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knack

(năk)

1. A special talent or skill, especially one difficult to explain or teach:a knack for writing song lyrics.

2. A tendency or pattern of behavior:"Lincoln had a knack for involving himself in fights where the odds were against him"(Joshua Wolf Shenk).

3.Archaic

a. A clever trick.

b. A knickknack.

[Middle Englishknakke, from Middle Dutchcnacken,to strike, crack,probably of imitative origin.]

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knack

(næk)

1.a skilful, ingenious, or resourceful way of doing something

2.a particular talent or aptitude, esp an intuitive one

[C14: probably variant ofknak sharp knock, rap, of imitative origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

knack

(næk)

n.

1. a special skill, talent, or aptitude.

2. a clever or adroit way of doing something.

3.Archaic. a knickknack; trinket.

[1325–75; Middle English: trick; perhaps same word asknak sharp-sounding blow]

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Noun

knack - a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

hang,bent

endowment,natural endowment,talent,gift - natural abilities or qualities

knack

nounskill,art,ability,facility,talent,gift,capacity,trick,bent,craft,genius,expertise,forte,flair,competence,ingenuity,propensity,aptitude,dexterity,cleverness,quickness,adroitness,expertness,handiness,skilfulnessHe's got the knack of getting people to listen.
disability,ineptitude,awkwardness,clumsiness

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

knack

noun

1.The proper method for doing, using, or handling something:

feel,trick.

Informal:hang.

2.Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity:

ability,adeptness,art,command,craft,expertise,expertness,mastery,proficiency,skill,technique.

Informal:know-how.

3.An innate capability:

aptitude,aptness,bent,faculty,flair,genius,gift,head,instinct,talent,turn.

Translations

مَهارَه، بَراعَه

håndelag

Dreh

knacktruc

handlag

abilit...abilità destrezza

įgūdis

ķēriensprasme

håndlag

hüner kabiliyet yetenek

技巧

knack

[næk]Nit's just a knack →es untruco que seaprende
to getor learn the knack of (doing) sth →agarrar eltrucoor (Sp) el tranquillo a (hacer) algo
she has the knack of making people feel at home →tiene eldon dehacer que lagente sesienta cómoda a sualrededor
you have the knack for drawing animals →tienes muchahabilidad paradibujar animales
he seems to have the knack of rubbing people up the wrong way →no sé cómo se lasarregla perosiempre acaba cayéndolemal a la gente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

knack

[ˈnæk]n
to have the knack of doing sth →avoir lecoup pourfaire qch
Some of the village boys had the knack of imitating her voice →Certains desgarçons duvillage avaient lecoup pourimiter savoix.
there's a knack →il y a untruc
There's a knack to doing this →Il y a untruc pourfaire ça.,Il y a uncoup àprendre.

knack

n →Trickm, →Kniffm;(= talent) →Talentnt, →Geschicknt;there’s a (special)knack (to it) →da ist ein (gewisser)TrickorKniff dabei;there’s a (special)knack to opening it →da ist einTrickorKniff dabei, wie man dasaufbekommt;to get theknack of doing something →(es)herausbekommen, wie manetw macht;you’ll soon get theknack of it →Siewerden denDreh bald rausbekommenorraushaben;I never really got theknack of it →ich habe denTrick nie richtig herausbekommen;I’ve lost theknack →ichbekommeorkriege(inf) →dasnicht mehr hinorfertig;she’s got aknack of saying the wrong thing →sie hat einGeschickorTalent,immer dasFalsche zusagen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

knack

[næk]n →abilità,capacità
to get the knack of sth →farsi lamano in qc
to have the knack of doing sth →avere l'abilità difare qc
to learn the knack of doing sth →imparare latecnica perfare qc
there's a knack to doing this →c'è untrucco perfare questo

knack

(nӕk) noun

the ability to do something skilfully and easily.It took me some time to learn the knack of making pancakes. slag مَهارَه، بَراعَه цака habilidade dovednost, cvik der Dreh håndelag η ικανότητα να κάνει κπ. κτ. με άνεσηtruco,habilidad oskus فوت و فن؛ مهارت taitotruc כִּשָרוֹן कौशल puckanje fortély keahlian handlagabilità,trucco こつ 익숙한 솜씨 įgūdis prasme; ķēriens pandaivaardigheidhåndlag,knepsztuka پياوړتيا،مهارت habilidade dibăcie, pricepereсноровка zručnosť spretnost veština skicklighet, gott handlag, grepp, knep, kläm ความสามารถพิเศษyetenek,kabiliyet,hüner 技巧 навичка; уміння فطری یا اکتسابی ملکہ یا مہارت sở trường技巧

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