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1 master
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] ; -
2 master
master [ˈmα:stər]1. nouna. [of household] maître mb. ( = degree) a master's ≈ une maîtrisec. (in secondary school) (old-fashioned) professeur m ; (in primary school) (old-fashioned) maître ma. [+ emotion, situation] maîtriser ; [+ difficulty] surmonterb. [+ language, skill] maîtriser3. compounds► Master of Arts noun ≈ titulaire mf d'une maîtrise en lettres → DEGREE* * *['mɑːstə(r)], US ['mæs-] 1.1) ( man in charge) maître m2) ( person in control) maître/-esse m/f3) ( person who excels) maître ma master of — un maître de [violin, narrative]; un/-e expert/-e en [tactics, public relations]
4) (also Master) Art maître m6) GB University ( of college) principal m7) (also master copy) original m8) University ( graduate) ≈ titulaire mf d'une maîtrisemaster's (degree) — maîtrise f (in en, de)
9) Nautical capitaine m10) ( title of young man) monsieur m2. 3.Master Ian Todd — ( on envelope) Monsieur Ian Todd
transitive verb1) ( learn) maîtriser [subject]; posséder [skill]2) ( control) dominer [feelings]; surmonter [phobia]
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