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craft
(krăft)n.
1. Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. See Synonyms at skill.
2. Skill in evasion or deception; guile.
3.
a. An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.
b. The practitioners of such an occupation or trade considered as a group.
4. pl. craft A boat, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
5. crafts Items made by craftspeople.
tr.v. craft·ed, craft·ing, crafts
To make or construct (something) with care or ingenuity.
[Middle English, from Old English cræft.]
craft′er n.
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craft
(krɑːft)n
1. skill or ability, esp in handiwork
2. skill in deception and trickery; guile; cunning
3. (Crafts) an occupation or trade requiring special skill, esp manual dexterity
4. (Crafts)
a. the members of such a trade, regarded collectively
b. (as modifier): a craft guild.
5. (Nautical Terms) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft
6. (Aeronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft
7. (Astronautics) a single vessel, aircraft, or spacecraft
8. (Nautical Terms) (functioning as plural) ships, boats, aircraft, or spacecraft collectively
vb
(tr) to make or fashion with skill, esp by hand
[Old English cræft skill, strength; related to Old Norse kraptr power, skill, Old High German kraft]
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craft
(kræft, krɑft)n., pl. crafts, for 5,8, craft, n.
1. an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, esp. manual skill.
2. skill; dexterity.
3. cunning; deceit.
4. the membership of a guild.
5. a ship or other vessel.
6. a number of ships or other vessels taken as a whole.
7. an aircraft.
8. aircraft collectively.
v.t. 9. to make or manufacture (an object or objects) with great skill and care.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English cræft strength, skill, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon kraft, Old High German chraft, Old Norse kraptr]
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Craft
vessels collectively, 1671; a brotherhood of freemasons, 1430; those engaged in a craft or trade, 1362.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
craft
A craft is an activity such as weaving, carving, or pottery that involves making things skilfully by hand, often in a traditional way. When craft has this meaning, its plural form is crafts.
It's a pity to see the old crafts dying out.
A craft is also a vehicle such as a boat, hovercraft, or submarine that carries people or things on or under water. When craft has this meaning, its plural form is craft.
There were eight destroyers and fifty smaller craft.
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craft
Past participle: crafted
Gerund: crafting
| Imperative |
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| craft |
| craft |
| Present |
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| I craft |
| you craft |
| he/she/it crafts |
| we craft |
| you craft |
| they craft |
| Preterite |
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| I crafted |
| you crafted |
| he/she/it crafted |
| we crafted |
| you crafted |
| they crafted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am crafting |
| you are crafting |
| he/she/it is crafting |
| we are crafting |
| you are crafting |
| they are crafting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have crafted |
| you have crafted |
| he/she/it has crafted |
| we have crafted |
| you have crafted |
| they have crafted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was crafting |
| you were crafting |
| he/she/it was crafting |
| we were crafting |
| you were crafting |
| they were crafting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had crafted |
| you had crafted |
| he/she/it had crafted |
| we had crafted |
| you had crafted |
| they had crafted |
| Future |
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| I will craft |
| you will craft |
| he/she/it will craft |
| we will craft |
| you will craft |
| they will craft |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have crafted |
| you will have crafted |
| he/she/it will have crafted |
| we will have crafted |
| you will have crafted |
| they will have crafted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be crafting |
| you will be crafting |
| he/she/it will be crafting |
| we will be crafting |
| you will be crafting |
| they will be crafting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been crafting |
| you have been crafting |
| he/she/it has been crafting |
| we have been crafting |
| you have been crafting |
| they have been crafting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been crafting |
| you will have been crafting |
| he/she/it will have been crafting |
| we will have been crafting |
| you will have been crafting |
| they will have been crafting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been crafting |
| you had been crafting |
| he/she/it had been crafting |
| we had been crafting |
| you had been crafting |
| they had been crafting |
| Conditional |
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| I would craft |
| you would craft |
| he/she/it would craft |
| we would craft |
| you would craft |
| they would craft |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have crafted |
| you would have crafted |
| he/she/it would have crafted |
| we would have crafted |
| you would have crafted |
| they would have crafted |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. [画像:craft - the skilled practice of a practical occupation]craft - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
airplane mechanics - the craft of building and repairing airplanes
auto mechanics - the craft of building and repairing automobiles
basketry - the craft of basket making
drafting, mechanical drawing - the craft of drawing blueprints
dressmaking - the craft of making dresses
electrical work - the craft of an electrician
interior design, interior decoration - the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior
lumbering - the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
masonry - the craft of a mason
oculism - the craft of an oculist
house painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"
papermaking - the craft of making paper
plumbery, plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
pottery - the craft of making earthenware
pyrotechny, pyrotechnics - the craft of making fireworks
roofing - the craft of a roofer
sheet-metal work - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"
tailoring - the occupation of a tailor
tool-and-die work - the craft of making special tools and dies
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
mintage - act or process of minting coins
tanning - making leather from rawhide
typography - the craft of composing type and printing from it
undertaking - the trade of a funeral director
upholstery - the craft of upholstering
wine making, winemaking - the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
2. craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
ground-effect machine, hovercraft - a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
landing craft - naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
3. [画像:craft - people who perform a particular kind of skilled work]craft - people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"
socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
4. [画像:craft - skill in an occupation or trade]craft - skill in an occupation or trade
acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training
housecraft - skill in domestic management
priestcraft - the skills involved in the work of a priest
stagecraft - skill in writing or staging plays
tradecraft - skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage; "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft"
watercraft - skill in the management of boats
woodcraft - skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood
5. [画像:craft - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception]craft - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Verb 1. craft - make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool"
fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
handcraft - make something by hand; "We handcraft all our paper"
filigree - make filigree, as with a precious metal
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craft
noun
1. vessel, boat, ship, plane, aircraft, spacecraft, barque Cannabis smuggling by small craft to remote sites is rising.
2. occupation, work, calling, business, line, trade, employment, pursuit, vocation, handiwork, handicraft All kinds of traditional crafts are preserved here.
3. skill, art, ability, technique, know-how (informal), expertise, knack, aptitude, artistry, dexterity, workmanship, expertness Lilyanne learned her craft of cooking from her grandmother.
4. cunning, ingenuity, guile, cleverness, scheme, subtlety, deceit, ruse, artifice, trickery, wiles, duplicity, subterfuge, contrivance, shrewdness, artfulness They defeated their enemies through craft and cunning.
Crafts
basketry or basket-making, batik, calligraphy, ceramics, cloisonnage, crewelwork, crochet, decoupage, dressmaking, embroidery, flower arranging, knitting, knotwork, macramé, needlepoint, patchwork, pottery, quilling, quilting, raffia work, sewing, spinning, sugarcraft, tapestry, weaving, wickerworkCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
craft
noun1. Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity:
ability, adeptness, art, command, expertise, expertness, knack, mastery, proficiency, skill, technique.
Informal: know-how.
2. Deceitful cleverness:
3. Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action:
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Translations
dovednostlestletounlstivostplavidlo
håndværkkunsthåndværklistfartøj
käsityö
plovilo
mesterség
bátur; skipkunnátta; handverk, listiînslægî
熟練職業
공예
amatasgudrybėsuktaisuktassuktumas
amatsarodskrāpšanakuģislaiva
plavidlo
obrt
hantverk
ยานพาหนะ
tàu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
craft
[ˈkrɑːft] n
(= skilfulness) → habileté f
(= school subject) → travaux mpl manuels
We do craft at school → Nous avons des cours de travaux manuels à l'école.
We do craft at school → Nous avons des cours de travaux manuels à l'école.
(= boat) → embarcation f
modif [teacher] → de travaux manuels ; [festival] → d'artisanat craft centrecraft centre n → centre m artisanal craft fair n → exposition-vente f d'artisanat
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
craft
n
(= handicraft) → Kunsthandwerk nt; (as trade) → Kunstgewerbe nt; (= trade) → Handwerk nt, → Gewerbe nt; it’s a real craft → das ist eine echte Kunst ? art 1
no pl (= skill) → Kunst f
no pl (= cunning) → List f; to obtain something by craft → sich (dat) → etw erlisten, etw durch List bekommen
pl <craft> (= boat) → Boot nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
craft
[krɑːft] na. (handicraft) → artigianato ; (art) → arte f, mestiere m; (profession) → mestiere (fig) (skill) → abilità, maestria
c. (boat, pl inv) → barca, imbarcazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
craft
(kraːft) noun1. an art or skill. the craft of wood-carving. kuns حِرْفَـه يَدَوِيَّـه занаят arte dovednost, umění die Kunst håndværk; kunsthåndværk τέχνη arte; oficio oskus مهارت؛ هنرمندی taito métier אומנות कला या कौशल umjetnost, vještina mesterség seni kunnátta; handverk, listiðn arte 技術 조각 amatas, menas, sugebėjimas amats; arods seni handwerk håndverk; dyktighet sztuka, rzemiosło مهارت، پوه arte meşteşug ремесло umenie spretnost zanat skicklighet, hantverk, yrke, konst งานศิลปะที่ต้องทําด้วยมือ; ฝีมือ sanat, hüner, ustalık 工藝 ремесло; умілість فن، حرفت nghề thủ công 工艺
2. (plural craft) a boat or ship. sailing craft. kuns زَوْرَق кораб barco plavidlo das Fahrzeug fartøj σκάφος barco, embarcación veesõiduk کشتی؛ قایق alus embarcation ספינה शिल्पकला, हस्तकला plovilo, brod hajó kapal bátur; skip imbarcazione 船, 航空機 선박 laivas, lėktuvas kuģis; laiva bot atau kapal boot fartøy łódź, statek کښتی barco ambarcaţiune судно plavidlo ladja brod fartyg, skuta, båt เรือ tekne 船 судно جهاز يا كشتى thuyền 船
3. cunning or trickery. craft and deceit. geslepenheid مَكْـر، خِداع лукавство manha lstivost, lest die List list πονηριά astucia kavalus حیله گری؛ فریب juonikkuus ruse ערמה चालाकी trik fortély cerdik slægð astuzia 策略 교활함 gudrybė, apgavystė viltība; krāpšana licik sluwheid list przebiegłość چل، فریب manha şiretenie хитрость úskok zvijača lukavstvo list, slughet ทักษะการโกง dalavere, hile 手腕,詭計 хитрість; обман عيارى، چالاكى mánh khóe 诡计,手腕
ˈcrafty adjective cunning and sly. slim, slu مُخادِع، مُراوِغ лукав manhoso lstivý listig udspekuleret; snu; dreven; listig πονηρός astuto salakaval مکار؛ حقه باز juonikas rusé ערמומי चालाक, फरेबी lukav ravasz licik slóttugur astuto 悪賢い 교활한 gudrus, suktas viltīgs; manīgs; izveicīgs licik sluw listig, slu, utspekulert przebiegły ټګمار manhoso şiret хитрый ľstivý premeten lukav listig, slug, slipad ที่ทําเล่ห์เหลี่ยมหลอกลวง düzenbaz, hilekâr 詭計多端的 хитрий; вправний فريبى، عيار láu cá 狡猾的
ˈcraftily adverb vernuftig بِمُخادَعَـه، بِمُراوَغَـه хитро manhosamente lstivě listig udspekuleret; listigt; drevent πονηρά astutamente salakavalalt حیله گرانه juonikkaasti avec ruse בְּעַרמומִיוּת चालाकी से lukavo ravaszul dengan licik lymskulega con astuzia ずるく 교활하게 gudriai, suktai ar viltu; ar krāpšanu dengan licik sluw listig, utspekulert przebiegle ټګماری سره manhosamente cu şiretenie обманный путём ľstivo premeteno lukav listigt อย่างมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazca, şeytanca 詭計多端地 хитро; вправно عيارى سے một cách láu cá 狡猾地
ˈcraftiness noun slimheid, geslepenheid مُخادَعَه، مُراوَغَـه хитрина manha lstivost die List, die Schlauheit udspekulerethed; listighed; drevenhed πονηριά astucia salakavalus مکر؛ حیله juonikkuus ruse ערמה चालाकी lukavost fortély(osság) kecerdikan lymska astuzia ずるさ 교활 gudrumas, suktumas viltība; veiklība kelicikan sluwheid listighet, sluhet przebiegłość ټګ، بانه ، حیله manha şiretenie хитрость ľstivosť premetenost lukavstvo list, slughet ความมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazlık, hilekârlık 詭計多端 хитрість; вправність عيارى sự láu cá 狡猾
ˈcraftsman (ˈkraːftsmən) noun a person skilled at making things (especially by hand). vakman صانِع، صاحِب حِرْفَه يَدَويّه занаятчия artífice řemeslník, mistr, umělec der (Kunst-)Handwerker håndværker; kunsthåndværker τεχνίτης, δεξιοτέχνης artesano käsitööline هنرور؛ صنعتگر käsityöläinen artisan/-ane אומן कारीगर, शिल्पकार, दस्तकार zanatlija mesterember pengrajin handverksmaður artigiano 職人 장인 meistras, menininkas, amatininkas amatnieks; meistars kebolehan handwerksman, vakman håndverker; dyktig fagperson rzemieślnik کسبکار artífice meşteşugar, meseriaş ремесленник remeselník rokodelec zanatlija hantverkare, [skicklig] yrkesman, konstnär ช่างฝีมือ sanatkâr 工匠 майстер, ремісник دستكار thợ thủ công 工匠
ˈcraftsmanship (ˈkraːfts-) noun vakmanskap مَهارَة الصَّنْعَـه أو الحِرْفَـه майсторство perícia dovednost, umění, řemeslnost die Kunstfertigkeit håndværk; kunsthåndværk δεξιοτεχνία artesanía töömeisterlikkus هنروری؛ استادی ammattitaito métier אומנות शिल्पकारिता zanatstvo mesteri munka ketrampilan verkkunnátta maestria 技能 (장인의) 기능 meistriškumas meistarība; prasme kepakaran vakmanschap håndverksmessig/faglig dyktighet mistrzostwo استادی perfeição măiestrie мастерство zručnosť rokodelstvo zanatstvo hantverks-, yrkesskicklighet ฝีมือ sanatkârlık, ustalık 手藝 майстерність دستكارى sự lành nghề 工匠技艺
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craft
→ مَرْكَب letoun håndværk Handwerk χειροτεχνία nave , oficio käsityö métier plovilo velivoli e imbarcazioni 熟練職業 공예 schip håndverk rzemiosło artesanato транспорт hantverk ยานพาหนะ el sanatı tàu 工艺Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009