capabilities / skills
English translation: vedi sinonimi di Merriam -Webster
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| 5 | capabilities / skills |
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| 4 +1 | proficiency/ability |
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| 5 | ability / expertise |
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| 4 | vedi sinonimi di Merriam -Webster |
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capabilities / skills Explanation: sono d'accordo sono simili...;) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 min (2008-01-30 13:52:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- si usa più skills |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1proficiency/ability Explanation: Capability non si usa molto. Potrebbe essere innata come "capacity." "Ability" é innata e appresa, come skill. Skill é destrezza, ma si usa per tutto. http://www.wordreference.com/enit/skill Proficiency é una bella parola: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/proficiency Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/iten/competenza Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/iten/abilita |
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vedi sinonimi di Merriam -Webster Explanation: capability One entry found. capability[noun] Entry Word: capability Function: noun Text: 1 a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job <a pilot lacking the capability to fly jet fighters> — see qualification 1 2 the physical or mental power to do something <the natural capability some people seem to have for teaching> — see ability Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus - Cite This Source - Share This Main Entry: capability Part of Speech: noun Definition: ability Synonyms: adequacy, aptitude, art, capacity, competence, craft, cunning, effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, facility, faculty, means, might, potency, potential, potentiality, power, proficiency, qualification, qualifiedness, skill, wherewithal Antonyms: incapability, incapableness, incompetence Notes: capacity refers to a general ability to comprehend an issue or perform a task; capability implies a reference to one of a set of such abilities Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1) Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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ability / expertise Explanation: capability: power or ability; the extent of someone's or something's ability; a facility on a computer for performing a specified task: 'a graphics capability'; forces of resources giving a country or state the ability to undertake a particular kind of military action: 'nuclear weapons capability'. skill: the ability to do something well; expertise; a particular ability - reference "The New Oxford American Dictionary" Obviously, while at times synonymous, they are definitely not the same. |
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