Spanish Conversation · Level 11
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Spanish word
potenciación
Pronunciation
IPA/potenθjaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounenhancement
Example
El curso busca la potenciación de las habilidades.
The course seeks the enhancement of skills.
More examples
La potenciación del talento requiere práctica diaria.
The enhancement of talent requires daily practice.
Core concept
Deliberate strengthening of a quality, resource, or skill.
Common phrases
potenciación de habilidades
enhancement of skills
potenciación profesional
professional enhancement
Similar words
mejora: Produces a general improvement in condition, quality, or performance.
entrenamiento: Consists of planned, repeated exercises or study to improve skills and knowledge.
desarrollo: Entails ongoing development of capacities and functions through learning and experience.
fortalecimiento: Bolsters strength or effectiveness by shoring up weaknesses.
Definition in Spanish
Aumento deliberado de la capacidad o el rendimiento de una cualidad, recurso o habilidad.
Word origin
Formed from potenciar ('to make powerful') with the nominalizing suffix -ción, ultimately tracing to Latin potentia 'power', so it names a process of making something stronger.
Usage tips
- The English cognate 'potentiation' appears mainly in scientific contexts, so in general Spanish texts potenciación signals a formal register (training, programs, policy) rather than casual speech.
Other meanings
- strengtheningnoun
- augmentationnoun
Opposites
- debilitaciónweakeningnoun
- mermareductionnoun
Related words
- potenciarenhanceverb
- potenciadorenhancernoun
- potenciadoenhancedadjective