prowess

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaʊɪs/
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• Canada: /ˈpɹaʊəs/
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• US: /ˈpraʊ(w)əs/
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• Australian: /ˈpɹæɔəs/
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• Australian: [ˈpɹæɔɜs]
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• CMU ARPABET: P R AW1 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English prowesse, prouwesse, proues, prouesce, prouesse (“bravery in battle; act of bravery; excellence; nobility of character; intelligence”), from Old French proeche, proesce, proeësche (“goodness; excellence; bravery”), from Old French preu, prou, prouz, proz, pruz (“good; excellent; brave”). Compare English proud.

79 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: հմտություն (hmtutʻyun) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Armenian: ճարպկություն (čarpkutʻyun) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Bulgarian: сръчност (srǎčnost) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Chinese Cantonese: 技藝 /技艺 (gei6 ngai6) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Czech: zručnost — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Czech: obratnost — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Czech: dovednost — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Czech: zdatnost — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Czech: šikovnost — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Danish: dygtighed — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Danish: kunnen — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Dutch: bekwaamheid — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Finnish: taitavuus — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• French: habileté — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• French: dextérité — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• French: adresse — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Galician: habilidade — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• German: Können — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• German: Fähigkeiten — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Greek: δεξιότητα (dexiótita) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Italian: prodezza — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Italian: destrezza — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Japanese: 技量 (giryō) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Korean: 기량 (giryang) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Portuguese: destreza — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Russian: мастерство́ (masterstvó) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Russian: уме́ние (uménije) — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Serbo-Croatian: спретност — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Serbo-Croatian: spretnost — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Spanish: habilidad — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Spanish: capacidad — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Spanish: destreza — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Spanish: primor — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Spanish: pericia — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Swedish: skicklighet — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Tagalog: abilidad — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Tagalog: galing — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Turkish: hüner — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Turkish: maharet — skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise
• Armenian: խիզախություն (xizaxutʻyun) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Bulgarian: храброст (hrabrost) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Czech: hrdinství — distinguished bravery or courage
• Czech: neohroženost — distinguished bravery or courage
• Czech: odvaha — distinguished bravery or courage
• Dutch: heldenmoed — distinguished bravery or courage
• Dutch: dapperheid — distinguished bravery or courage
• Esperanto: braveco — distinguished bravery or courage
• Finnish: sankaruus — distinguished bravery or courage
• Finnish: urheus — distinguished bravery or courage
• French: prouesse — distinguished bravery or courage
• French: héroïsme — distinguished bravery or courage
• French: exploit — distinguished bravery or courage
• French: fait d'armes — distinguished bravery or courage
• French: haut fait — distinguished bravery or courage
• Galician: proeza — distinguished bravery or courage
• German: Heldenmut — distinguished bravery or courage
• German: Tapferkeit — distinguished bravery or courage
• Greek: ανδρεία (andreía) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Irish: calmacht — distinguished bravery or courage
• Italian: prodezza — distinguished bravery or courage
• Japanese: 武勇 (buyū) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Korean: 무용 (muyong) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Māori: riri — distinguished bravery or courage
• Portuguese: proeza — distinguished bravery or courage
• Russian: хра́брость (xrábrostʹ) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Russian: у́даль (údalʹ) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Russian: отва́га (otvága) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Sanskrit: शवस् (śavas) — distinguished bravery or courage
• Serbo-Croatian: одважност — distinguished bravery or courage
• Serbo-Croatian: odvažnost — distinguished bravery or courage
• Spanish: proeza — distinguished bravery or courage
• Swedish: tapperhet — distinguished bravery or courage
• Swedish: hjältemod — distinguished bravery or courage
• Turkish: cesaret — distinguished bravery or courage
• Turkish: kahramanlık — distinguished bravery or courage
• Turkish: yiğitlik — distinguished bravery or courage
• Turkish: yüreklilik — distinguished bravery or courage
• Dutch: heldendaad — act of distinguished bravery
• Spanish: proeza — act of distinguished bravery