Anlage

Definitions of Anlage
  1. noun
    a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
    synonyms: Erbanlage, Veranlagung
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    type of:
    Attribut, Eigenschaft, Merkmal
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
  2. noun
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
    synonyms: Befähigung
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    Unfähigkeit
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
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    Marsmensch
    imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
    Pegasus
    (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
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    Know-how
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
    Geisteskraft, Geistesschärfe, Genie, Gescheitheit, Intelligenz, Verstandesschärfe
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
    Begabung, Veranlagung
    inherent ability
    Auffassung, Auffassungsgabe, Auffassungsvermögen, Aufnahmefähigkeit, Lernfähigkeit, Lernvermögen
    the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
    geistige Fähigkeit
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
    Weisheit
    ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
    Denkvermögen, Erkenntnisvermögen
    mental ability
    Geist, Verstand
    knowledge and intellectual ability
    Schlagfertigkeit
    intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
    Genius, Intellekt
    unusual mental ability
    Cleverness, Cleverneß, Gewitztheit, Klugheit, Schlauheit, Schläue
    intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
    Instinkt
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
    Fantasie, Phantasie, Vorstellungskraft
    the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
    Konzeption
    the creation of something in the mind
    Spürsinn
    a natural skill
    Aufmerksamkeit
    the faculty or power of mental concentration
    Sprache
    the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
    Ratio, Vernunft
    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
    Methode, Vorgehen
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
    type of:
    Kenntnis, Kunde, Wissen
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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