maîtrise

Definitions of maîtrise
  1. noun
    power to direct or determine
    synonyms: commande, contrôle, pouvoir
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    autorisation, autorité, dominance
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    bride
    any means of control
    carte blanche
    complete freedom or authority to act
    commandement
    the power or authority to command
    suzeraineté
    the authority of a lord
    type of:
    force, pouvoir
    possession of controlling influence
  2. noun
    a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
    synonyms: commande, contrainte, contrôle
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    rapport, relation
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
  3. noun
    great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
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    adresse, habileté
    the state of being cognitively skillful
  4. noun
    availability for use
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    disponibilité, maniabilité
    the quality of being at hand when needed
  5. noun
    power to dominate or defeat
    synonyms: domination
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    ascendant, prédominance
    the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
  6. noun
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
    synonyms: contrôle, pouvoir
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    règlement
    the act of controlling or directing according to rule
    possession, propriété
    the act of having and controlling property
    empoignement
    the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
    direction
    the act of setting and holding a course
    autodiscipline
    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
    limitation, restriction
    the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
    conduite
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    indexation
    a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
    limitation, restriction
    an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
    possession, propriété
    the act of retaining something
    prise
    the act of grasping
    visée
    the action of directing something at an object
    abstinence
    act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
    frein
    the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
    détention, emprisonnement, réclusion
    the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
    limitation, restriction
    the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
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