adept

hábil, diestro

Muy bueno haciendo algo.

En inglés sencillo: Very good at doing something.

• He is adept at cooking.
• She became adept at calming upset children.
• Are you equally adept at fixing computers?

Cómo se usa: adept at something/doing something (She is adept at finding cheap flights.)

Sinónimos: skilled, proficient, accomplished

Antónimos: unskilled, inept

Expresiones frecuentes: adept at something, adept at handling, technically adept, highly adept

experto, maestro

Persona con mucha habilidad o conocimientos en una actividad o materia concreta.

En inglés sencillo: A person who is very skilled or knowledgeable in a particular activity or subject.

• She is an adept at chess.
• The workshop attracted several adepts in metalwork.
• Even an adept needs regular practice.

Cómo se usa: an adept in/at something (He is an adept in the art of persuasion.)

Sinónimos: expert, master

Antónimos: novice, beginner

Expresiones frecuentes: an adept, adept in something