Meaning

1 senses

  1. An expert.

    Fachmann, Fachfrau, Meister

    специали́стspecialíst, экспе́ртekspért

    спеціалі́стspecialíst, е́кспертékspert, фахіве́цьfaxivécʹ

Examples

47 sentences

  1. Tom is quite proficient, isn't he?

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  2. I'm quite proficient in first aid.

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  3. He got very proficient in English in a few years.

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  4. He is proficient in English.

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  5. Tom is a proficient marksman.

    ruТом - опытный стрелок. — odexed

    deTom ist ein Meisterschütze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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expert:
Deutsch
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expert:

Origin

From Latin proficiens, present participle of proficere (“to go forward, advance, make prog

From Latin proficiens, present participle of proficere (“to go forward, advance, make progress, succeed, be profitable or useful”), from pro (“forth, forward”) + facere (“to make, do”); see fact.

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Forms

plural: proficients
Singularproficient
Pluralproficients

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
expert:expertA2

Word family

4 related words
RelatedprofitB2profitabilityC2profitableB2proficiency

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
professionalismC1professionallyprofessorB1proficiencyprofileB2profitB2

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