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master ['mɑ:stə(r)]1 noun(a) (of household, dog, servant, situation) maître m;∎ the master of the house le maître de maison;∎ to be master in one's own house être maître chez soi;∎ to be one's own master être son propre maître;∎ to be (the) master of one's fate être maître de son destin;∎ he's master of the situation il est maître de la situation;∎ proverb like master like man tel maître, tel valet∎ chess master maître m;∎ he's a master at the art of ducking questions il est maître dans l'art d'éluder les questions(c) School (in primary school) instituteur m, maître m d'école; (in secondary school) professeur m; (private tutor) maître m;∎ history master professeur m d'histoire∎ Master of Arts/Science (person) titulaire mf d'une maîtrise de lettres/de sciences; (qualification) maîtrise f ès lettres/ès sciences;∎ she's doing a master's (degree) in philosophy elle prépare une maîtrise de philosophie∎ Master David Thomas Monsieur David Thomas;∎ Master David (said by servant) Monsieur David∎ Nautical master's certificate brevet m de capitaine∎ Computing master (disk) disque m maître(b) (in trade) maître;∎ master chef/craftsman maître chef m /artisan m;∎ a master thief un(une) voleur(euse) de génie(c) (controlling) principal;∎ master switch interrupteur m général(d) (original) original(a) (person, animal) maîtriser, dompter; (problem, difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de; (emotions) maîtriser, surmonter; (situation) maîtriser, se rendre maître de;∎ to master oneself se maîtriser, se dominer(b) (subject, technique) maîtriser;∎ she mastered Portuguese in only six months six mois lui ont suffi pour maîtriser le portugais;∎ I never really mastered the language je n'ai jamais eu une bonne maîtrise de la langue►► Building industry master beam poutre f maîtresse;master bedroom chambre f principale;Finance master budget budget m global;master builder maître m bâtisseur;master card carte f maîtresse;master class cours m de maître; Music master class m;∎ figurative the press conference was a master class in how to handle the media pour ceux qui veulent savoir comment se comporter face aux médias, cette conférence de presse pourrait servir de leçon;master copy original m;French Canadian Military master corporal ≃ caporal-chef m;Cars master cylinder maître-cylindre m;Computing master disk disque m maître;Computing master file fichier m principal ou maître;Hunting master of hounds, master of foxhounds maître m d'équipage;master key passe-partout m inv;Nautical master mariner capitaine m;Television master monitor récepteur m de contrôle final;master plan stratégie f globale;master race race f supérieure;Music master record disque m original;master soundtrack mixage m magnétique final;master tape bande f originale;Commerce master of works maître m d'œuvre -
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1 noun(expert) maître m, expert m;∎ master of works maître d'œuvremaster builder maître m bâtisseurmaster copy (of document) original m;COMPUTING master disk disque m maître;master document document m maître;COMPUTING master file fichier m maître;master plan plan m directeur;master production schedule plan de production principal -
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[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) esclave2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) esclave2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) trimer- slavery -
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1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) dur2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difficile3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) dur4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) rigoureux5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difficile6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) dur2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) dur, sérieusement2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) fort, à verse3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fixement4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) à droite toute•- harden- hardness - hardship - hard-and-fast - hard-back - hard-boiled - harddisk - hard-earned - hard-headed - hard-hearted - hardware - hard-wearing - be hard on - hard at it - hard done by - hard lines/luck - hard of hearing - a hard time of it - a hard time - hard up
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