Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/aβiliˈðað/

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Translation

skill, ability

Word origin

From Latin habilitas ('aptitude, fitness'), from habilis ('easily handled, apt'), from habere ('to have, to hold'). The same root gives English 'ability' and 'able'.

Origin
Latin
Root
habilitas
English cognates
ability, able

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralhabilidades

Examples

gran .

She has a great ability for languages.

práctica.

Cooking well is a skill that you learn with practice.

¡ !

What skill you have with your hands!

requiere técnicas .

The job requires very specific technical skills.

.

With skill and patience he solved the problem.

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This word is part of lesson 27.