handiwork

hand·i·work  (hnd-wûrk)

n.

1. Work performed by hand.

2. The product of a person's efforts and actions.

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[Middle English handiwerk, from Old English handgeweorc : hand, hand + geweorc, work (ge-, collective pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + weorc, work; see work).]

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handiwork [ˈhændɪˌwɜːk]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) work performed or produced by hand, such as embroidery or pottery

2. the result of the action or endeavours of a person or thing

[Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorc work]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

handiwork - a work produced by hand labor         handcraft, handicraft, handwork piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

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handiwork

noun creation, product, production, achievement, result, design, invention, artefact, handicraft, handwork The architect stepped back to admire his handiwork.

Translations

handiwork [ˈhændɪwɜːk] N

1. (= craft) → trabajo m

2. (= action) → obra f
this looks like his handiwork (pej) → parece que es obra de él

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handiwork [ˈhændiwɜː^rk] n

(gen) → ouvrage m

(pejorative)
This looks like his handiwork → Ça a tout l'air d'être son œuvre.

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handiwork

n no pl

(lit) → Arbeit f; (Sch: = subject) → Werken nt; (= needlework etc) → Handarbeit f; examples of the children’s handiwork → Werkarbeiten/Handarbeiten pl → der Kinder; to do handiwork → werken, handarbeiten; (at home) → basteln

(fig) → Werk nt; (pej) → Machwerk nt; that looks like the handiwork of the Gillies gang → das sieht ganz nach der Gillies-Bande aus

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handiwork [ˈhændɪˌwɜːk] n (work) → lavoro, opera; (craft work) → lavorazione f a mano
this looks like his handiwork (pej) → qui c'è il suo zampino

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handiwork [ˈhændɪˌwɜːk] n (work) → lavoro, opera; (craft work) → lavorazione f a mano
this looks like his handiwork (pej) → qui c'è il suo zampino

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handiwork

n handiwork [ˈhӕndiwəːk]

1 thing(s) made by hand Examples of the pupils' handiwork were on show. handewerk شُغْل يَد ръчно изделие ruční práce arbejde die Handarbeit χειροτέχνημα manualidades, trabajos manuales käsitöö دست ساخته kätten työ travail, ouvrage מַעֲשֶׂי יְדֵי- हस्तकृति rucni rad vkinek a„műve” hasta karya handavinna; handaverk lavoro manuale 手工品 수공예 rankdarbis rokdarbs; roku darbs kerja tangan ambachtelijk werk arbeid, verk rękodzieło, praca ręczna trabalhos manuais muncă manuală изделие ручной работы ručné práce ročno delo rukotvorina praktiskt arbete, slöjd, handarbete งานหัตถกรรม el işi 手工製品 ручний виріб ہاتھ سے کیا جانے والا کام công việc thủ công 手工制品

2 something bad caused by a particular person The broken window was Simon's handiwork. handewerk عمل يدوي تَخْريبي дело dílo værk das Werk ζημιά ή κακή πράξη obra kätetöö کار aikaansaannos oeuvre עֲבוֹדָה करतूत rukotvorina, djelo (necijih ruku) vkinek a keze munkája ulah verknaður sem ber merki ákveðinna aðila opera しわざ 소행, 짓 rankų darbas roku darbs; nedarbs perbuatan slechte daad (u)gjerning robota, sprawka obra operă дело рук dielo delo delo verk ฝีมือ ...işi 某人做的壞事 справа людських рук کسی کے ذریعہ کیا گیا کوئی ناگوار کام công việc do ai làm ra （某人）干的坏事