maestro

/maˈestɾo/, [maˈes.t̪ɾo], /ˈmae̯stɾo/, [ˈma.e̯s.t̪ɾo]

master, teacher


Examples
  • Soy el maestro de mi destino, soy el capitán de mi alma.

    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.

  • Ellos atacaron al maestro nuevo con preguntas.

    They assailed the new teacher with questions.

  • Quizá se convierta en un buen maestro.

    Maybe he will be a good teacher.

  • Un nuevo maestro se va a encargar de esta clase.

    A new teacher's going to take charge of this class.

  • ¿Es él un maestro?

    Is he a teacher?

  • Él no es un maestro sino un alumno.

    He is not a teacher but a student.

  • Tom es un maestro muy capaz.

    Tom is a very capable teacher.

  • Deja de hablar cuando entra el maestro.

    Stop talking when the teacher comes in.

  • Quiero ser un maestro de Japonés.

    I want to become a teacher of Japanese.

  • Debe de haberte sorprendido encontrarte con tu maestro en un lugar como ése.

    You must have been surprised to meet your teacher in such a place.

  • Mi padre es maestro.

    My father is a teacher.

  • Es un maestro fuera de lo común.

    He is a teacher apart from the rest.

  • Quizá será un buen maestro.

    Maybe he will be a good teacher.

  • Deberíamos mantener todas las escuelas abiertas y a cada maestro en su puesto de trabajo.

    We should keep every school open and every teacher in his job.

  • Nuestro maestro nos dijo qué leer.

    Our teacher told us what to read.

  • No soy maestro.

    I am not a teacher.

  • El mercado hace un buen sirviente, un mal maestro, y una terrible religión.

    Markets make a good servant, a bad master and a terrible religion.

  • Usted debería seguir los consejos de su maestro.

    You should follow your teacher's advice.

  • El maestro me encargó el capítulo más largo.

    The teacher allotted the longest chapter to me.

  • El maestro le dejó ir a casa.

    The teacher let him go home.


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