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1 knack
[næk]1) (physical dexterity) abilità f. ( of doing di fare)to get, lose the knack — farsi, perdere la mano
* * *[næk](the ability to do something skilfully and easily: It took me some time to learn the knack of making pancakes.) abilità, trucco* * *knack /næk/n.1 abilità; dono; talento; bernoccolo (fam.): to have a knack for (o of) st., avere il dono di qc. ( anche iron.); essere tagliato per qc.; uncanny knack, straordinaria capacità; It's very simple, once you get the knack of it, è molto semplice, una volta che ci hai fatto la mano (o che sai come si fa)2 mossa abile; trucco.* * *[næk]1) (physical dexterity) abilità f. ( of doing di fare)to get, lose the knack — farsi, perdere la mano
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2 uncanny
[ʌn'kænɪ]1) (strange) [ resemblance] strano, inquietante; [ accuracy] strano, sorprendente2) (frightening) inquietante* * *(strange or mysterious: She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.) straordinario* * *uncanny /ʌnˈkænɪ/a.1 misterioso; soprannaturale2 straordinario; fuori del comune: He has an uncanny knack of choosing the right time, ha la straordinaria capacità di scegliere il momento giusto; She bears an uncanny resemblance to her great-aunt, assomiglia alla prozia in modo straordinariouncannily avv.* * *[ʌn'kænɪ]1) (strange) [ resemblance] strano, inquietante; [ accuracy] strano, sorprendente2) (frightening) inquietante -
3 uncanny un·can·ny adj
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