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masculine

/mɛtʁ/

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Translation

master, teacher

Word origin

From Latin magister ('master, chief, teacher'), related to magnus ('great'). The same root gave English master, magistrate and maestro.

Origin
Latin
Root
magister
English cognates
master, magistrate, maestro, mister

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmaîtres

Examples

' tous .

The schoolteacher thanked all the pupils in the class.

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He became a master in his trade after twenty years.

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The dog follows his master everywhere in the house.

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The teacher explained the lesson patiently.

l' négociation.

He has become a master in the art of negotiation.

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This word is part of lesson 12.