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/mɛtʁ/
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
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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