Vocabulary:
An accomplished
dancer/pianist/singer. Accomplished:
very good at a particular thing; having a lot of skills.
A
born artist/teacher/writer
Arty: seeming or wanting to be very artistic or
interested in the arts: e.g. She hangs out with the arty types she met at drama
school.
A competent
driver/lawyer/skier
An experienced
journalist/manager/professional
An expert
cook/gardener/skier
A gifted
musician/ sportswoman/ student
Gifted: having a lot of natural ability or
intelligence.
Gift: a special ability to do something.
To have a flair for something to have a natural ability to do
something well. E.g. He has a flair for languages.
A proficient
horsewoman/pilot/typist. Proficient:
(competente) able to do sth well because of training and practice: She’s proficient in several languages. He’s proficient at his job. I’m a reasonably proficient driver.
A promising athlete/player/student. Promising: ( prometedor) showing signs of being good or successful: He was voted the most promising new actor
for his part in the movie. The weather doesn’t look very promising.
A skilled craftsman/technician/worker (Hábil)
A skilful card player/diplomat/footballer (habilidoso)
A strong swimmer
Brainy: very intelligent.
Excel: (in / at sth / at doing sth) to be very
good at doing sth: e.g. She has always excelled in foreign languages.
Underperform: to not be as successful as was expected
Master: to learn or understand sth completely:
e.g. to master new skills / techniques. French was a language he had never
mastered.
Self-sufficient (in sth): able to do or produce everything
that you need without the help of other people: e.g. The country is totally
self-sufficient in food production.
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