully in doing something

Usage examples:

Playing with blocks improves a child’s manual dexterity.

noun

The quality of being outstanding or extremely good.

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Awards for excellence

noun

The quality of being excellent

Usage examples:

Excellence in sth both firms have a long-standing reputation for excellence in customer service., a…

noun

Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.

Usage examples:

He had learned his lesson by painful experience

verb

Encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence).

Usage examples:

The company is experiencing difficulties

noun

(the process of getting) knowledge or skill that is obtained from doing, seeing, or feeling things, or something that happens which has an effect on you

Usage examples:

[ u ] do you have any experience working with children?, [ u ] i know from experience that it can g…

noun

Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.

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Technical expertise

verb

Give an expert opinion on something.

Usage examples:

A certificate from an expertizing committee

noun

A high level of skill or knowledge

Usage examples:

She was widely known for her expertise as a trial lawyer.

abbreviation

(in the uk) football association, the governing body of soccer in england.

Usage examples:

The fa premier league

noun

Short for fanny adams (sense 1).

Usage examples:

He knows sweet fa about football

noun

(in tonic sol-fa) the fourth note of a major scale.

noun

Impressive delicacy and skill.

Usage examples:

Orchestral playing of great finesse

verb

Bring about or deal with (something) by using great delicacy and skill.

Usage examples:

Karen spent ten months finessing the financing for the property

noun

Great skill or style

Usage examples:

She has handled these difficult negotiations with real finesse.

noun

Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity.

Usage examples:

She played with some mastery

noun

Great skill in a particular job or activity

Usage examples:

Louis armstrong’s mastery of the trumpet is legendary., only a singer of fitzgerald's mastery could…

noun

Complete control of something

Usage examples:

Her mastery of the situation

noun

The competence or skill expected of a professional.

Usage examples:

The key to quality and efficiency is professionalism

noun

The qualities connected with trained and skilled people

Usage examples:

We were impressed with the professionalism of the staff.

noun

Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

Usage examples:

His prowess as a fisherman

noun

Great ability or skill

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Athletic prowess

noun

The ability to do something well; expertise.

Usage examples:

Difficult work, taking great skill

verb

Train (a worker) to do a particular task.

Usage examples:

Training firms are already seeing a boost from companies looking to skill employees in cloud techno…

noun

A special ability to do something

Usage examples:

[ c ] schools often do not provide students with marketable skills., [ u ] he lacked skill as a pai…