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# maîtrise — French to English

How French *maîtrise* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: maîtrise (23 372), maîtrises (98). By style: everyday 44 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 567 · legal and administrative 1 073 · UN documents 21 785.

## master

Used about 8 220 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 41 · UN documents ≈ 8 169). Forms: master, masters. Meaning: [master in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/master/).

- Il faut que tu **maîtrises** le berbère.
  You have to **master** Berber.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#7861913](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7861913) [\#11682081](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11682081))

- Si pour y parvenir un cours de **maîtrise** doit porter le nom de Mercedes ou Sony ou de quelque autre marque, qu'il en soit ainsi!
  If it meant that a **master**'s course had to bear the name of Mercedes or Sony or some other corporate brand, so be it!
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1131582)

- 1. Doctorats et **maîtrises** à temps partiel
  1. Part-time Doctoral and **Master** &apos; s
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27689456)

- Il faut que tu **maîtrises** le tamazight.
  You have to **master** Berber.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#7861913](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7861913) [\#11682082](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11682082))

- Cependant, tous les partisans convaincus de la recherche fondamentale et de l'innovation essentielle sont principalement des diplômés en ingénierie, des titulaires de **maîtrises** et de doctorats.
  However, the real bearers of fundamental research and important innovation are mainly graduates of engineering, **master**'s and doctoral studies.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1396112)

## arms

Used about 5 469 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 22 · UN documents ≈ 5 446). Meaning: [arms in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/arms/).

- visant à soutenir les activités en faveur du dialogue et de la coopération UE-Chine-Afrique concernant la **maîtrise** des armes conventionnelles
  in support of activities to promote EU-China-Africa dialogue and cooperation on conventional **arms** controls
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2491517)

- Femmes, désarmement, non-prolifération et **maîtrise** des armements
  Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and **arms** control
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25606191)

- j) Femmes, désarmement, non-prolifération et **maîtrise** des armements;
  (j) Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and **arms** control;
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25372341)

- **Maîtrise** des armes classiques aux niveaux régional et sous-régional
  Conventional **arms** control at the regional and subregional levels
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 19892510)

- P. **Maîtrise** des armes classiques aux niveaux régional et sous-régional
  Conventional **arms** control at the regional and subregional levels 100
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 5583600)

## control

Used about 2 587 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 165 · legal and administrative ≈ 827 · UN documents ≈ 1 588). Meaning: [control in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/control/).

- Il **maîtrise** la situation.
  He has it under **control**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#12463790](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12463790) [\#2422195](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2422195))

- Elle affaiblirait la **maîtrise** qu'ils en ont aujourd'hui.
  It would weaken the **control** that they currently have over it.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 22927)

- Documentation et **maîtrise** de la documentation
  Documentation and **control** of documents
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2780490)

- b) la **maîtrise** de l &apos; intensité de rayonnement externe;
  (b) **Control** of external radiation levels;
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16083215)

- Il **maîtrise** la situation.
  He's got it under **control**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#12463791](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12463791) [\#2422195](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2422195))

## degrees

Used about 1 362 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 362).

- Beaucoup de facultés décernent également des grades supérieurs, **maîtrises** et doctorats.
  Higher **degrees**, including Masters and Doctorates, are offered by many faculties.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10570041)

- En 1993-1994, les universités ont conféré 10 594 licences, 1 970 **maîtrises** et 411 doctorats.
  In 1993/94, universities conferred 10,594 Bachelor **degrees**, 1,970 Masters degrees and 411 Doctoral degrees.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 5016799)

- Certains d &apos; entre eux ont obtenu des diplômes d &apos; un niveau très élevé (**maîtrise**, doctorat).
  Some of these people have successfully obtained high **degrees** (MA and Doctorate) in their studies.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 8950050)

- Les statistiques révèlent à cet égard que 7 juges ont obtenu le doctorat (Ph. D.), 43 des **maîtrises** (Master of Arts) et 5 des diplômes d &apos; études supérieures.
  In evidence, statistics show that 7 judges obtained Ph.D. **degrees**, 43 obtained M.A. degrees and 5 obtained high diploma degrees.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16892161)

- b) Conseil national des bourses. Les aides accordées par ce Conseil sont destinées aux étudiants, aux personnes suivant une formelle d &apos; enseignant, aux étudiants poursuivant des études universitaires supérieures (spécialisations, formations diplômantes, **maîtrises** et doctorats).
  (b) National Scholarships Board: the help provided by the Board is designed for tertiary education, teacher training and first and postgraduate **degrees** (specializations. diplomas. masters &apos; and doctorates).
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 17201917)

## university

Used about 1 362 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 362). Meaning: [university in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/university/).

- a) Poursuivre des études universitaires supérieures (préparation de la **maîtrise** ou du doctorat);
  (a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second **university** degree or equivalent, or higher);
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 30252445)

- 296. L &apos; Université de San Carlos propose plus de 90 **maîtrises** et plus de 60 formations d &apos; enseignants et techniciens, dans 8 écoles et 10 facultés.
  297. The **University** of San Carlos offers more than 90 undergraduate courses and more than 60 post-graduate and technical courses, in eight schools and ten faculties.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27943069)

- L &apos; Université propose des doubles **maîtrises**, des cursus dont les cours se déroulent dans deux universités, ainsi que des programmes communs délivrés en collaboration avec des universités partenaires dans le monde entier.
  12. The **University** maintains dual-degree, dual-campus and joint programmes with partner universities around the world.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25380700)

- 636. Cependant, une sélection a été introduite dans certaines formations universitaires : instituts universitaires de technologie, instituts d &apos; études politiques, **maîtrises** de sciences et techniques et **maîtrises** de sciences de gestion.
  636. However, selection has been introduced into some areas of **university** training: the technical institutes, the political science institutes, and the maîtrise courses in science and technology and management science.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 7177372)

- Des **maîtrises** sur la famille au cours desquelles les professeurs sont préparés à dispenser ces cours sont proposées par l &apos; Université d &apos; Opole, l &apos; Université Cardinal Wyszyński de Varsovie et l &apos; Université catholique John Paul II de Lublin.
  MA studies regarding family studies, during which teachers are prepared to conduct the classes, are offered by the **University** of Opole, the Cardinal Wyszyński University in Warsaw and the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 18982549)

## disarmament

Used about 22 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 22).

- Groupe «Désarmement global et **maîtrise** des armements» (CODUN)
  Working Party on Global **Disarmament** and Arms Control (CODUN)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1714988)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- La bonne **maîtrise** d'une langue étrangère demande du temps.
  To speak a foreign language well takes time.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rene1596 and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#21897](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/21897) [\#1170654](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1170654))

- S'il **maîtrise** l'anglais, je l'embaucherai.
  If he is proficient in English, I'll employ him.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#283391](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/283391) [\#504163](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/504163))

- Elle **maîtrise** le français.
  She is proficient in French.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by pierrephi and CK · checked, community translation · [\#312105](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/312105) [\#331842](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/331842))

## Grammar

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