Améliorer les compétences
Example: Je veux améliorer les compétences en français rapidement.
Definition
"Améliorer les compétences" means to enhance or develop skills, particularly by practicing or learning more. It refers to the process of making one's abilities better in a specific area, such as language, work, or any other field, as in 'I want to improve skills in French quickly.'
Etymology
The phrase "améliorer les compétences" comes from French, where "améliorer" means 'to improve' or 'to make better' and derives from the Old French 'ameillorer,' itself from the Latin 'meliorare,' meaning 'to make better.' "Compétences" means 'skills' or 'abilities' and comes from the Latin 'competentia,' meaning 'suitability' or 'ability.' Did you know? The root 'melior' in Latin means 'better,' which is at the heart of the word "améliorer."
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"Améliorer les compétences" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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