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at·tain·ment
(ə-tān′mənt)n.
1. The act of attaining or the condition of being attained.
2. Something, such as an accomplishment or achievement, that is attained.
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attainment
(əˈteɪnmənt)n
an achievement or the act of achieving; accomplishment
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at•tain•ment
(əˈteɪn mənt)n.
1. the act of attaining.
2. something attained; a personal acquirement; achievement.
[1350–1400]
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Noun | 1. | attainment - the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence" accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something record - an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record" success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" course credit, credit - recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours rise to power, accession - the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558" |
2. | attainment - arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition" | |
3. | attainment - an ability that has been acquired by training ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" horsemanship - skill in handling and riding horses literacy - the ability to read and write marksmanship - skill in shooting mastership - the skill of a master mixology - skill in preparing mixed drinks numeracy - skill with numbers and mathematics oarsmanship - skill as an oarsman salesmanship - skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help" seamanship - skill in sailing showmanship - the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner soldiering, soldiership - skills that are required for the life of soldier swordsmanship - skill in fencing |
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attainment
noun
1. achievement, getting, winning, reaching, gaining, obtaining, acquisition, feat, completion, reaping, accomplishment, realization, fulfilment, arrival at, procurement, acquirement the attainment of independence
2. skill, art, ability, talent, gift, achievement, capability, competence, accomplishment, mastery, proficiency their educational attainments
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attainment
nounSomething completed or attained successfully:
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attainment
[əˈteɪnmənt]A. N
1. (= achieving) [of knowledge] → logro m; [of happiness] → logro m, conquista f; [of independence, freedom] → conquista f, consecución f; [of goal, aim] → logro m, consecución f
difficult of attainment → de difícil consecución, de difícil realización
difficult of attainment → de difícil consecución, de difícil realización
2. (= accomplishment) → logro m
3. attainments (= skill) → talento msing (in para) (= knowledge) → conocimientos mpl (in de)
B. CPD attainment target N (Brit) (Scol) → nivel m básico estipulado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
attainment
[əˈteɪnmənt] n (= achievement) [aim] → réalisation f, obtention f
(= skill) → connaissance f; [school pupil] → résultat m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
attainment
n
(= act of attaining) → Erreichung f, → Erreichen nt; (of knowledge, happiness, prosperity, power) → Erlangen nt; difficult/easy etc of attainment (form) → schwierig/leicht zu erreichen or erlangen
(usu pl: = accomplishment) → Fertigkeit f; a low/high standard of attainment → ein niedriger/hoher Leistungsstandard
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
attainment
[əˈteɪnmənt] (frm) n (of ambition) → realizzazione f; (of position, happiness) → raggiungimento; (achievement) → risultato ottenutoattainments (accomplishments) → cognizioni fpl (acquisite)
linguistic attainments → abilità fpl linguistiche
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