destreza – dexterity, skill
dayss-TRAY-sah; sustantivo femenino
Ejemplo:
La señora tiene mucha destreza en al cocina.
The lady has lot of skill in the kitchen.
Some Spanish words don’t translate well into English, and vice versa. In this case, destreza and dexterity are relatively close equivalents, but the word “skill” presents more of a problem. Pericia (expertise) is one possiblity, and maña is another, but neither captures the full meaning of the English word “skill.” The same is true from Spanish to English. It’s difficult to capture the full meaning in a single English word of the Spanish word pachanga. It probably takes at least two English words to do so, i.e., rowdy party, drunken brawl, etc. Sometimes all you can do is find the closest equivalent and move on.
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