maestro

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

master, teacher


Examples
  • A veces los niños le hacían bromas a su maestro.

    Sometimes the boys would play a trick on their teacher.

  • Los estudiantes anotaron cada palabra que el maestro decía.

    The students noted down every word the teacher said.

  • ¿No fuiste tú el que le sopló al maestro que le hice trampa?

    Was it you who squealed to the teacher that I cheated?

  • El sueldo de un maestro es menor al de un abogado.

    The salary of a teacher is lower than that of a lawyer.

  • Nuestro maestro dijo que el agua hierve a los 100ºC.

    Our teacher said that water boils at 100ºC.

  • El maestro dejó al muchacho irse a su casa.

    The teacher let the boy go home.

  • A ella le gusta el maestro.

    She likes the teacher.

  • El maestro de la intriga ha abandonado el escenario para siempre.

    The master of thriller has left the scenario forever.

  • Él se ganaba la vida como maestro.

    He earned his living as a teacher.

  • Ahora que soy maestro, pienso de otra manera.

    Now I am a teacher, I think otherwise.

  • Tu mejor maestro es tu último error.

    Your best teacher is your last mistake.

  • El maestro señaló los errores gramaticales cometidos por los alumnos.

    The teacher pointed out the grammatical errors made by the students.

  • Usted es un maestro muy paciente.

    You are a very patient teacher.

  • El maestro es simpático.

    The teacher is friendly.

  • Él habla como si fuera un maestro.

    He talks as if he were a teacher.

  • No estaba agradecido con su antiguo maestro en lo absoluto.

    He was not at all thankful to his former teacher.

  • Uno de ellos es un maestro, otro es un médico, y el otro es un periodista.

    One is a teacher, another is a doctor, and the other is a journalist.

  • El maestro escribió su nombre en el pizarrón.

    The teacher wrote his name on the blackboard.

  • El maestro les dijo que no nadaran en el río.

    The teacher told them not to swim in the river.

  • Los chicos escuchaban al maestro.

    The children were listening to the teacher.


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