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maîtrise

American  
[me-treez] / mɛˈtriz /

noun

French.
  1. mastery; skill.


Example Sentences

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Incendie dû à un court-circuit maîtrisé par @Burundi_Police à la prison centrale de @Gitega : 38 prisonniers morts et 69 autres blessés.

From BBC

The pre-recorded Christmas Eve concert saw singers from the Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris choir perform in protective suits.

From BBC

The good news is that if indeed you are capable of la maîtrise de soi, the cut of one’s jib simply does not matter.

From The New Yorker

Pluvinet received his maîtrise in 1775, established his own atelier in 1778, and died in 1783.

From Architectural Digest

The more obnoxious forms of property—statute-labor, mortmain, maitrise, and exclusion from public office—have disappeared; the conditions of its enjoyment have been modified: the principle still remains the same.

From Project Gutenberg