facoltà

Definitions of facoltà
  1. noun
    the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
    synonyms: abilità, capacità, facilità, possibilità
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    adattabilità
    the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
    sensibilità, sensitività, sentire
    the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
    bravura, competenza, destrezza, maestria, perizia, pratica
    the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
    flessibilità
    the quality of being adaptable or variable
    cedevolezza
    adaptability of mind or character
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    attributo, qualità
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  2. noun
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
    synonyms: abilità, capacità, possibilità
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    inabilità, incapacità
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
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    marziano
    imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
    Psiche
    (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
    Ercole
    (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
    Pandora
    (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
    argonauta
    (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
    Achille
    a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
    Johannes Faust
    an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
    Pantalone
    a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man
    primo attore
    the principal character in a work of fiction
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    know-how
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
    attitudine
    inherent ability
    portata
    the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
    creatività
    the ability to create
    comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento, mente
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
    lepidezza, spirito
    mental ability
    genialità, genio, ingegno, talento
    unusual mental ability
    precocità
    intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
    acerbità
    a quick and penetrating intelligence
    accortezza, astuzia, avvedutezza, furberia, perspicacia, sagacità, scaltrezza
    intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
    intuito, intuizione, istinto, sensibilità, sesto senso
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
    concepimento, ideazione, immaginazione, visus
    the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
    congegno, innovazione, novità
    the creation of something in the mind
    arte, mestiere, tecnica
    skill in an occupation or trade
    affiatamento, comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento, mente, ragione
    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
    senso
    the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
    forza di volontà, volontà
    the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
    metodica, metodo, metodologia, sistema, strategia, tattica
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
    previsione, pronostico
    the power to foresee the future
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    cognizione, sapere
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  3. noun
    possession of controlling influence
    synonyms: potenza, potere
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    impotenza
    the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
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    efficacia, potenza, vigore, virtù
    capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
    valenza
    (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
    autorevolezza, autorità, influenza, potere, prestigio
    a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
    giurisdizione
    (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
    carisma
    a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
    manomorta
    the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
    intensità
    a powerful effect or influence
    morsa
    an intellectual hold or understanding
    autorevolezza, autorità, influenza, potere, prestigio
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    autodeterminazione
    determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion
    incisività, mordente
    keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
    efficacia, potenza, vigore, virtù
    capacity or power to produce a desired effect
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    attributo, qualità
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  4. noun
    the body of teachers and administrators at a school
    synonyms: istituto universitario, organico
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    corpo, gruppo, persona, persona giuridica
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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