proficient

competente, hábil

Capaz de hacer algo bien gracias al aprendizaje y la práctica.

En inglés sencillo: Able to do something well because you have learned and practised it.

• She is proficient in English.
• He became proficient at repairing bicycles.
• We need someone proficient in spreadsheet software.

Cómo se usa: proficient in something (She is proficient in three languages.); proficient at doing something (He is proficient at editing videos.)

Sinónimos: skilled, competent, capable

Antónimos: unskilled, incompetent

Expresiones frecuentes: proficient in something, proficient at something, proficient user

experto, maestro

Persona que tiene mucha habilidad en una actividad o muchos conocimientos en una materia.

En inglés sencillo: A person who is very skilled in a particular activity or subject.

• He was a proficient in music.
• Only a proficient could repair such delicate work.
• The academy welcomed proficients in several arts.

Cómo se usa: a proficient in something (She was regarded as a proficient in painting.)

Sinónimos: expert, master

Antónimos: beginner, novice

Expresiones frecuentes: a proficient in, an accomplished proficient