knack russian

• на́вык

  skill, ability, proficiency, knack

• фо́кус

  magic trick, conjuring trick, trick

  focus, focal point, centre of attention

  trick, knack, trickery, double-dealing

  whim, caprice, antics

  focus, seat, centre

• хва́тка

  grip, grasp, hold

  acumen, knack, flair, savvy

• безделу́шка

  trinket, knick-knack

• вещи́ца

  little thing, knick-knack, bagatelle

• побряку́шка

  rattle, baby's rattle

  trinket, bauble, knick-knack

  babbler, liar

• сноро́вка

  knack, skill, dexterity, know-how

• лабуда́

  trifle, knick-knack

• безде́лица

  trifle, bagatelle, mere nothing, triviality

  knick-knack, trinket, ornament, accessory

• намётывать

  to baste, to tack, to stitch loosely

  to train (one's hand or eye), to acquire the knack of, to sharpen (one's eye)

  to throw together, to pile up, to heap up

  to bear (young), to spawn (of fish)

• живодёр

  brute, cruel person, torturer, butcher

  knacker, flayer

  fleecer, extortioner, bloodsucker, skinflint

  sponger, freeloader

• уде́ланный

  exhausted, worn out, spent, knackered

  wasted, hammered, plastered, drunk

• ухло́панный

  exhausted, worn out, done for, knackered

Examples

• Я не худо́жник. Я совсем не гожу́сь для э́того.

  I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.

• Я совершенно измотан.

  I'm completely knackered.

• У Тома тала́нт доводи́ть люде́й до слёз.

  Tom has the knack of making people cry.

• Большинство́ сувени́рных магази́нов заполнены вся́кой фигнёй.

  Most souvenir shops are filled with worthless knick-knacks.

• У неё осо́бый тала́нт заставля́ть люде́й де́лать то, что она хо́чет.

  She has a real knack for getting people to do what she wants.

• Полка была заставлена разными безделушками.

  The shelf was covered with all sorts of knick-knacks.