maestro

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

master, teacher


Noun maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestra, feminine plural maestras)

  1. (especially Latin America) teacher
  2. master
  3. (master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker

Adjective maestro (feminine maestra, masculine plural maestros, feminine plural maestras)

  1. expert, master

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Siendo maestro, tienes que aprender a mantener gran control de tus emociones.

    Being a teacher, you must learn to keep a tight rein on your emotions.

  • Yo soy maestro también.

    I am a teacher, too.

  • Si el estudiante hubiese sabido mejor su lección, el maestro no lo hubiera castigado.

    If the student had known his lesson better, the teacher would not have punished him.

  • La práctica hace al maestro.

    Practice makes perfect.

  • Él es nuestro maestro de inglés.

    He is our English teacher.

  • Nuestro maestro es un verdadero idiota.

    Our teacher is a real idiot.

  • Esperó a su maestro.

    He waited on his master.

  • Todos cooperamos para comprar un regalo de cumpleaños para nuestro maestro.

    We all chipped in to buy our teacher a birthday present.

  • Tom y Mary entregaron exactamente las mismas respuestas en la prueba que hacía sospechar al maestro.

    Tom and Mary gave exactly the same answers on the test which made the teacher suspicious.

  • Según el maestro, fue una alegría enseñarle.

    As far as the teacher was concerned, she was a joy to teach.

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