A painter only becomes a true painter by practicing his craft.
Source: tatoeba (22600)
Craft
//kɹɑːft//
Synonyms for "craft" (253 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Strong matches (76)
clevernesscommandcompetenceconspiracycontrivancecontrolcoordinationcoupcraftinesscraftsmanshipcunningcunningnesscute trickdeceitdeceitfulnessdeftnessdesigndevicedeviousnessdexterity
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dexterousnessdextrousnessdiplomacydodgeduplicityefficiencyemploymentexpedientexpertiseexpertnessfabricatefacilityfakementfalseheartednessfalsenessfashionfeintfetchfine italian handfinesseflairfoxinessfraudfurtivenessgambitgamegamesmanshipgeniusgimmickgracegriftgripguildguileguilefulnesshandicrafthandinesshandiworkhanghookerhorsemanshiphovercrafthulkhullhypocrisyindirectionindustrial artindustrial designingeniousnessingenuityinsidiousnessintrigueinventivenessitalian hand
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (126)
jobjugglerykeelknaveryknow howknow-howleviathanlifeworklineline of businessline of worklittle gamelivelihoodlow cunningmakemaneuvermanual artmarksmanshipmastershipmastery
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mechanicsmechanismmetalcraftmethodmetiermissionmovemysterynumberoccupationone upmanshipone-upmanshippacketpawkinessplaneplotploypractical abilitypracticeprofessionproficiencyprowesspursuitquicknessracketreadinessred herringresourceresourcefulnessrocketrusesatanic cunningsavoir-fairesavvyschemescienceseamanshipsharpnessshiftshiftinessshipshrewdnessskillskillfulnesssleightslicknessslipperinessslynesssneak attacksneakinesssophistryspacecraftspaceshipspecialityspecializationspecialtystealthstealthinessstonecraftstratagemstrategystylesubterfugesubtilitysubtiltysubtlenesssubtletysupplenesssurreptitiousnesstacttactfulnesstactictalenttechnictechnical brilliancetechnical know-howtechnical knowledgetechnical masterytechnical skilltechnicstechniquetechnologytimingtreacherousnesstricktrickerytrickinesstubunderhandednessvesselvirtuosityvocationwalkwalk of lifewarinesswatercraftwilewileswilinesswily devicewitwizardrywoodcraftworkworkmanship
Noun(1 words)
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More general
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Synonyms
3 entriesderived
104 entriesShowing 16 of 104 words.
has context
8 entriesis a
8 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
91 entriesShowing 16 of 91 words.
Translations
185 translations across 39 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- حِرْفَة noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- صَنْعَة noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Armenian
2 entries- արհեստ noun (skill in one's work)
- արհեստ noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Bashkir
2 entries- оҫталыҡ noun (skill in one's work)
- һөнәр noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Belarusian
1 entries- рамяство noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Bulgarian
4 entries- занаят noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- занаят noun (particular kind of skilled work)
- ловкост noun (skill in one's work)
- плавателен съд noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
Catalan
2 entries- fer a mà verb (to make by hand)
- fet a mà verb (to make by hand)
Czech
2 entries- plavidlo noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- řemeslo noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Danish
4 entries- fartøj noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- håndværk noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- bygge verb (to construct, develop like craftsman)
- håndlavet verb (to make by hand)
Dutch
4 entries- gewiekstheid noun (cunning, shrewdness)
- stiel noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- toestel noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- vak noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Esperanto
3 entries- fako noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- metio noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- ruzeco noun (cunning, shrewdness)
Finnish
4 entries- alus noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- ammatti noun (particular kind of skilled work)
- ammattikunta noun (members of a trade collectively)
- ammattitaito noun (skill in one's work)
French
4 entries- métier noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- nef noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- ruse noun (cunning, shrewdness)
- crafter verb (to combine different items to form a new one.)
Galician
4 entries- arxil noun (skill in one's work)
- doén noun (skill in one's work)
- habilidade noun (skill in one's work)
- mestría noun (skill in one's work)
German
4 entries- Durchtriebenheit noun (cunning, shrewdness)
- Fahrzeug noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- Gerissenheit noun (cunning, shrewdness)
- Gilde noun (members of a trade collectively)
Greek
1 entries- σκάφος noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
Hebrew
2 entries- אֻמָּנוּת noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- מְלָאכָה noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Hungarian
2 entries- alkot verb (to construct, develop like craftsman)
- létrehoz verb (to construct, develop like craftsman)
Icelandic
2 entries- iðn noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- iðngrein noun (particular kind of skilled work)
Irish
4 entries- bád noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- ceardaíocht noun (skill in one's work)
- ceardaíocht noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- ceird noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Italian
4 entries- abilità noun (skill in one's work)
- mestiere noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- confezionare verb (to make by hand)
- costruire verb (to construct, develop like craftsman)
Japanese
1 entries- 職業 noun (skill in one's work)
Latin
3 entries- ars noun (skill in one's work)
- ars noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- ars noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
Latvian
1 entries- amats noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Lithuanian
1 entries- amatas noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Maltese
2 entries- artiġjanat noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- sengħa noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Māori
3 entries- mahi toi noun (skill in one's work)
- mahi-ā-rehe noun (particular kind of skilled work)
- auaha verb (to construct, develop like craftsman)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- farkost noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- farkost noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- تكنه noun (nautical: boats, especially of smaller size than ships)
- تكنه noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- صنعت noun (skill in one's work)
- صنعت noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Polish
1 entries- rzemiosło noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Portuguese
4 entries- arte noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- engenhosidade noun (cunning, shrewdness)
- habilidade noun (skill in one's work)
- nave noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
Romanian
2 entries- a face de mână verb (to make by hand)
- construi verb (to construct, develop like craftsman)
Russian
4 entries- иску́сство noun (skill in one's work)
- ремесло́ noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- сноро́вка noun (skill in one's work)
- уме́ние noun (skill in one's work)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- obrt noun (skill in one's work)
- obrt noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- obrtništvo noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- preprèdenōst noun (cunning, shrewdness)
Spanish
4 entries- nave noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- oficio noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- pericia noun (skill in one's work)
- confeccionar verb (to make by hand)
Swedish
3 entries- farkost noun (vehicle designed for navigation)
- hantverk noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- slöjd noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
Turkish
4 entries- açıkgözlülük noun (cunning, shrewdness)
- beceri noun (skill in one's work)
- beceri noun (skilled practice of practical occupation)
- cingözlülük noun (cunning, shrewdness)
Ukrainian
4 entries- вмі́ння noun (skill in one's work)
- впра́вність noun (skill in one's work)
- лука́вство noun (cunning, shrewdness)
- майсте́рність noun (skill in one's work)
Uzbek
1 entries- yasamoq verb (to construct, develop like craftsman)
Sample sentences
38 total sentences available.
We must hand down our craft to posterity.
Source: tatoeba (23051)
Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.
Source: tatoeba (244890)
She learned the craft of basket weaving from her grandmother.
Source: tatoeba (315499)
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