English → German
basteln /ˈbastḷn/
A
transitive verb
make; make, build ‹model, device›
B
intransitive verb
(Bastelarbeiten herstellen) make things [with one's hands]; do handicraft work;
an etw. (Dat.) basteln be working on sth; (etw. herstellen) be making sth; (etw. laienhaft bearbeiten) tinker with sth;
sein Hobby ist Basteln his hobby is making things [with his hands]; his hobby is handicraft work