maîtriser

/mɛ.tʁi.ze/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
maîtrise
past
a maîtrisé
perfect
maîtrisé

Meaning

  1. to master, control

    • Elle maîtrise parfaitement l'anglais.

      She has perfectly mastered English.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

control

control is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to master, to control."

Practice

1 What does maîtriser mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ parfaitement l'anglais.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches maîtriser?

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