"strong suit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: strong suits [plural]
Etymology: Referring to card games in which players may hold more or less of a given suit. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=(one's) strong suit}} (one's) strong suit (plural strong suits)
  1. (informal) A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable. Tags: informal Synonyms: forte Translations (field in which one is quite capable): 優點 /优点 (yōudiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 長處 /长处 (chángchù) (Chinese Mandarin), 強項 /强项 (qiángxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), stærke side (Danish), vahvuus (Finnish), point fort [masculine] (French), starke Seite [feminine] (German), Stärke [feminine] (German), erősség (Hungarian), erős oldal (Hungarian), forte (Portuguese), ponto forte (Portuguese), си́льная сторона́ (sílʹnaja storoná) [feminine] (Russian), punto fuerte [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable."
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          "roman": "yōudiǎn",
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          "roman": "chángchù",
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          "word": "長處 /长处"
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          "word": "stærke side"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
          "word": "vahvuus"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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          "word": "Stärke"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
          "word": "erősség"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
          "word": "erős oldal"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
          "word": "forte"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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          "word": "си́льная сторона́"
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          "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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          "word": "punto fuerte"
        }
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yōudiǎn",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "優點 /优点"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chángchù",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "長處 /长处"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "qiángxiàng",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "強項 /强项"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "stærke side"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "vahvuus"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "starke Seite"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "erősség"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "erős oldal"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "forte"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "word": "ponto forte"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sílʹnaja storoná",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "си́льная сторона́"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "field in which one is quite capable",
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      ],
      "word": "punto fuerte"
    }
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