natural talent
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- noun
- /ˈnæʧərəl ˈtælənt/
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talento natural
- She has a natural talent for music, playing complex pieces effortlessly.
But this person didn't have a natural talent for mathematics.
- But this person didn't have a natural talent for mathematics.
- And he has a lot more natural talent, charisma, energy than I do.
- I have tried to paint before, but I I have no natural talent at it.
- Whereas I have friends who know how to build things who just seem to have this natural talent.
- I want highly trained people that have a natural talent, like hitting a baseball or hitting a golf ball.
- When Kobe Bryant became the Black Mamba, you know, that was his in a way acknowledgement of his natural talent and all all the work that he put in.
- So you could say, you know, music, natural talent OR lack of talent, right.
- Hard work, luck, natural talent and perspiration.
- I believe that everyone has a natural talent.
- And you could probably attest to this is like, I'm one of those guys who have relied on natural talent so long.
- So to begin with, the natural talent is self selecting and coming to our doorstep.
- I think you can really outgrow natural talent if you have grit, if you're working hard, if you're trying your best, and if you have that passion.
Examples
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Jennifer Lawrence (Elissa) is a natural talent with striking presence and undeniable energy.
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Ray's been chosen for his natural talent as both a creature tamer and duelist.
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Got a lot of natural talent.
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You have so much natural talent.
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If it does not come easily, then it is probably not a natural talent.
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And let my natural talent for this work go ignored?
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Jones has significantly more natural talent than any of the above fighters.
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So Patch has natural talent but, as yet, not much clue how to use it.
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Parents and teachers who identify a student as having a natural talent for music may feel a sense of obligation to nurture that gift.
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Everyone has natural talents, predispositions, and abilities that help them to excel at different things.
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Synonyms
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An ability someone has naturally to do something well
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A natural ability to do something well, like music or languages
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A natural ability to do something well
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A natural talent for learning or doing something well
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A natural ability that is strong but not yet trained
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A talent someone is born with that they do not learn
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A natural quality or ability someone is born with
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A natural ability to do something well
An ability a person has from birth
A natural ability present from birth in people or animals
Antonyms
How Talented
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an inborn ability' is directly and redundantly expressed by combining 'natural' (inborn) with 'talent' (a natural ability), so the MWE's sense is transparently derivable from its parts. This adjective+noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows a standard English pattern, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners who know both words.
Etymology
Natural talent compares a skill to something in nature, like a plant that grows strong without help. If a person has a natural talent, it looks like a gift they were born with, so the phrase means an ability someone has 'from birth' or without much training.