tener don de gente

to have people skills

tener don de gente(teh-nehr dohn deh hehn-teh)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to be personable)

a. to have people skills

Si vas a trabajar en servicio al cliente, necesitas tener don de gente.

If you're going to work in customer service, you need to have people skills.

b. to be a people person

No hay que tener don de gente para ser amable con los demás.

You don't have to be a people person to be kind to others.

c. to be good with people

Admiro a Evelyn por tener don de gente. Quisiera poder ser más como ella.

I admire Evelyn for being be good with people. I wish I could be more like her.