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knack
(năk)n.
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 English knakke, from Middle Dutch cnacken, to strike, crack, probably of imitative origin.]
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knack
(næk)n
1. a skilful, ingenious, or resourceful way of doing something
2. a particular talent or aptitude, esp an intuitive one
[C14: probably variant of knak 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 as knak sharp-sounding blow]
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Noun | 1. | 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" |
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knack
noun skill, art, ability, facility, talent, gift, capacity, trick, bent, craft, genius, expertise, forte, flair, competence, ingenuity, propensity, aptitude, dexterity, cleverness, quickness, adroitness, expertness, handiness, skilfulness He's got the knack of getting people to listen.
disability, ineptitude, awkwardness, clumsiness
disability, ineptitude, awkwardness, clumsiness
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knack
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Translations
مَهارَه، بَراعَه
håndelag
knacktruc
handlag
įgūdis
ķēriensprasme
knack
[næk] N it's just a knack → es un truco que se aprendeto get or learn the knack of (doing) sth → agarrar el truco or (Sp) el tranquillo a (hacer) algo
she has the knack of making people feel at home → tiene el don de hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda a su alrededor
you have the knack for drawing animals → tienes mucha habilidad para dibujar animales
he seems to have the knack of rubbing people up the wrong way → no sé cómo se las arregla pero siempre acaba cayéndole mal 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] nto have the knack of doing sth → avoir le coup pour faire qch
Some of the village boys had the knack of imitating her voice → Certains des garçons du village avaient le coup pour imiter sa voix.
there's a knack → il y a un truc
There's a knack to doing this → Il y a un truc pour faire ça., Il y a un coup à prendre.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
knack
n → Trick m, → Kniff m; (= talent) → Talent nt, → Geschick nt; there’s a (special) knack (to it) → da ist ein (gewisser) Trick or Kniff dabei; there’s a (special) knack to opening it → da ist ein Trick or Kniff dabei, wie man das aufbekommt; to get the knack of doing something → (es) herausbekommen, wie man etw macht; you’ll soon get the knack of it → Sie werden den Dreh bald rausbekommen or raushaben; I never really got the knack of it → ich habe den Trick nie richtig herausbekommen; I’ve lost the knack → ich bekomme or kriege (inf) → das nicht mehr hin or fertig; she’s got a knack of saying the wrong thing → sie hat ein Geschick or Talent, immer das Falsche zu sagen
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, capacitàto get the knack of sth → farsi la mano in qc
to have the knack of doing sth → avere l'abilità di fare qc
to learn the knack of doing sth → imparare la tecnica per fare qc
there's a knack to doing this → c'è un trucco per fare questo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
knack
(nӕk) noun the ability to do something skilfully and easily. It took me some time to learn the knack of making pancakes.
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