arte

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art

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arte
masculine noun o feminine noun
1 art (creación estética)
  • arte abstracto -> abstract art
  • arte dramático -> drama
  • arte figurativo -> figurative art
  • arte floral -> flower arranging
  • bellas artes -> fine arts
  • artes gráficas -> graphic arts
  • artes interpretativas -> performing arts
  • artes liberales -> liberal arts
  • artes marciales -> martial arts
  • (escuela de) artes y oficios -> = college for the study of arts and crafts
  • artes plásticas -> visual arts
  • arte pop -> pop art
2 artistry (habilidad)
  • el arte de la la conversación -> the art of conversation
3 artfulness, cunning (astucia)
  • malas artes -> trickery
4 (expresiones)
  • no tener arte ni parte en -> to have nothing whatsoever to do with
  • como por arte de birlibirloque o de magia -> as if by magic

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arte [ar’-tay]
noun
1 Art. (m & f)
  • Una obra de arte -> a work of art
  • El arte culinario -> the art of cooking
2 Art, the power of doing something not taught by nature and instinct. (m & f)
3 Caution, skill, craft, cunning. (m & f)
4 Artifice, machine. (m & f)
5 Everything done by human industry. (m & f)
  • No tener arte ni parte en alguna cosa -> to have neither art nor part in a thing, to have nothing to do with the business
  • Arte tormentaria -> art of artillery or military enginery
  • Artes -> f
6 (m & f)
noun, plural
7 em> Intrigues, improper means. (gram)
  • Artes mecánicas -> mechanical arts, occupations, or handicrafts
  • Artes liberales -> liberal arts
  • Las bellas artes -> the fine arts
  • Buen arte -> gracefulness of manners and gait
  • Mal arte -> awkwardness of manners and gait
  • Por amor al arte -> for the love of it
noun, plural
  • Artes -> The word arte is always feminine in plural
  • Las artes gráficas -> the graphic arts

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arte
sustantivo:masculino_o_femenino
(gen m en sing, f en pl)
1 (pintura, música) art
artes (Univ) arts; artes y oficios arts and crafts; bellas artes fine arts; arte de vivir art of living; el séptimo arte the cinema; film; arte de los trucos conjuring; por arte de magia by magic; as if by magic
no tener arte ni parte en algo to have nothing whatsoever to do with sth
arte abstracto abstract art
artes decorativas decorative arts
artes gráficas graphic arts
artes marciales martial arts
arte poética poetics; (s)
arte pop pop art
artes plásticas plastic arts
amor
2 (habilidad) skill; (astucia) craftiness
malas artes trickery; (s) por malas artes by trickery
3 (artificio) workmanship; artistry
sin arte (como adj) clumsy; (como adv) clumsily
4 (Literat)
arte mayor Spanish verse of eight lines each of twelve syllables dating from the 15th century
arte menor Spanish verse usually of four lines each of six or eight syllables
5 (Pesca)
arte de pesca (red) fishing net; (caña etc) fishing tackle

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