past master in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] N For a full set of translations for past used in clocktime consult the usage note .

1. past (gen):

past
passé m
in the past
dans le passé, par le passé, autrefois
she had taught at the school in the past
elle avait enseigné à l'école par le passé
I have done things in the past that I'm not proud of
j'ai fait des choses dans le passé dont je ne suis pas fier
there are more students/unemployed people now than in the past
il y a plus d'étudiants/de chômeurs qu'autrefois or que dans le passé
in the past we have (always) spent our holidays in Greece/taken the train
jusqu'ici nous avons toujours passé nos vacances en Grèce/pris le train
to live in the past
vivre dans le passé
that's a thing of the past
c'est du passé
soon petrol-driven cars will be a thing of the past
les voitures qui fonctionnent à l'essence feront bientôt partie du passé
he/she has a past
il/elle a un passé chargé

II.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] ADJ

III.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] PREP

IV.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] ADV

V.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst]

See also care

I.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] N

1. care (attention):

care
attention f
care
soin m
to take care to do
prendre soin de faire
to take care not to do
faire attention de ne pas faire
to take care when doing
faire attention en faisant
to take care that …
faire attention que …
+ subj he took (great) care over or with his work
il a fait son travail avec le plus grand soin
to take care in doing sth
faire qc avec soin
she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine/preparing to go out
elle choisit toujours le vin/se prépare toujours à sortir avec (le plus grand) soin
‘take care!’
‘fais attention!’
‘take care!’ (expression of farewell)
‘à bientôt!’
with care
avec soin, en faisant attention
‘handle with care’
‘fragile’
have a care! Brit give a care! Am
fais attention!
to exercise due or proper care ADMIN, LAW
prendre les précautions nécessaires

2. care (looking after):

care (of person, animal)
soins mpl
care (of car, plant, house, clothes)
entretien m (of de)
to take care of (deal with) (gen) child, client
s'occuper de
to take care of MED patient, invalid
soigner
to take care of (be responsible for) house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements
s'occuper de
to take care of (be careful with) machine, car
prendre soin de
to take care of (keep in good condition) machine, car, teeth
entretenir
to take care of (look after for safe-keeping) shop, watch
garder
to take good care of sb/sth
prendre soin de qn/qc
to put or leave sb/sth in sb's care
confier qn/qc à qn
in his/your care
à sa/ta garde
the pupils/patients in my care
les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité
in the care of his father/teacher
à la garde de son père/professeur
John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith (on letter)
John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de M et Mme L. Smith
to take care of oneself (look after oneself)
prendre soin de soi
to take care of oneself (cope)
se débrouiller tout seul
to take care of oneself (defend oneself)
se défendre
that takes care of that
c'est réglé

II.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB trans

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III.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB intr

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1. care (feel concerned):

she really cares
elle prend ça à cœur
to care about art, culture, money, environment
s'intéresser à
to care about staff, pupils, the elderly
se soucier du bien-être de
to care about injustice, inequality
se soucier de
I don't care!
ça m'est égal!, je m'en moque!
what do I care if…?
qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que…?
+ subj as if I/he cared!
comme si ça me/lui faisait quelque chose!
I/he couldn't care less! Brit, I/he could care less! Am
ça m'est/ça lui est complètement égal!
she couldn't care less about…
elle se moque complètement de…
she couldn't care less about…
elle se fiche complètement de… inf
I couldn't care less who wins/what happened
je me moque de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé
I couldn't care less who wins/what happened
je me fiche de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé inf
they could all have died, for all he cared
ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal
I don't care who he marries
il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal
I'm past caring
je m'en moque
who cares?
qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?
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I.master [Brit ˈmɑːstə, Am ˈmæstər] N

III.master [Brit ˈmɑːstə, Am ˈmæstər] ADJ (skilled)

IV.master [Brit ˈmɑːstə, Am ˈmæstər] VB trans

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past master in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for past master in the English»French Dictionary

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I.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] N a. LING

II.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADJ

III.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] PREP

IV.past [pɑ:st, Am pæst] ADV

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A past master of values, he preferred the quiet and subdued aspects of nature.
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The chairlift plans have been discussed in past master plans with no schedule for construction until now.
www.piquenewsmagazine.com
You could almost say that his pictures were hyperreal: he was a past master at capturing the vivacity of the eye.
www.telegraph.co.uk
All the time, the lectures and catechisms attached to the degrees increased in complexity, a special award being presented to the past master who gave the best rendition.
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Yet he is a past master in the art of self-renewal.
www.dailymail.co.uk
He is past master at his craft and well beyond the tape.
jamaica-gleaner.com
In addition to his mastery of the harmonica, he was a past master of the art of pantomime and a dramatic actor of considerable ability.
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