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Dictionary: flair   (flâr) pronunciation

n.
  1. A natural talent or aptitude; a knack: a flair for interior decorating.
  2. Instinctive discernment; keenness: a flair for the exotica.
  3. Distinctive elegance or style: served us with flair.

[Middle English, fragrance, from Old French, from flairer, to scent, from Late Latin flāgrāre, alteration of Latin frāgrāre, to emit an odor.]


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Definition: talent, style
Antonyms: inability, incapacity, ineptitude, ineptness


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IN BRIEF: n. - Distinctive and stylish elegance; A natural talent; A shape that spreads outward.

Tutor's tip: She had a "flair" (an aptitude) for teaching but her temper would "flare" (a sudden outburst of anger) if the students didn't pay attention.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - flair, næse, tæft, sporsans

idioms:

  • have a flair for    have en fin næse for, have flair for

Nederlands (Dutch)
talent, neiging, neus, stijl

Français (French)
n. - don, classe

idioms:

  • have a flair for    avoir des dispositions pour, avoir le nez pour

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gespür, Begabung

idioms:

  • have a flair for    Begabung haben für

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταλέντο, φυσική ικανότητα, διαίσθηση

idioms:

  • have a flair for    έχω οξυδέρκεια, διαίσθηση

Italiano (Italian)
naso, inclinazione

idioms:

  • have a flair for    esser portato per

Português (Portuguese)
n. - talento (m), olfato (m)

idioms:

  • have a flair for    talento (m) natural para fazer algo

Русский (Russian)
чутье, нюх, своеобразие

idioms:

  • have a flair for    иметь способность к

Español (Spanish)
n. - instinto, talento, don

idioms:

  • have a flair for    tener talento para, tener facilidad para, tener predisposición a, temer buena vista para

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - väderkorn, stil

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
天资, 敏锐的感觉力, 才能, 鉴别力

idioms:

  • have a flair for    具有在...方面的天分

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天資, 敏銳的感覺力, 才能, 鑒別力

idioms:

  • have a flair for    具有在...方面的天分

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 천부적 재능, 기호, 직감력

idioms:

  • have a flair for    ~에 실력 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鋭い識別力, 勘, 才能

idioms:

  • have a flair for    こつをつかむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تمييز , ميل , نزعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כישרון, חוש טבעי‬


 
 
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