impractical skill
[ɪmˈpræktɪkəl skɪl]
nounpl: impractical skills
habilidade impraticável
1. An ability or competence that is not useful or applicable in real-world situations; a skill that lacks practical utility or functional value
Learning to juggle while riding a unicycle is an impractical skill that won't help you in your career.
Aprender a fazer malabarismo enquanto anda de monociclo é uma habilidade impraticável que não ajudará sua carreira.
2. A talent or capability that is theoretically interesting but difficult to apply or monetize in everyday life
Ancient Latin is considered an impractical skill by most modern employers.
Latim antigo é considerado uma habilidade impraticável pela maioria dos empregadores modernos.
In Brazil, discussing impractical skills often relates to educational debates about practical versus theoretical knowledge. Americans typically use this phrase when criticizing liberal arts education or dismissing hobbies. The concept reflects cultural tensions between pragmatism and intellectualism in both societies.
NYC Slang
a skill that's totally useless, a dead skill, a nothing skill
Related Idioms & Phrases
all dressed up with nowhere to go
a fish out of water
all brains and no brawn
knowledge is power (but not always practical)
better than nothing (but not by much)
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