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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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master, US [transcription]["m_s-"]A n1 ( man in charge) maître m ; the master of the house le maître de maison ; to be master in one's own house être maître chez soi ;2 ( person in control) maître/-esse m/f ; to be one's own master être son propre maître ; to be (the) master of one's fate/the situation être maître/-esse de son destin/la situation ; to be master of oneself être maître/-esse de soi ;3 ( person who excels) maître m ; a master of un maître de [violin, narrative] ; un/-e expert/-e de [tactics, public relations] ; to be a master at doing être maître dans l'art de faire ;5 Sch ( teacher) ( primary) maître m, instituteur m ; ( secondary) professeur m ; ( headmaster) proviseur m ;9 Univ ( graduate) ≈ titulaire mf d'une maîtrise ; master's (degree) maîtrise f (in en, de) ; to be working towards one's master's préparer sa maîtrise ;10 Naut capitaine m ;11 (in chess, bridge etc) maître m ;12 ( title of young man) monsieur m ; the young master† le jeune monsieur ; Master Ian Todd ( on envelope) Monsieur Ian Todd.C modif [architect, butcher, chef, craftsman] maître (before n) ; [smuggler, spy, terrorist, thief] professionnel/-elle.D vtr1 (learn, become proficient in or with) maîtriser [subject, language, controls, computers, theory, basics, complexities] ; posséder [art, skill] ;
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