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with consummate skill

  • 1 consumado

    adj.
    consummated, perfect, supreme, accomplished.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: consumar.
    * * *
    1→ link=consumar consumar
    1 (perfecto) consummate, accomplished
    2 familiar complete, perfect
    * * *
    (f. - consumada)
    adj.
    consummate, accomplished
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (=perfecto) consummate, perfect; (=imbécil) thorough, out-and-out
    2. SM **
    1) (=cosas robadas) loot, swag *
    2) (=droga) hash *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <deportista/artista> accomplished, consummate (frml); < mentiroso> consummate
    * * *
    = accomplished, consummate, established, out-and-out.
    Ex. This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.
    Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    Ex. These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.
    Ex. Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.
    ----
    * empresa consumada = established player.
    * institución consumada = established institution.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <deportista/artista> accomplished, consummate (frml); < mentiroso> consummate
    * * *
    = accomplished, consummate, established, out-and-out.

    Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.

    Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    Ex: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.
    Ex: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.
    * empresa consumada = established player.
    * institución consumada = established institution.

    * * *
    ‹deportista/artista› accomplished, consummate ( frml); ‹mentiroso› consummate
    es un imbécil consumado ( iró); he's an absolute idiot
    * * *

    Del verbo consumar: ( conjugate consumar)

    consumado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    consumado    
    consumar
    consumado,-a adjetivo
    1 consummated
    hecho consumado, fait accompli, accomplished fact
    matrimonio consumado, consummated marriage
    2 figurado (brillante) brilliant, frml consummate: es un pianista consumado, she's a consummate pianist
    consumar verbo transitivo
    1 frml to complete, carry out
    2 (un asesinato) to commit
    (una venganza) to carry out
    ' consumado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consumada
    - consumarse
    English:
    consummate
    - fait accompli
    - out-and-out
    - unconsummated
    - accomplished
    - out
    * * *
    consumado, -a adj
    consummate, perfect;
    un actor consumado a consummate actor;
    es un granuja consumado he's a real rascal
    * * *
    adj consummate
    * * *
    consumado, -da adj
    : consummate, perfect

    Spanish-English dictionary > consumado

  • 2 muy + Adjetivo

    (adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo
    Ex. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.
    Ex. It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
    Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
    Ex. Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.
    Ex. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
    Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.
    Ex. Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.
    Ex. The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.
    Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.
    Ex. Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.
    Ex. Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.
    Ex. The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
    Ex. A public library is a mighty good thing.
    Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.
    Ex. Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.
    Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    Ex. One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.
    Ex. The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex. People use a library significantly less than they say they do.
    Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
    Ex. Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.
    Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.
    * * *
    (adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo

    Ex: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.

    Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
    Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
    Ex: Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.
    Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
    Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.
    Ex: Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.
    Ex: The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.
    Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.
    Ex: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.
    Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.
    Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
    Ex: A public library is a mighty good thing.
    Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.
    Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.
    Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.
    Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.
    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do.
    Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
    Ex: Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.
    Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > muy + Adjetivo

  • 3 pintoresco

    adj.
    1 picturesque, colourful, quaint, colorful.
    2 colorful, colourful, flowery.
    * * *
    1 (lugar) picturesque
    2 (persona) bizarre, colourful (US colorful)
    * * *
    (f. - pintoresca)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo picturesque
    * * *
    = quaint, colourful [colorful, -USA], scenic, picturesque.
    Ex. Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
    Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of ' colorful' characters.
    Ex. This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.
    Ex. It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.
    ----
    * historia pintoresca = colourful story.
    * lo pintoresco = quaintness.
    * lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.
    * sitio pintoresco = beauty spot.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo picturesque
    * * *
    = quaint, colourful [colorful, -USA], scenic, picturesque.

    Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.

    Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of ' colorful' characters.
    Ex: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.
    Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.
    * historia pintoresca = colourful story.
    * lo pintoresco = quaintness.
    * lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.
    * sitio pintoresco = beauty spot.

    * * *
    1 ‹lugar/paisaje› picturesque
    2 ‹lenguaje/costumbres› picturesque, colorful*
    * * *

    pintoresco
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    picturesque
    pintoresco,-a adjetivo
    1 (lugar) picturesque, quaint
    un lugar muy pintoresco, a place full of local color
    2 (persona) bizarre

    ' pintoresco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pintoresca
    - folklórico
    English:
    beauty spot
    - colourful
    - picturesque
    - quaint
    - scenic
    - beauty
    * * *
    pintoresco, -a adj
    1. [bonito] picturesque
    2. [extravagante] colourful
    * * *
    adj picturesque
    * * *
    pintoresco, -ca adj
    : picturesque, quaint

    Spanish-English dictionary > pintoresco

  • 4 picaresco

    adj.
    1 roguish (travieso), knavish.
    2 picaresque, mischievous, rascally.
    * * *
    1 literal picaresque
    1 picaresque genre
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=travieso) roguish, rascally
    2) (Literat) picaresque
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo picaresque
    * * *
    Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo picaresque
    * * *

    Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.

    * * *
    picaresque
    * * *

    picaresco
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    picaresque

    ' picaresco' also found in these entries:
    English:
    ribald
    * * *
    picaresco, -a adj
    1. Lit picaresque
    2. [del pícaro] mischievous, roguish
    * * *
    adj picaresque
    * * *
    picaresco, -ca adj
    1) : picaresque
    2) : rascally, roguish

    Spanish-English dictionary > picaresco

  • 5 sumo

    adj.
    utmost, utter, very great, highest.
    pres.indicat.
    1 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sumar.
    2 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sumir.
    * * *
    1 (supremo) supreme, highest
    \
    a lo sumo at most, at the most
    con sumo cuidado with extreme care
    suma autoridad supreme authority
    Sumo Pontífice Sovereign Pontiff
    sumo sacerdote high priest
    * * *
    I
    ADJ
    1) (=supremo) great, supreme

    con suma dificultad — with the greatest o utmost difficulty

    2) [rango] high, highest
    3)
    II
    SM (Dep) sumo, sumo wrestling
    * * *
    - ma adjetivo great

    con sumo cuidado — with great o extreme care

    * * *
    Ex. The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.
    ----
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance.
    * en sumo grado = in the extreme.
    * en un grado sumo = in the extreme.
    * lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * sumo cuidado = extreme caution.
    * * *
    - ma adjetivo great

    con sumo cuidado — with great o extreme care

    * * *

    Ex: The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.

    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance.
    * en sumo grado = in the extreme.
    * en un grado sumo = in the extreme.
    * lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * sumo cuidado = extreme caution.

    * * *
    sumo1 -ma
    great
    un detalle de suma importancia a detail of great o of the utmost importance
    me interesa en grado sumo I find it extremely interesting
    con sumo cuidado with great o extreme o the utmost care
    la suma autoridad the highest o supreme authority
    a lo sumo at the most
    no eran tantos, a lo sumo unos diez there weren't that many, ten at the most
    Compuestos:
    masculine ( frml); Supreme Pontiff ( frml)
    masculine high priest
    (deporte) sumo wrestling, sumo; (persona) sumo wrestler
    * * *

    Del verbo sumar: ( conjugate sumar)

    sumo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    sumó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Del verbo sumir: ( conjugate sumir)

    sumo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    sumar    
    sumir    
    sumo
    sumar ( conjugate sumar) verbo transitivo


    ◊ 8 y 5 suman 13 8 and 5 add up to o make 13

    verbo intransitivo
    to add up
    sumarse verbo pronominal
    a) ( agregarse) sumose A algo:

    ◊ esto se suma a los problemas ya existentes this comes on top of o is in addition to any already existing problems

    b) ( adherirse) sumose A algo ‹a protesta/celebración› to join sth

    sumir ( conjugate sumir) verbo transitivo
    1 ( sumergir) sumo algo/a algn EN algo ‹en tristeza/desesperación› to plunge sth/sb into sth
    2 (Col, Méx) ( abollar) to dent, make a dent in
    sumirse verbo pronominal
    1 ( hundirse) sumose EN algo ‹ en tristeza› to plunge into sth;
    ‹ en pensamientos› to become lost in sth
    2 (Col, Méx) ( abollarse) to get dented
    sumo
    ◊ -ma adjetivo

    utmost ( before n);
    de suma importancia of the utmost importance;
    con sumo cuidado with great o the utmost care;
    a lo sumo at the most
    sumar verbo transitivo
    1 Mat to add (up): seis y dos suman ocho, six and o plus two add up to o make eight
    2 (la cuenta, la factura) la factura suma tres mil pesetas, the bill comes to three thousand pesetas
    3 (añadir, incorporar) si al terremoto sumas las inundaciones, el desastre fue total, the earthquake, taken in conjunction with the flooding, meant total disaster
    ¿Cómo se dice 2 + 3 = 5?
    Two and three is/equals five.
    Two plus three is/equals five.
    What's two and three?
    sumir verbo transitivo
    1 (sumergir) to submerge, sink
    2 figurado la noticia le sumió en la tristeza, the news plunged him into sadness
    sumo,-a adjetivo
    1 (muy grande) extreme: es tóxico, manéjalo con sumo cuidado, it's toxic, handle it with extreme care
    de suma importancia, extremely important
    2 (máximo en una jerarquía) supreme
    ♦ Locuciones: a lo sumo, at the most
    Rel Sumo Pontífice, the Pope

    ' sumo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pontífice
    - sacerdote
    - suma
    - sumarse
    - agrado
    - grado
    English:
    consummate
    - extreme
    - high priest
    - utmost
    - degree
    * * *
    sumo1, -a adj
    1. [supremo] highest, supreme
    sumo pontífice supreme pontiff;
    sumo sacerdote high priest
    2. [gran] extreme, great;
    lo aprecio en grado sumo I think extremely highly of him;
    con sumo cuidado with extreme o great care;
    a lo sumo at most;
    tendrá a lo sumo veinte años she can't be more than twenty
    sumo2 nm
    [deporte] sumo (wrestling)
    * * *
    adj supreme;
    con sumo cuidado with the utmost care;
    a lo sumo at the most
    * * *
    sumo, -ma adj
    1) : extreme, great, high
    la suma autoridad: the highest authority
    2)
    a lo sumo : at the most
    ♦ sumamente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > sumo

  • 6 destreza

    f.
    1 skill, dexterity.
    2 skillful action.
    * * *
    1 skill, dexterity
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=habilidad) skill
    2) (=agilidad) dexterity
    * * *
    femenino skill
    * * *
    = competence, skill, dexterity, prowess.
    Ex. In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
    Ex. However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
    Ex. Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.
    Ex. The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
    ----
    * basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas = competency based.
    * con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.
    * crear con gran destreza = craft.
    * desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.
    * desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, rec = information illiteracy.
    * destreza académica = academic skill.
    * destreza cognitiva = cognitive skill.
    * destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.
    * destreza en la acampada = campcraft.
    * destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.
    * destreza lingüística = language skill.
    * destreza manual = manual skill, manual dexterity.
    * destrezas informáticas = computer skills.
    * destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.
    * destrezas relacionadas con la información = information skills.
    * destreza verbal = verbal skill.
    * dominar una destreza = master + skill.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * producir con gran destreza = craft.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.
    * * *
    femenino skill
    * * *
    = competence, skill, dexterity, prowess.

    Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

    Ex: However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
    Ex: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.
    Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
    * basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas = competency based.
    * con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.
    * crear con gran destreza = craft.
    * desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.
    * desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, rec = information illiteracy.
    * destreza académica = academic skill.
    * destreza cognitiva = cognitive skill.
    * destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.
    * destreza en la acampada = campcraft.
    * destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.
    * destreza lingüística = language skill.
    * destreza manual = manual skill, manual dexterity.
    * destrezas informáticas = computer skills.
    * destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.
    * destrezas relacionadas con la información = information skills.
    * destreza verbal = verbal skill.
    * dominar una destreza = master + skill.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * producir con gran destreza = craft.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.

    * * *
    skill
    controló el balón con destreza he controlled the ball skillfully
    demostró mucha destreza con el florete he showed great dexterity o skill in his handling of the foil
    con gran destreza very skillfully
    * * *

    destreza sustantivo femenino
    skill;

    destreza sustantivo femenino skill: muestra bastante destreza con la cometa, she demonstrates quite a bit of skill with the kite

    ' destreza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    maña
    - saber
    - arte
    - manual
    - pericia
    - técnica
    English:
    art
    - consummate
    - craft
    - derive
    - develop
    - development
    - dexterity
    - hone
    - improve
    - improvement
    - neatness
    - practice
    - practise
    - proficiency
    - prowess
    - skill
    - trick
    - deftly
    * * *
    skill, dexterity;
    tiene destreza para la costura he's very good at sewing;
    hacer algo con destreza to do sth skilfully
    * * *
    f skill
    * * *
    habilidad: dexterity, skill
    * * *
    destreza n skill

    Spanish-English dictionary > destreza

См. также в других словарях:

  • skill — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, consummate (esp. BrE), extraordinary, great, remarkable ▪ He is a negotiator of considerable skill. ▪ With consummate skill, she steered the conversation away from any embarra …   Collocations dictionary

  • consummate — con|sum|mate1 [kənˈsʌmıt, ˈkɔsəmıt US ˈkansəmıt] adj [only before noun] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of consummare to sum up, finish , from com ( COM ) + summa sum ] 1.) showing a lot of skill ▪ a great performance… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • consummate — consummates, consummating, consummated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nsʌmət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nsəmeɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful. [FORMAL] He acted the… …   English dictionary

  • Skill — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Skill >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 skill skill skillfulness address Sgm: N 1 dexterity dexterity dexterousness Sgm: N 1 adroitness adroitness expertness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 proficiency …   English dictionary for students

  • consummate — adj Consummate, finished, accomplished are comparable when meaning brought to completion or perfection. Their distinctions lie chiefly in the degree of perfection, in the means by which this perfection is attained, and, at times, in their… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • consummate — I UK [kənˈsʌmət] / UK [ˈkɒnsəmət] / US [ˈkɑnsəmət] / US [kənˈsʌmət] adjective formal showing great skill at doing something She is a consummate politician. It was a demanding part that Collins played with consummate ease. II UK [ˈkɒnsəmeɪt] / US… …   English dictionary

  • consummate — con|sum|mate1 [ kansəmət, kən sʌmət ] adjective FORMAL showing great skill at doing something: She is a consummate politician. It was a demanding part that Collins played with consummate ease. consummate con|sum|mate 2 [ kansə,meıt ] verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • skill — n. 1) to acquire, master; hone a skill 2) to demonstrate, display, show skill 3) consummate, great skill 4) diplomatic; professional; technical skill 5) marketable skills 6) skill at, in; with (skill at/in using a computer; skill with one s… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • consummate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Consummate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑love, ↑marriage {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Consummate is used with these nouns: ↑actor, actress, ↑diplomat, ↑ease, ↑performer, ↑politician, ↑professional …   Collocations dictionary

  • painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

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