Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/taˈlento/

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Translation

talent

Word origin

From Latin talentum ('a unit of weight or money'), from Greek talanton ('balance, weight, sum of money'). The modern sense 'natural ability' comes from the biblical parable of the talents.

Origin
Latin
Root
talentum
English cognates
talent

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraltalentos

Examples

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Your daughter has a lot of talent for music.

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The team is looking for young people with natural talent.

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Without talent it is hard to win this prize.

artista .

His talent as an artist is known across the whole country.

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Talent is worked on every day.

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This word is part of lesson 27.