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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