🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

artisanat

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ahr-tee-zah

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Craft/kræft/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle a un vrai talent pour l'artisanat."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A skill in making things by hand.

    "She has a real talent for the craft of pottery."
As verb
  1. 1

    To make or produce something with skill.

    "He crafted a beautiful wooden chair."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'cræft', meaning strength, might, skill, or art, originating from Proto-Germanic *kraftaz denoting physical power or capability. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from general physical strength and intellectual skill to specifically denote specialized manual arts, trades, and the creation of traditional goods.

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