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specialty

specialty

Meaning of specialty

an area of study or work that a person knows a lot about

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British English/ˈspeʃəlti/
American English/ˈspɛʃəlti/
Russian transcription[spʲɪt͡sɨˈalʲnəsʲtʲ]
specialty
specialty - специальность
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specialty with Russian translation

specialty usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Её специальность — работа с маленькими детьми.

Her specialty is working with young children.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Математика — его специальность, поэтому он помогает классу.

Math is his specialty, so he helps the class.

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specialty synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between specialty / major / discipline / profession / specialization

🇬🇧English
specialty

специальность — an area of study or work that a person knows a lot about

B2Often

Her specialty is working with young children.

Её специальность — работа с маленькими детьми.

S
🇬🇧English
specialty

same as the headword; the main word for a person's area of expert knowledge or work

B2Very Often

Her specialty is pediatric medicine.

Её специальность — педиатрия.

M
🇬🇧English
major

usually a student's main subject of study at college or university, not a general work specialty

B2Very Often

My major is biology.

У меня основная специальность — биология.

D
🇬🇧English
discipline

a branch of knowledge or academic study; more formal than specialty

B2Often

Linguistics is a discipline that studies language.

Лингвистика — это дисциплина, изучающая язык.

P
🇬🇧English
profession

a type of job or occupation, especially one requiring training; broader than specialty

B2Very Often

Teaching is a respected profession.

Преподавание — уважаемая профессия.

S
🇬🇧English
specialization

the act or result of focusing on one narrow area of knowledge or work

B2Often

Her specialization is cardiology.

Её специализация — кардиология.

F
🇬🇧English
field

a general area of study, work, or activity; broader than specialty

B2Very Often

She works in the field of education.

Она работает в сфере образования.

A
🇬🇧English
area of study

a descriptive phrase for a subject or academic area someone studies

B2Often

Psychology is my area of study.

Психология — моя область изучения.

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specialty translation: специальность. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce specialty

/ˈspeʃəlti/

specialty translation

специальность

specialty examples

Her specialty is working with young children.

specialty transcription

/ˈspeʃəlti/, /ˈspɛʃəlti/

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specialty meaning: what does it mean?

an area of study or work that a person knows a lot about

specialty pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

specialty is pronounced as /ˈspeʃəlti/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

specialty definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Her specialty is working with young children. Translation: Её специальность — работа с маленькими детьми.

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