talented
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈtæləntɪd/US /ˈtæləntɪd/
Meaning
adjective
having a natural ability to do something well
“a talented player/musician/artist ”
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“very talented people um and uh and keep”
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“Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well.”
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“And the consequence is that many highly talented, brilliant, creative people think they're not, because the thing they were good at at school wasn't valued, or was actually stigmatized.”
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