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Meaning of talent in English

talent
noun
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/ˈtæl.ənt/ us
/ˈtæl.ənt/

talent noun (NATURAL ABILITY)

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B1 [ C or U ]
a natural skill or ability to be good at something, especially without being taught:
talent for Her talent for music showed at an early age.
artistic talent His artistic talents were wasted in his boring job.
Synonyms
aptitude
flair
gift (ABILITY)
Related words
multi-talented
talented
talentless
untalented
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talent noun (PERSON/PEOPLE)

[ C ]
a person who has a natural skill or ability to be good at something:
She is a real talent, a fine writer with a gift for wordplay and a knack for description.
They believe the young player is a rare talent, who will go on to have great success.
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talented
[ U ]   business   specialized
people who are employed who have skill and ability and are good at their jobs:
For key positions, you are going to want to recruit the best talent you can get.
Our aim is to find and retain top talent.
Most companies admit that too little effort goes into talent management.
talent pool
[ U ] UK informal old-fashioned
people who are sexually attractive:
There was plenty of talent at the party last night.
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talent noun (UNIT OF WEIGHT)

[ C ]
an ancient unit of weight:
She is believed to have given Solomon 120 talents of gold.
The Mesopotamian talent weighs 30.8 kilograms.
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(Definition of talent from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

talent | American Dictionary

talent
noun [ C/U ]
us
/ˈtæl·ənt/
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a special natural ability to do something well, or people who have this ability:
[ C ] His talents are being wasted in that job.
[ U ] The baseball scouts are looking for new talent.

talented

adjective us
/ˈtæl·ən·tɪd/
A very young and talented violinist was the guest soloist.
(Definition of talent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

talent | Business English

talent
noun [ C or U ]
uk
/ˈtælənt/ us
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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.
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a person or people with a natural skill or ability:
The company has shown that it can attract and retain top talent.
Other industries facing a talent shortage can easily outsource jobs overseas.
He's considered one of the greatest talents in the programming world.
(Definition of talent from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of talent

in Chinese (Traditional)
天分, 天分，天賦, 天才，有天分者…
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天分, 天分，天赋, 天才，有天分者…
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talento, aptitudes, talento [masculine…
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talento, dom, talento [masculine]…
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विशेष कौशल्य…
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才能, 素質, 才能（さいのう）…
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(ஒருவருக்கு) எதிலாவது சிறந்தவராக இருப்பதற்கான இயல்பான திறன், குறிப்பாக கற்பிக்கப்படாமல்…
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talang, fallenhet, begåvning…
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