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knack

/næk/

knacknoun

knacks

/næk/

Translations

donCapacité ou talent naturel pour faire quelque chose facilement et bien.

She has a knack for solving complex math problems quickly.

Elle a le don de résoudre rapidement des problèmes de mathématiques complexes.

Additional translations

craquementSens archaïque : bruit sec et bref.

bibelotSens rare ou archaïque : petit objet décoratif ou de peu de valeur.

tourFaçon de faire, souvent avec l’idée d’une habileté particulière acquise par l’usage.

Definitions

A special skill or talent for doing something easily and well.

She has a knack for solving complex math problems quickly.

A particular way of doing something, especially one that is difficult to learn or acquire.

There's a knack to getting the lid off this jar without spilling the contents.

An ingenious device, ornament, or trinket; a small article of little value (now rare or archaic).

The peddler’s cart was loaded with bright knacks and baubles.

A sharp or cracking sound; a snap (archaic).

With a sudden knack, the branch broke off.

Synonyms

knackverb

knacked

Past Simple

knacked

Past Participle

knacking

ing-form

/næk/

Archaic or dialectal verb meaning 'to make a sharp snapping sound' or 'to strike smartly'.

Translations

craquerSens archaïque : produire un bruit sec et bref.

The ice knacked beneath their boots.

La glace craquait sous leurs bottes.

Additional translations

claquerSens archaïque : frapper ou faire craquer d’un coup sec.

Definitions

To make a sharp cracking or snapping sound; to resound sharply (archaic).

The ice knacked beneath their boots.

To strike or crack something smartly so that it produces a sharp sound (archaic).

He knacked the whip over the horses.

Synonyms

pick up

get the hang of

become adept at

familiarize (oneself) with