talent (for)

  • 1talent for acting — ability for acting, skilled in performing …

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  • 2A 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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  • 3A Small Talent for War — Infobox Television episode Title = A Small Talent for War Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Scene from A Small Talent for War Season = 1 Episode = 15, Segment 2 Airdate = January 24, 1986 Production = Writer = Alan Brennert Carter Scholz… …

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  • 4talent for painting — ability to paint well, skilled in painting …

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  • 5talent for writing — ability to write well, skilled in writing …

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  • 6talent — [tal′ənt] n. [ME < OE talente < L talentum, a coin, orig., unit of weight < Gr talanton, a unit of money, weight, orig., a balance < IE base * tel , to lift up, weigh, bear > TOLERATE: senses 2 4 from the parable of the talents… …

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  • 7talent — UK US /ˈtælənt/ noun [C or U] ► a natural skill or ability: »The successful candidate will have both talent and drive. »The company benefited from her expertise and talents in sales. a talent for sth »He had a great talent for business. ► HR a… …

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  • 8talent scout — talent scouts N COUNT A talent scout is someone whose job is to find people who have talent, for example as actors, footballers, or musicians, so that they can be offered work …

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  • 9talent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amazing, considerable, enormous, extraordinary, formidable, genuine, great, immense, incredible, major, obvious …

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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… …

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