basteln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- manufacture noun The process of making goods, typically on a large scale using machinery.
- tinker noun A traveling mender of pots, pans, and other metal household items.
Senses
basteln is used for these senses in English:
- tinker (ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
manufacture — full definition
- noun The process of making goods, typically on a large scale using machinery.
- verb To make goods on a large scale using machines or labor.
- verb To invent or fabricate something false, especially evidence or an excuse.
tinker — full definition
- noun A traveling mender of pots, pans, and other metal household items.
- verb To fiddle or experiment with something in an amateur, exploratory way, trying to fix or improve it.
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