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feat
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feat 1  (ft)
n.
1. A notable act or deed, especially an act of courage; an exploit.
2. An act of skill, endurance, imagination, or strength; an achievement.
3. Obsolete A specialized skill; a knack.

[Middle English fet, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin factum, from neuter past participle of facere, to make, do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: feat1, achievement, exploit, masterstroke
These nouns denote an extraordinary deed or action: feats of bravery; achievements of diplomacy; military exploits; a masterstroke of entrepreneurship.

feat 2  (ft)
adj. feat·er, feat·est Archaic
1. Adroit; dexterous.
2. Neat; trim.

[Middle English fet, suitable, from Old French fait, from Latin factus, done, made; see feature.]

featly adv.

feat1
n
a remarkable, skilful, or daring action; exploit; achievement feats of strength
[from Anglo-French fait, from Latin factum deed; see fact]

feat2
adj Archaic
1. another word for skilful
2. another word for neat1, suitable
[from Old French fet, from Latin factus made, from facere to make]
featly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.featfeat - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"
accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something
derring-do - brave and heroic feats
hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
rally, rallying - the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"
stunt - a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
tour de force - a masterly or brilliant feat

feat
noun accomplishment, act, performance, achievement, enterprise, undertaking, exploit, deed, attainment, feather in your cap an incredible feat of agility
Translations
feat [fiːt] Nhazaña f, proeza f

feat [ˈfiːt] nexploit m, prouesse f
a brilliant feat of engineering (= process) → une formidable prouesse technologique (= thing created) → un chef d'œuvre de technologie

feat
nLeistung f; (heroic, courageous etc) → Heldentat f; (skilful) → Kunststück nt, → Meisterleistung f; a feat of courage/daringeine mutige/wagemutige Tat

feat [fiːt] nimpresa, prodezza
a feat of engineering → un trionfo dell'ingegneria
that was quite a feat → è stata un'impresa non da poco
feat [fiːt] nimpresa, prodezza
a feat of engineering → un trionfo dell'ingegneria
that was quite a feat → è stata un'impresa non da poco

feat
n feat [fiːt]
an impressive act or achievement Building the pyramids was a brilliant feat of engineering. kordaatstuk, prestasie مَفْخَرَه، عَمَل بُطولي، مأثَرَه постижение výkon, čin bedrift; præstation das Meisterwerk άθλος, κατόρθωμα hazaña, proeza suursaavutus شاهکار aikaansaannos exploit מַעֲשֶׂה נֶהדָר वीरता का काम pothvat, majstorluk (hős)tett prestasi hebat impresa めざましい行い 위업, 공훈 žygdarbis (liels) sasniegums; varoņdarbs mengagumkan (helden)daad, prestatie prestasjon wyczyn подвиг; достижение čin, výkon, skutok mojstrski dosežek poduhvat bedrift, prestation ความประทับใจหรือความสำเร็จ cesaret ve ustalık isteyen bir 功績 подвиг کارنامہ kỳ công


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