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Avec une telle dextérité, il remporterait le tournoi.

Avec une telle dextérité, il remporterait le tournoi.
With such dexterity, he would win the tournament.
From Lesson 353:Indefinite adjectives of intensity (tel / telle)·French

Questions & Answers about Avec une telle dextérité, il remporterait le tournoi.

Why is it une telle dextérité instead of just telle dextérité?
In French, when you want to say "such a [noun]", the indefinite article (un or une) comes before tel or telle. This is the opposite of English, where we say "such a". Since dextérité is feminine, it becomes une telle dextérité.
Why is the verb remporterait in the conditional tense here?
The conditional is used to express a hypothetical situation: "he would win". Even though there is no explicit si (if) clause in this sentence, the phrase Avec une telle dextérité acts as the condition. It implies "If he used such dexterity, he would win."
Could I use gagner instead of remporter for "to win"?
Yes, gagner is perfectly fine and understood. However, remporter (which implies carrying something back with you) is frequently used in French when talking about bringing home a prize, a medal, or a tournament victory. It adds a native-sounding nuance of claiming the title.
If the noun were plural, how would the phrase with tel change?
If you were talking about plural "skills" (talents), you would use the masculine plural tels. Because tels is an adjective coming before a plural noun, the plural indefinite article des changes to de, making the phrase Avec de tels talents (With such skills).

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