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Meaning of flair in English

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Examples of flair

flair
Shell characters: inner whorls constriced, middle with parabolic lines and conspicuous parabolic nodes, outer with sigmoidal flairs; adult body chamber with ventrolateral spines.
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He makes his case with great flair and passion, intensity, and conviction.
The menu, as much as the surroundings, displayed an international flair.
Entrepreneurs with a flair for theatre capitalized on popular interest.
However, despite its stunning success, dramatic flair, and unparalleled silliness, spiritualism was only an exaggeration of a general nineteenth-century trend: the quest for the science of the supernatural.
I am proud that they are prepared to drive through this part of the programme with great flair and imagination.
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I suggest that they do not have the necessary entrepreneurial flair.
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He knew nothing about museums; he knew very little about showmanship, but he had a flair for showmanship.
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Is he aware that his own record shows all the flair and determination of a hibernating tortoise?
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We know his flair for bringing to our notice matters that have public attraction and that are news-worthy.
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His central case is that private entrepreneurial flair was needed and that we must privatise the industry.
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He made full use of his great skills and gifts and his especial flair.
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Finally, will our expertise and flair in banking, insurance and other invisible earners have greater scope?
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He has a flair, and certainly he has plenty of money.
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Above all, it needs an injection of publishing flair; he certainly has that.
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Translations of flair

in Chinese (Traditional)
天賦,天資,天分, 才華, 資質…
in Chinese (Simplified)
天赋,天资,天分, 才华, 资质…
in Spanish
don, talento, estilo…
in Portuguese
dom natural, talento, estilo…
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प्रतिभा…
才能, ひらめき, 優雅(ゆうが)さ…
yetenek, yeti, kabiliyet…
classe [feminine], flair, don…
do, aptitud, estil…
talent…
ஏதாவது சிறப்பாகச் செய்யும் இயல்பான திறன், ஒரு விஷயத்தை உற்சாகமான மற்றும் சுவாரஸ்யமான வழியில் செய்யும் சூழ்நிலை…
अभिवृत्ति, किसी काम को अच्छे से करने की नैसर्गिक योग्यता, ऐसी स्थिति जिसमें कोई काम रोमांचक और दिलचस्प तरीके से किया जाता है…
અભિરુચી, એક સ્થિતિ જેમાં રોમાંચક અને રસપ્રદ રીતે કંઈક કરવામાં આવે.…
flair for, anlæg for, talent for…
sinne, känsla, näsa…
bakat…
der Spürsinn…
stil [masculine], evne, nese/sans for…
فطری صلاحیت, خدا داد ملکہ, صلاحیت…
нюх, чуття…
способность, склонность, своеобразие…
ఏదైనా బాగా చేయగల సహజ సామర్థ్యం, ఏదో ఉత్తేజకరమైన మరియు ఆసక్తికరమైన రీతిలో చేసే పరిస్థితి…
مَوهِبة, اُسلوب…
স্বাভাবিক ক্ষমতা, সহজাত দক্ষতা, স্বাভাবিক নৈপুন্য…
talent…
bakat…
พรสวรรค์…
sự thính, sự tinh, tài nhận thấy ngay…
smykałka, dar, polot…
타고난 재주, 솜씨…
talento, inclinazione, fiuto…
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