have a talent for something

  • 1have an ear for — {v. phr.} To have a keen perception; have a taste or a talent for; be sensitive to something. * /I have no ear whatsoever for foreign languages or music./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2have an ear for — {v. phr.} To have a keen perception; have a taste or a talent for; be sensitive to something. * /I have no ear whatsoever for foreign languages or music./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3have\ an\ ear\ for — v. phr. To have a keen perception; have a taste or a talent for; be sensitive to something. I have no ear whatsoever for foreign languages or music …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 4have\ smth\ going\ for\ one — v. phr. slang informal To have ability, talent; good looks, and/or influence in important places helping one to be successful. Well now, Pat Jones, that s another story she s got something going for her …

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  • 5A Talent for War — Infobox Book | name = A Talent for War image caption = 2004 Paperback Edition Cover author = Jack McDevitt cover artist = Darrell K. Sweet (First U. S. edition) country = United States language = English series = Alex Benedict genre = Science… …

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  • 6talent — [[t]tæ̱lənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ talents N VAR: oft N for n Talent is the natural ability to do something well. → See also talent show She is proud that both her children have a talent for music... The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off… …

    English dictionary

  • 7have a way with — To be good at dealing with or managing (people, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑way * * * have a way with phrase to be able to deal with someone or something well He really has a way with animals. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone… …

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  • 8for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9have */*/*/ — weak [əv] , weak [həv] , strong [hæv] (3rd person singular has weak [əz] ; [həz] ; strong [hæz] ; past tense and past participle had weak [əd] ; [həd] ; strong [hæd] ) verb 1) used for forming perfect tenses [auxiliary verb] used for forming the… …

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  • 10talent — tal|ent W3S3 [ˈtælənt] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: talent unit of weight or money in the ancient world (9 21 centuries), from Latin talentum, from Greek talanton; from a story in the Bible in which a man gives talents to his three servants, and… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English