Languages aren't his forte.
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Forte
//ˈfɔːteɪ//
Synonyms for "forte" (167 found)
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Adverb(1 words)
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Noun(5 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
42 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- силно adj (music: loud)
- форте adv (music: loudly)
- си́ла noun (strength or talent)
- силна страна noun (strength or talent)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 強 /强 adj (music: loud)
- 強 /强 adv (music: loudly)
- 強項 /强项 noun (strength or talent)
- 長處 /长处 noun (strength or talent)
Danish
2 entries- styrke noun (strength or talent)
- stærke side noun (strength or talent)
Faroese
1 entries- styrki noun (strength or talent)
Finnish
4 entries- forte adj (music: loud)
- fortena adv (music: loudly)
- kovaa adv (music: loudly)
- voimakkaasti adv (music: loudly)
German
4 entries- forte adj (music: loud)
- forte adv (music: loudly)
- Stärke noun (strength or talent)
- starke Seite noun (strength or talent)
Hungarian
4 entries- forte adj (music: loud)
- forte adv (music: loudly)
- erős noun (the strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt)
- erősség noun (strength or talent)
Italian
2 entries- forte noun (strength or talent)
- punto forte noun (strength or talent)
Japanese
2 entries- フォルテ adv (music: loudly)
- 強み noun (strength or talent)
Lithuanian
1 entries- stiprybė noun (strength or talent)
Polish
1 entries- mocna strona noun (strength or talent)
Portuguese
1 entries- forte noun (strength or talent)
Russian
4 entries- фо́рте adj (music: loud)
- форте adv (music: loudly)
- си́ла noun (strength or talent)
- си́льная сторона́ noun (strength or talent)
Spanish
2 entries- fuerte noun (strength or talent)
- punto fuerte noun (strength or talent)
Swedish
3 entries- paradgren noun (strength or talent)
- stark sida noun (strength or talent)
- styrka noun (strength or talent)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Patience is not my forte.
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The study of futurology was his forte.
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As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte.
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