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obsolete skill

[əbˈsəliːt skɪl]
noun phrasepl: obsolete skills
habilidade obsoleta
1. A competency or ability that is no longer needed, useful, or relevant due to technological advancement, social change, or industry evolution
Typewriter repair has become an obsolete skill in the digital age.
O reparo de máquinas de escrever tornou-se uma habilidade obsoleta na era digital.
2. A professional or technical capability that has been replaced or made unnecessary by newer methods or tools
Many consider manual film development an obsolete skill now that digital photography dominates.
Muitos consideram o revelação manual de filmes uma habilidade obsoleta agora que a fotografia digital domina.
NYC Slang
dead skill / ghost skill
Synonyms
outdated skillantiquated skilldeprecated skillarchaic skill
Antonyms
in-demand skillrelevant skillcurrent skillmodern skill

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
habilidade obsoleta
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
competência obsoleta
Slight preference for 'competência' in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

a thing of the past
to go the way of the dinosaur
to become a lost art
to be left in the dust
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