different between proficiency vs expertise

English

Etymology

From Latin proficientem, from proficere.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pr??fiSH?ns?, IPA^(key): /p???f???nsi/

Noun

proficiency (countable and uncountable, plural proficiencies)

1. Ability, skill, competence.

   a test of proficiency in English

   to attain (or to reach) proficiency

Synonyms

• ability
• command
• competence
• skill
• See also Thesaurus:skill

Translations

Further reading

• proficiency in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “proficiency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French expertise.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??ksp??ti?z/
• (Canada, US) IPA^(key): /??ksp??ti?s/, /??ksp??ti?z/
• Rhymes: -i?z

Noun

expertise (countable and uncountable, plural expertises)

1. Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.

   The scientist has expertise in the field of nuclear fusion.

   • 2014, Michael White, "Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe", The Guardian, 8 September 2014:

     He spoke of Scotland's hydroelectric projects in Africa, local expertise shared with the world's poor.

2. Advice, or opinion, of an expert.

Translations

See also

• skill, proficiency, knowledge, competence

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French expertise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ks.p?r?ti?.z?/, /??ks.p?r?ti?.z?/
• Hyphenation: ex?per?ti?se
• Rhymes: -i?z?

Noun

expertise f (plural expertises or expertisen)

1. expertise

   Synonyms: deskundigheid, kundigheid

2. expert investigation

Derived terms

• contra-expertise

Related terms

• expert

French

Etymology

expert +? -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.sp??.tiz/

Noun

expertise f (plural expertises)

1. (countable) appraisal
2. (uncountable) expertness

Descendants

Further reading

• “expertise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From French expertise.

Noun

expertise f (invariable)

1. (art) authentication

Further reading

• expertise in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From French expertise.

Noun

expertise f (usually uncountable, plural expertises)

1. expertise

Further reading

• “expertise” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Noun

expertise f (plural expertises)

1. expertise