knack

habilidad, talento

Capacidad para hacer algo bien y con facilidad.

En inglés sencillo: An ability to do something well and easily.

• He has a knack for cooking.
• You seem to have a knack for finding bargains.
• Her knack for making people laugh helped her make friends.

Cómo se usa: a knack for something/doing something (She has a knack for remembering names.)

Sinónimos: talent, gift, aptitude

Expresiones frecuentes: knack for something, have a knack, natural knack

truco

Forma especial de hacer algo que facilita la tarea una vez aprendida.

En inglés sencillo: A particular way of doing something that makes it easier once you learn it.

• There is a knack to tying this knot.
• Once you get the knack, it becomes easy.
• She showed me the knack of folding the map.

Cómo se usa: a knack to doing something (There is a knack to opening this jar.)

Sinónimos: trick, technique

Expresiones frecuentes: knack to something, get the knack, learn the knack