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skill

/skɪl/

US pronunciation
American sound/skɪl/
skill
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> skill

Myanmar meaning

(n) ကျွမ်းကျင်မှု

Full entry

skill /skÇl/ n

၁။ [U] ~ (at/in sth / doing sth) ကျွမ်းကျင်မှု။
a job requiring great skill and attention to detail ❍ his skill at mimicry/in marketing
❍ a poet of considerable skill.
၂။ [C] အတတ်ပညာပိုင်း ကျွမ်းကျင်မှု။
the practical skills needed in carpentry ❍ technical/communication/management skills ❍ a skills shortage.
ကျွမ်းကျင်မှု မလုံလောက်သည့်အရေး။
❏ skilled adj
၁။ ~ (in/at sth / doing sth)
(က) ကျွမ်းကျင် သော။ လိမ္မာသော။ ပါးနပ်သော။ a skilled negotiator ❍ skilled at dealing with complaints. (ခ) ကျွမ်းကျင်သော။ တတ်ပွန်သော။ a highly-skilled craftsman ❍ skilled staff.
၂။ ကျွမ်းကျင်မှုလိုသော။
Furniture-making is a skilled job.

More examples
  • I admired the skill and dedication of the nursing staff.
  • [skill at/in] : The committee needs someone who has some skill in financial planning.
  • The course helps people gain the skills they need to run a successful business.
  • Academic/technical/practical skills
Synonyms
ability, talent, cleverness, dexterity, expertise, proficiency, skillfulness, handiness, knack, aptitude, competence, flair, accomplishment, address, adroitness, art, artistry, can't cut it, can't hack it, can't make the grade, clout, command, craft, cunning, deftness, dodge, ease, experience, expertism, expertness, facility, finesse, goods, impuissant, ingenuity, intelligence, job, know-how, line, makings, moxie, no can do, no good, not able, not cut out for, not equal to, not up to, one's thing, profession, prowess, quickness, readiness, right stuff, savvy, sidelined, sleight, smarts, stuff, technique, trade, unable, unfitted, what it takes
Antonyms
avocation, clumsiness, difficulty, entertainment, fun, ignorance, inability, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, ineptness, inexperience, lack, stupidity
Cross references
abilitytalentclevernessdexterityexpertiseproficiencyskillfulnesshandinessknackaptitudecompetenceflairaccomplishmentaddressadroitnessartartistrycan't cut itcan't hack itcan't make the gradecloutcommandcraftcunningdeftnessdodgeeaseexperience
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