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masterful
dominating; self-willed: The envoy’s masterful behavior irritated the citizens.
Not to be confused with:
masterly – like or befitting a master: a masterly presentation of his paintings
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mas·ter·ful
(măs′tər-fəl)adj.
1. Acting or capable of acting as a master or leader, especially in being domineering or imperious: "Do you agree with me that I have a right to be a little masterful, abrupt; perhaps exacting, sometimes" (Charlotte Brontë).
2. Having or showing mastery or skill; expert: a masterful technique; masterful at filmmaking.
mas′ter·ful·ly adv.
mas′ter·ful·ness n.
Usage Note: According to a widely repeated dictum, masterful should be reserved for the sense "imperious, domineering" (as in a masterful tone of voice), whereas masterly should be the choice when the intended sense is "having the skill of a master" (as in a masterly performance of the sonata). But in practice writers have been less heedful, and today masterful is well attested with the meaning "finely skilled." In fact, the word masterful is far more likely to occur before words like performance and ability than masterly is.
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masterful
(ˈmɑːstəfʊl)adj
1. having or showing mastery
2. fond of playing the master; imperious
3. masterly
ˈmasterfully adv
ˈmasterfulness n
Usage: The use of masterful to mean masterly as in a masterful performance, although common, is considered incorrect by many people
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mas•ter•ful
(ˈmæs tər fəl, ˈmɑ stər-)adj.
1. having or showing the qualities of a master; authoritative.
2. domineering.
3. showing mastery; masterly.
[1300–50]
mas′ter•ful•ly, adv.
mas′ter•ful•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:masterful - having or revealing supreme mastery or skill]masterful - having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"
skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"
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masterful
adjective
1. skilful, skilled, expert, finished, fine, masterly, excellent, crack (informal), supreme, clever, superior, exquisite, tasty (Brit. informal), adept, consummate, first-rate, deft, superlative, adroit, dexterous a masterful performance of boxing
skilful incompetent, clumsy, inept, unskilled, amateurish, untalented, unaccomplished
skilful incompetent, clumsy, inept, unskilled, amateurish, untalented, unaccomplished
2. domineering, authoritative, dictatorial, bossy (informal), arrogant, imperious, overbearing, tyrannical, magisterial, despotic, high-handed, peremptory, overweening, self-willed Successful businesses need bold, masterful managers.
domineering weak, meek, spineless, irresolute, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)
domineering weak, meek, spineless, irresolute, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)
Usage: In current usage there is a lot of overlap between the meanings of masterful and masterly. According to some, the first should only be used where there is a connotation of power and domination, the second where the connotations are of great skill. Nevertheless, as the Bank of English shows, the majority of uses of masterful these days relate to the second meaning, as in musically, it was a masterful display of the folk singer's art. Anyone wishing to observe the distinction would use only masterly in the context just given, and masterful in contexts such as: his need to be masterful with women was extreme; Alec was so masterful that he surprised himself.
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masterful
adjective1. Tending to dictate:
2. Exercising authority:
3. Having or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill:
Slang: crackerjack.
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Translations
مُحِب للسَّيْطَرَه، مُسْتَبِد
pánovitýsuverénní
myndig
ráîríkur; skipandi
otoriter yönetme gücü olan
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masterful
[ˈmɑːstərfəl] adj (= masterly) [performance, skill, book, film] → magistral(e)
[performer, player, writer] → magistral(e)master key n → passe-partout m inv
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masterful
adj → meisterhaft ; ball control → gekonnt; (= dominating) personality → gebieterisch ; he’s got a masterful, yet polite attitude → er hat eine bestimmte, aber trotzdem höfliche Art ; he said in a masterful tone → sagte er in bestimmtem Ton ; we were amazed at his masterful control of the meeting → wir staunten darüber, wie überlegen or souverän er die Sitzung in der Hand hatte
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master
(ˈmaːstə) – feminine mistress (ˈmistris) – noun1. a person or thing that commands or controls. I'm master in this house! meester, baas سَيِّد господар senhor pán, paní der/die Herr(in) herre κύριος, αφέντης, κυρίαρχος señor, dueño; señora, dueña peremees مدیر herra maître שליט उस्ताद, शिक्षक gazda úr tuan yfirmaður; herra, húsbóndi padrone 主人 주인 šeimininkas saimnieks; kungs tuan baas herre; frue pan, gospodarz ماستر ،مدير senhor stăpân хозяин pán, pani gospodar gospodar husbonde, husfader, herre ผู้ควบคุม patron, hâkim 主人;主宰 хазяїн, господар آقا، مالک chủ nhân 主人,主宰
2. an owner (of a slave, dog etc). The dog ran to its master. baas صاحِب собственик dono pán, majitel der Herr herre κύριος, αφέντης amo, ama peremees صاحب isäntä maître בְּעַלִים स्वामी gospodar tulajdonos, gazda,„gazdi" pemilik herra, húsbóndi padrone, proprietario 持ち主 소유자 savininkas, ponas saimnieks; īpašnieks pemilik baas herre właściciel, pan صاحب،مالك dono stăpân владелец, хозяин pán lastnik gospodar husse เจ้านาย sahip, efendi 主人(奴隸、狗等的) хазяїн, господар مالک ông chủ 主人
3. a male teacher. the Maths master. meneer, onderwyser مُعَلِّم учител professor profesor der Lehrer lærer δάσκαλος maestro, profesor; maestra, profesora õpetaja دبیر مرد miesopettaja professeur מורה शिक्षक učitelj tanár guru kennari professore 教師 남자 교사 mokytojas skolotājs guru leraar lærer nauczyciel, profesor استاد،ښونكى professor profesor учитель profesor, učiteľ učitelj učitelj lärare, magister ครูผู้ชาย erkek öğretmen 男教師 учитель استاد، معلم thầy giáo 男教师
4. the commander of a merchant ship. the ship's master. skipper قُبْطان، رُبّان капитан comandante kapitán der Handelskapitän kaptajn καπετάνιος capitán, patrón; capitana, patrona kapten کاپیتان کشتی päällikkö capitaine קברניט व्यपारी जहाज़ का कप्तान kapetan broda kapitány nakhoda skipherra, skipstjóri capitano 船長 선장 kapitonas kapteinis nakhoda kapitein skipsfører, kaptein kapitan د بيړى مشر comandante căpitan капитан, шкипер kapitán kapitan trgovske ladje zapovednik kapten, befälhavare กัปตันเรือสินค้า kaptan, süvari 船長 апітан торговельного судна تجارتی جہاز کا کپتان thuyền trưởng 船长
5. a person very skilled in an art, science etc. He's a real master at painting. meester ماهِر، حاذِق майстор mestre mistr der Meister mester τεχνίτης, μάστορας maestro, maestra meister استاد کار mestari maître אומן, מומחה दक्ष umjetnik (nagy) mester master meistari maestro 大家 장인 meistras meistars; speciālists pakar meester mester mistrz ډير ماهر كس mestre maestru мастер majster mojster majstor mästare ศิลปินผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ usta, sanatkâr 名家 фахівець, майстер ماہر bậc thầy 名家
6. (with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking. Master John Smith. seun سَيِّد: لَقَب مؤدَّب للشَّخْص في الكلام والكتابَه господин Menino mladý pán junger Herr hr νεαρός κύριος señor; señora noorhärra جناب اقا nuori herra monsieur אָדוֹן צָעִיר छोटे बच्चे के लिए उपयोग की जाने वाली उपाधि mlađi gospodin fiatalúr Tuan meistari, herramaður signorino ぼっちゃん 도련님 ponaitis jaunskungs Tuan jongeheer herr, mester panicz ښاغلى،مشر Menino domnul мастер, господин mladý pán gospodič gospodin unge herr คํานําหน้าชื่อเด็กผู้ชาย (เด็กชาย) küçük bey 小少爺(稱謂) пан, панич چھوٹے بچوں کا لقب cậu (xưng hô) 少爷(称谓)
adjective (of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced. a master builder/mariner/plumber. meesteragtig ماهِر، بارِع образцов experiente mistr Meister-... mester- ειδικευμένος maestro, experto meister ماهر mestari- maître מומחה अस्ताद, प्रवीण, कारीगर (वह कारीगर जिसका अपना व्यवसाय हो) majstorski mester ahli meistari maestro, grande 熟練した 탁월한, 노련한 kvalifikuotas, patyręs kvalificēts strādnieks; lietpratējs pakar dalam pekerjaannya meester- mester- mistrzowski پياوړى،ماهر experiente maistru опытный majster mojster glavni mästerlig, mästar-, mäster- ชํานาญ usta, işinin eri 精通的 кваліфікований کسی ہنر میں مکمل مہارت والا tổng thể 精通的,熟练的
verb1. to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc). She has mastered her fear of heights. bemeester يُسَيْطِر على преодолявам controlar překonat meistern overvinde κυριεύω, κυριαρχώ, ξεπερνώ superar, vencer, dominar jagu saama مسلط شدن voittaa surmonter לְהִשתַלֵט क़ाबू पाना, बस में करना, दबा लेना, हारा देना svladati felülkerekedik (vmin) mengatasi ná tökum á, sigrast á dominare 〜を制する 극복하다 įveikti, sutramdyti uzveikt; pārvarēt mengatasi meester worden overvinne, få bukt med pokonywać په ولكه كښى راوړل controlar a învinge одолевать prekonať premagati savladati övervinna, övermanna, få bukt med เอาชนะ yenmek, baş etmek, ustalık kazanmak, iyice öğrenmek 克服 подолати; справитися کسی چیز پر قابو پانا đánh bại 克服
2. to become skilful in. I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic. bemeester يُتْقِن овладявам dominar zvládnout beherrschen mestre μαθαίνω τέλεια dominar, ser experto en selgeks õppima ماهر شدن oppia apprendre לִשלוֹט पूरी तरह सीख जाना, निपूणता प्राप्त कर लेना gospodariti (alaposan) elsajátít menguasai ná fullkomnum tökum á padroneggiare, conoscere a fondo 〜に熟達する 터득하다 gerai išmokti, įsisavinti apgūt menguasai onder de knie krijgen mestre, beherske opanowywać تجربه پيدا كول dominar a învăţa, a fi stăpân pe овладевать zvládnuť obvladati savladati [lära sig] behärska เข้าใจถ่องแท้ başarılı olmak 精通 оволодівати, вивчати کوئی مہارت حاصل کرنا thông thạo 精通
ˈmasterful adjective showing the power, authority or determination of a master. a masterful man. meesterlik مُحِب للسَّيْطَرَه، مُسْتَبِد властен dominador pánovitý, suverénní herrisch myndig επιβλητικός, αυταρχικός con autoridad, dominante võimukas, meisterlik بااستادی käskevä dominateur שליט कुशल vješt, majstorski hatalmaskodó berwibawa ráðríkur; skipandi autoritario いばった 명인 솜씨의, 대가의 valdingas valdonīgs berwibawa met autoriteit myndig władczy په خورا مهارت dominador dominator, autoritar властный panovačný gospodovalen zapovednički dominerande, myndig, översittaraktig ที่ใช้อํานาจ yönetme gücü olan, otoriter 專橫跋扈的,有駕馭能力的 владний; деспотичний ماہرانہ bậc thầy 专横的
ˈmasterfully adverb meesterlik بِحُب للسَّيْطَرَه властно com autoridade pánovitě herrisch myndigt επιβλητικά magistralmente meisterlikult خودسرانه käskevästi de manière dominatrice בִּמיוּמָנוּת कौशलपूर्वक vješto, majstorski önkényeskedően secara berwibawa með ráðríki; mynduglega in maniera autoritaria いばって 명인의 솜씨로 valdingai prasmīgi; valdonīgi dengan berwibawa met autoriteit mesterlig; myndig władczo په خپل سر com autoridade despotic властно panovačne gospodovalno zapovednički dominerande, myndigt, översittaraktigt อย่างมีอํานาจ ustaca 專橫跋扈地,有駕馭能力地 владно; деспотично استادانہ انداز میں đáng bậc thầy 专横地
ˈmasterfulness noun meesterlikheid حُب السَّيْطَره владеене domínio pánovitost das Herrischsein myndighed δεσποτικότητα, κυριαρχικότητα dominio meisterlikkus ماهر käskevyys caractère dominateur מיומנות कौशलपूर्वक gospodstvo önkényeskedő volta vkinek wibawa ráðríki; myndugleiki maestria 横柄さ 명인 솜씨 valdingumas meistarība; valdonīgums kewibawaan autoriteit myndighet władczość ماهر،با تجربه domínio caracter dominator/ autoritar властность panovačnosť gospodovalnost zapovedništvo myndighet, översittaraktighet ความมีอํานาจ ustalık 專橫跋扈,有駕馭能力 деспотичність مہارت sự hách dịch 专横
ˈmasterly adjective showing the skill of a master. His handling of the situation was masterly. meesterlik دال على البَراعَه والمُهارَه майсторски magistral mistrovský meisterhaft mesterlig αριστοτεχνικός magistral meisterlik استادانه mestarillinen magistral כְּמוּמחֶה अनुपम, अप्रतिम, दक्ष, निपूण, उस्तादों जैसा, अत्तम, बढ़िया majstorski, vješt mesteri ahli meistaralegur magistrale, eccellente 熟達した 명인답게 meistriškas meistarisks mahir meesterlijk mesterlig mistrzowski په ښه توګه،د استاد غوندى magistral magistral мастерской majstrovský mojstrski majstorski mästerlig อย่างเชี่ยวชาญ ustaca 高明的 майстерний; досконалий غیر معمولی، ماہرانہ tài giỏi 高明的
ˈmasterliness noun meesterlikheid بَراعَه ومَهارَه майсторство perfeição mistrovství meisterhafte Ausführung mesterlighed αριστοτεχνία carácter magistral meisterlikkus ماهرانه mestarillisuus caractère magistral מוּמחִיוּת निपुणता, कमाल majstorstvo, vještina vminek mesteri volta keahlian meistarlegur/valdsmannslegur háttur maestria, eccellenza 熟達 대가다움 meistriškumas meistarība kemahiran meesterschap mesterlighet mistrzostwo ماهرانه perfeição măiestrie, artă мастерство majstrovstvo mojstrstvo majstorstvo mästerlighet ความเชี่ยวชาญ ustalık 高明 майстерність کمال tính cách bậc thầy 高明
ˈmastery noun (usually with over or of) control, great skill or knowledge. We have gained mastery over the enemy. bemeestering سيْطَرَه، بَراعَه، تَضَلُّع господство domínio vláda (nad), kontrola, moc die Herrschaft kontrol απόλυτος έλεγχος, τέλεια γνώση dominio ülevõim, meisterlikkus سلطه mestaruus maîtrise שליטה प्रवीणता nadmoć uralom kontrol vald; snilli; afburðaþekking/-leikni dominio, sopravvento 支配 지배력 pranašumas, viešpatavimas, miestriškumas, puikus mokėjimas pārsvars; meistarība kepakaran beheersing herredømme; beherskelse panowanie, biegłość, przewaga ولكه،ملك domínio autoritate господство; мастерство kontrola, moc (nad) oblast nadmoć herravälde, övertag, överlägsen skicklighet อํานาจควบคุม üstünlük, kontrol 控制,精通 майстерність; володіння استادانہ مہارت ưu thế 掌握,熟练,精通
master key a key which opens a number of locks. loper مفتاح عام يَفْتَح كل الأقفال шперц chave-mestra univerzální klíč der Hauptschlüssel universalnøgle; hovednøgle γενικό αντικλείδι llave maestra üldvõti شاه کلید yleisavain passe-partout מַפתֵח מָאסטֶר सर्वकुञ्जी glavni ključ tolvajkulcs kunci maling höfuðlykill passe-partout マスターキー 마스터 키 visraktis kontrolatslēga kunci utama loper universalnøkkel, hovednøkkel klucz uniwersalny هغه كلى چى څو قفله خلاص كولى شى chave-mestra şperaclu, passe-partout отмычка univerzálny kľúč glavni ključ glavni ključ huvudnyckel ลูกกุญแจตัวหลัก ana anahtar 萬能鑰匙 ключ до всіх замків سر کلید chìa vạn năng 万能钥匙
ˈmastermind noun the person planning and controlling an undertaking or scheme. He was the mastermind behind the scheme. meester العَقْل المُدَبِّر، العَقْل المُخَطِّط организатор cabeça vůdčí osobnost führender Kopf hjerne εγκέφαλος, ιθύνων νους cerebro peaideoloog ابداع کننده واجرا کننده suunnittelija cerveau "הַמוֹחַ" सरगना, अतिचतुर व्यक्ति glavni vođa vezetőelme, koponya otak heilinn/snillingur (á bak við tjöldinn) cervello, ideatore 立案者 기안자 tikrasis organizatorius iedvesmotājs; organizētājs dalang brein hjernen, strateg mózg, dusza خلاق،او د نوو مفكورو خاوند cabeça creier вдохновитель riadiaca osobnosť vodilna osebnost mozak akcije hjärnan ผู้วางแผน beyin, baş 策劃者,主謀 керівник; натхненник کوئی منصوبہ بندی کرنے والا شخص người đạo diễn 出谋划策的人,智多星
verb to plan (such a scheme). Who masterminded the robbery? beplan يُخَطِّط планирам planejar řídit, organizovat leiten planlægge; være hjernen bag καταστρώνω planear, dirigir vaimseks juhiks olema طراح suunnitella organiser לְתַכנֵן शातिर तरीके से योजना बनना, षड़यंत्र रचना osmisliti a háttérből irányít merencanakan leggja á ráðin essere il cervello 計画する 기안하다 sumanyti, suorganizuoti organizēt merancang uitdenken være hjernen bak obmyślić, stać za, być duszą طرح كول planear a organiza разрабатывать riadiť voditi osmisliti vara hjärnan bakom, leda วางแผนและควบคุมอย่างเชี่ยวชาญ ustaca plânlamak 策劃,幕後主使 планувати کوئی شاطرانہ منصوبہ بندی کرنا vạch ra kế hoạch (在幕后)策划
ˈmasterpiece noun a piece of work or art worthy (to be called the greatest achievement) of a master. He considers this picture his masterpiece. meesterstuk تُحْفَه فَنِّيَّه رائِعَه шедъовър obra prima mistrovské dílo das Meisterwerk hovedværk αριστούργημα obra maestra meistriteos شاهکار mestariteos chef-d'œuvre יְצִירַת מוֹפֶת श्रेष्ठ कृति remek-djelo mestermű adikarya meistaraverk, snilldarverk capolavoro 傑作 최고 걸작 šedevras šedevrs, meistardarbs karya agung meesterwerk mesterverk arcydzieło شاهكار obra prima capodoperă шедевр majstrovské dielo mojstrovina remek-delo mästerverk, -stycke ผลงานชิ้นเอก şaheser, başyapıt 傑作 шедевр شاہکار kiệt tác 杰作
master stroke a very clever thing to do. This sudden, unexpected attack was a master stroke. meesterslag, goeie idee ضَرْبَة مُعَلِّم гениален ход golpe de mestre mistrovský tah das Meisterstück mesterstykke; genistreg αριστοτεχνική ενέργεια golpe maestro osav käik هنر نمایی mestarillinen ratkaisu coup de maître צַעַד מְחוּכָּם चतुर युक्ति majstorski potez mesterfogás; ügyes sakkhúzás pukulan telak snilldarbragð colpo da maestro 絶妙なわざ 훌륭한 솜씨, 뛰어난 기량 labai protingas veiksmas, ėjimas veikls gājiens perkara yang bijak dilakukan meesterstuk mesterstykke mistrzowskie posunięcie په مهارت سره اجرا شوى يو كار golpe de mestre lovitură de maestru гениальный ход majstrovský ťah mojstrska poteza majstorski potez mästerdrag การกระทําที่ฉลาด (çok) ustaca iş 高招 влучний крок غیر معمولی مہارت یا کانٹے کی حکمت عملی hành động phi thường 高招,绝招
master switch a switch for controlling a number of other switches. There is a master switch that controls all the electricity. hoofskakelaar مِفتاح تَشْغيل كَهرُبائي عام главен ключ disjuntor hlavní vypínač der Hauptschalter hovedkontakt κεντρικός διακόπτης interruptor central pealüliti کلید اصلی pääkytkin commutateur principal מַפסֵק רָאשִי मास्टर स्विच glavna sklopka főkapcsoló tombol utama aðalrofi interruttore generale/principale 親スイッチ 마스터 스위치 pagrindinis jungiklis kontrolslēdzis suis utama hoofdschakelaar hovedbryter przełącznik główny مهمه كړن لاره disjuntor comutator principal главный выключатель hlavný vypínač glavno stikalo glavni prekidač huvudströmbrytare สวิตช์หลัก ana düğme, şalter 總開關 розподільний щит نظام پر قابو رکھنے والا کھٹکا یا سوئچ công tắc tổng 总开关
master of ceremonies abbreviation ( MC) a person who announces the various stages of an entertainment, formal social gathering, series of speakers at a dinner etc. The master of ceremonies introduced the speaker. seremoniemeester رَئيس التَّشْريفات водещ mestre de cerimônias ceremoniář der Zeremonienmeister konferencier; ceremonimester τελετάρχης maestro de ceremonias tseremooniameister مجری seremoniamestari maître, maîtresse des cérémonies שַׂר הַטֶקֶס उद्घोषक majstor ceremonija konferanszié pembawa acara veislustjóri maestro delle cerimonie 司会者 사회자 ceremonimeistras, pranešėjas ceremonijmeistars; (norises) vadītājs pengacara ceremoniemeester toastmaster mistrz ceremonii كار ښونكى،لارښونكى mestre de cerimónias maestru de ceremonii церемониймейстер ceremoniár konferansje voditelj programa ceremonimästare พิธีกร (คําย่อคือ MC) teşrifatçı, konukçu 司儀 розпорядник; ведучий کسی مناسبت یا پروگرام کے مختلف مرحلوں کا اعلان کرنے والا شخص người phụ trách nghi lễ 司仪
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