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1 masterful
adjective1) (imperious) herrisch [Haltung, Ton, Person]2) (masterly) meisterhaft [Beherrschung, Fähigkeit]* * ** * *mas·ter·ful[ˈmɑ:stəfəl, AM ˈmæstɚ-]1. (authoritative) bestimmend, dominantI like a man to be \masterful ich mag es, wenn ein Mann bestimmt ist2. (skilful) meisterhaft, meisterlich* * *['mAːstəfUl]adjmeisterhaft; ball control gekonnt; (= dominating) personality gebieterischhe's got a masterful, yet polite attitude — er hat eine bestimmte, aber trotzdem höfliche Art
he said in a masterful tone — sagte er in bestimmtem Ton
we were amazed at his masterful control of the meeting — wir staunten darüber, wie überlegen or souverän er die Sitzung in der Hand hatte
* * *masterful adj (adv masterfully)1. herrisch, gebieterisch2. willkürlich3. tyrannisch, despotisch4. → academic.ru/45509/masterly">masterly* * *adjective1) (imperious) herrisch [Haltung, Ton, Person]2) (masterly) meisterhaft [Beherrschung, Fähigkeit]* * *adj.herrisch adj.meisterhaft adj. -
2 lordly
* * *lord·ly[ˈlɔ:dli, AM ˈlɔ:r-]1. (suitable for lord) herrschaftlich, fürstlicha \lordly title ein Adelstitel m2. (imperious) hochmütig, anmaßendto put on \lordly airs [or manners] ein arrogantes Verhalten an den Tag legen* * *['lɔːdlɪ]adj (+er)1) (= magnificent) vornehm; house (hoch)herrschaftlich2) (= proud, haughty) hochmütig, arrogant; tone of voice herrisch, gebieterisch* * *lordly adj1. einem Lord geziemend oder gemäß2. großzügig3. vornehm, edel4. prächtig5. herrisch, gebieterisch6. stolz7. hochmütig, arrogant* * *adj.großzügig adj. -
3 magisterial
mag·is·te·rial[ˌmæʤɪˈstɪəriəl, AM -ˈstɪr-]a \magisterial study eine richtungweisende Studie* * *["mdZI'stIərɪəl]adj1) (lit) powers, office, robes eines Friedensrichters2) (= imperious) gebieterisch* * *magisterial [ˌmædʒıˈstıərıəl] adj (adv magisterially)1. obrigkeitlich, amtlich, behördlich2. maßgeblich, autoritativ3. gebieterisch, herrisch* * *adj.behördlich adj.
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