Formas compostas:
master | |
| Inglês | Português |
| diving master n | (highly-qualified scuba diver) | especialista em mergulho loc sm |
| The diving master showed us how to use the oxygen tanks. |
harbormaster (US),
harbourmaster (UK) n | (supervisor at a seaport) | chefe do porto loc sm |
| capitão do porto loc sm |
| The harbormaster dispatched tugs to guide the huge tanker out of the harbor. |
jack of all trades,
jack-of-all-trades,
jack of all trades,
master of none,
jack-of-all-trades,
master of none n | informal, pejorative (shallow skill in many things) (pessoa habilidosa) | mão pra toda obra expres |
| pau para toda obra expres |
| (BRA: figurado, informal) | severino sm |
| lord and master n | ([sb] with total power, boss) (chefe, poderoso) | dono e senhor loc sm |
| I need to ask my lord and master for permission to take a holiday. |
| master bedroom n | (largest bedroom in a house) | quarto principal loc sm |
| Normally, the parents sleep in the master bedroom. |
| The master bedroom was big enough to hold a sofa as well as the king-size bed. |
| master craftswoman n | (skilled female tradeswoman) | artesã experiente sf + adj |
| master key n | (passkey, key that opens a number of locks) (que abre todos os cadeados) | chave mestra loc sf |
| I lost the key to my apartment and so had to ask the caretaker to open the door for me with his master key. |
| Master of Arts n | (postgraduate arts degree) | mestrado sm |
| Gillian is studying for a Master of Arts in History. |
| Master of Arts n | (holder of postgraduate arts degree) | mestre em artes smf |
| master of ceremonies n | (person: hosts an event) | mestre de cerimônias loc sm |
| The master of ceremonies introduced the keynote speaker. |
| Master of Education n | (postgraduate teaching degree) | mestrado em educação sm |
| Master of Science n | (postgraduate science degree) | mestrado sm |
| The Institute offers tuition leading to Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Science (MSc) degrees. |
| Master of Science n | (holder of postgraduate science degree) | mestre em ciências smf |
| master of the house n | (male head of household) | arrimo de família loc sm |
| cabeça da casa expres |
| The master of the house is not necessarily the male head, but it is whoever holds the final say in certain familial matters. |
| master plan n | (large scale scheme or project) | plano mestre loc sm |
| Tonight, the corporation will unveil its master plan to maximize third-quarter profit. |
| master-plan [sth]⇒ vtr | (create master plan) | criar um plano principal expres v |
| criar um plano diretor expres v |
| master race n | (Nazis' Aryan ideal) | raça superior loc sf |
| Nazi ideology describes a human master race as Nordic people with blond hair and blue eyes. |
| master tape n | (original recording) (gravação original, de onde saem as cópias) | master tape, master recording |
| I made a copy in case the master tape was destroyed or stolen. |
| master-at-arms n | (naval rank) | oficial encarregado da disciplina expres |
| The master-at-arms is responsible for maintaining discipline aboard the ship. |
master's degree,
masters degree,
master's,
masters n | (postgraduate qualification) (educação) | mestrado sm |
| He is now studying for a master's degree in English Literature. |
master class,
masterclass n | (lesson from expert) (aula dada por especialista) | aula magna sf |
| (música: aula dada por especialista) | master class sf |
a masterclass in [sth],
a master class in [sth] n | figurative (expert example) (figurado, bom exemplo) | aula magna sf |
| Scorsese's "Raging Bull" is a masterclass in cinematography. |
| old master n | (great painter of the past) | antigo mestre sm |
| Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci are considered to be old masters. |
| puppet master n | (puppeteer: [sb] who operates puppets) | mestre dos fantoches sm |
| slave master n | ([sb] who keeps captive worker) (proprietário de trabalhadores escravos) | senhor de escravos sm |
| The slave master owned nearly two hundred slaves. |
| two-master n | (vessel with two masts) | com dois mastros loc adj |
