🇬🇧🇪🇸 unskilled - no capacitado : English Lesson

Meaning of "unskilled" ("no capacitado"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Unskilled" is an adjective used to describe someone who lacks the specific skills, training, or experience needed to perform a particular job or task. It often refers to tasks that do not require specialized knowledge or abilities.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My unskilled attempt at juggling ended with a cat running for cover.

My unskilled singing scared away every bird in the neighborhood.

Dad’s unskilled attempts at fixing the sink turned it into a sprinkler.

Dad’s unskilled attempts at fixing the sink turned it into a sprinkler.

I’m unskilled at baking; my cookies were so hard, they could break bricks.

At the school fair, an unskilled baker stood by a lopsided cake. His unskilled hands smeared icing, creating funny flowers. Children laughed, not cruelly, and an unskilled attempt turned into a shared joke. A kind teacher praised the unskilled helper. They sold the cake, and the unskilled baker beamed with shy pride.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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