Working in a building that was once a trolley barn, the students immerse themselves in an intense, hands-on program that trains them in traditional European craftsmanship – which many believe to be a vanishing art form.
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Hands-on
//ˌhændz ˈɑn//
Synonyms for "hands-on" (4 found)
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Related words (2)
Adjective(2 words)
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17 translations across 8 languages.
Czech
3 entries- aktivní adj (involving active participation)
- interaktivní adj (involving active participation)
- praktický adj (involving active participation)
Finnish
1 entries- käytännön adj (involving active participation)
Georgian
2 entries- აქტიური ჩართულობის adj (involving active participation)
- პრაქტიკული adj (involving active participation)
German
3 entries- aktiv adj (involving active participation)
- handlungsbasiert adj (involving active participation)
- praktisch adj (involving active participation)
Polish
2 entries- aktywny adj (involving active participation)
- zaangażowany adj (involving active participation)
Russian
2 entries- акти́вный adj (involving active participation)
- практи́ческий adj (involving active participation)
Slovak
3 entries- aktívny adj (involving active participation)
- interaktívny adj (involving active participation)
- praktický adj (involving active participation)
Spanish
1 entries- activo adj (involving active participation)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Are you a hands-on person?
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“NYU ignores the fact that us art students will be paying full price for an education that lacks the facilities, equipment, technology, services and hands-on experience we are explicitly paying for,” the petition states.
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Talking birds, goats butting heads, and a giant tortoise that hangs out with chickens are all part of a living classroom. High-school students at the Career Center in Arlington, Virginia are learning firsthand, and hands-on, how to care for animals. They are at the animal science laboratory, learning about, and taking care of, about 50 species of animals.
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