artífice

artífice
f. & m.
artificer, creator, builder, author.
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artífice
► nombre masulino o femenino
1 (artista) craftsman, artist
2 (autor) author
■ Pepe ha sido el artífice de todo esto this is all Pepe's doing
► nombre masculino
1 figurado architect
■ él ha sido el artífice de este éxito he's the man behind this success story
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SMF (Arte) artist, craftsman/craftswoman; (=hacedor) maker; (=inventor) inventor

el artífice de la victoria — the architect of victory

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masculino y femenino
a) (responsable, autor)

fue el artífice del secuestro — he planned the kidnapping

el artífice de esta victoria — the architect of this victory

b) (artista) (m) craftsman, artisan; (f) craftswoman, artisan
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= maker, shaper, creator.
Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
Ex. The article 'The serials librarian as a shaper of scholars and scholarship' discusses the problems encountered by users and the ways in which the serials librarian can help solve them.
Ex. An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.
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* artífice del tiempo = weather-maker, rainmaker.
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masculino y femenino
a) (responsable, autor)

fue el artífice del secuestro — he planned the kidnapping

el artífice de esta victoria — the architect of this victory

b) (artista) (m) craftsman, artisan; (f) craftswoman, artisan
* * *
= maker, shaper, creator.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex: The article 'The serials librarian as a shaper of scholars and scholarship' discusses the problems encountered by users and the ways in which the serials librarian can help solve them.
Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.
* artífice del tiempo = weather-maker, rainmaker.

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artífice
masculine and feminine
1
(responsable, autor): fue el artífice y ejecutor material del secuestro he planned and carried out the kidnapping
el artífice de esta victoria the architect of this victory
los artífices del actual sistema the architects o designers of the present system, those behind the present system
era el artífice de su felicidad she was the reason for his happiness, she was the person responsible for his happiness
2 (artista) (masculine) craftsman, artisan; (feminine) craftswoman, artisan
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artífice sustantivo masculino y femenino
a) (responsable, autor):

◊ fue el artífice del secuestro he planned the kidnapping;

el artífice de esta victoria the architect of this victory
b) (artista) (m) craftsman, artisan;

(f) craftswoman, artisan
artífice mf author: se le considera el artífice de la transición, he is considered as the architect of the transition
'artífice' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
artificio
English:
craftsman
- naturally
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artífice nmf
1. [creador, responsable] architect;
el artífice del proceso de paz the architect of the peace process;
el artífice de esta técnica quirúrgica the inventor of this surgical technique, the man who developed this surgical technique
2. [artesano] craftsman, f craftswoman
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artífice
m/f author
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artífice nmf
1) artesano: artisan
2) : mastermind, architect

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