la
feminine
/aβiliˈðað/
#1301 of 5,000 Core 5000
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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