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Meanings of genius in English

Portuguese
perito
Catalan
as
Spanish
as

Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

      perito
      Portuguese
      gênia
      Catalan
      crack
      Spanish
      cerebro

      An intelligent person.

            gênia
            Portuguese
            gênia
            Catalan
            talent
            Spanish
            talento

            Unusual mental ability.

                  gênia
                  Catalan
                  magia
                  Spanish
                  magia

                  Exceptional creative ability.

                        magia
                        Usage of genius in English
                        1
                        This means there are many different types of genius, even in animals.
                        Wired
                        2
                        The genius of really great Italian pasta recipes is often just that.
                        Independent.ie
                        3
                        The question Artsutanov asked himself had the childlike brilliance of true genius.
                        The Fountains of Paradise
                        4
                        Another teacher in London said, We feel the term genius is appropriate.
                        The panic zone
                        5
                        Even in Shakespeare the springs of genius were not in the mind.
                        The Investment of Influence: A Study of Social Sympathy and Serv...
                        6
                        Her poetic genius found expression both in the drama and in hymns.
                        Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
                        7
                        He believed in his genius and in his knowledge of the world.
                        An Outcast of the Islands
                        8
                        The fertility of his genius appeared in expedients and in quick contrivances.
                        Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
                        9
                        At an enormous profit, still another proof of the great Don's genius.
                        The Godfather
                        10
                        The most vulgar-minded genius that ever produced a great effect in literature.
                        The last novel
                        11
                        It's a great place to work and the man is a genius.
                        The Guardian
                        12
                        However, one fact that can not be denied is the man's genius.
                        The South African
                        13
                        She gained no battles in person; she was only the actuating genius.
                        The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
                        14
                        The most considerable genius appears in the famous Tasso, and our Spenser.
                        The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1
                        15
                        The genius of Homer in this matter is in fact something daemonic.
                        On the Art of Writing / Lectures delivered in the University of ...
                        16
                        Some people said he was a genius, and maybe it was true.
                        In Cold Blood
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