maîtriser
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verb
to master, have authority over somebody
to dominate, overcome, conquer, control
be master of
to master, to be able to, to know how to accomplish very well
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- Mais, il se maîtrisa presque aussitôt en se rappelant qu'il n'était pas seul.But, almost immediately, he mastered himself, remembering that he was not alone.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Le génie ferme de ce capitaine ne l'abandonna point, et il réussit à les maîtriser, et à relever leur courage.This captain's firm genius did not abandon him, and he succeeded in mastering them, and in raising up their courage.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
- Le marquis de Denonville, pour exclure ces traitans, et maîtriser les Iroquois, proposa en 1686 au ministère de bâtir un fort en pierre à Niagara, capable de contenir quatre à cinq cents hommes.In 1686 the Marquis de Denonville, to exclude these traitors, and to control the Iroquois, proposed to the ministry to build a stone fort at Niagara, capable of containing four to five hundred men.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
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