Значення

значень: 11
  1. A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.

    She was the mistress of the estate-mansion, and owned the horses.

    Frau, Meisterin, Herrscherin

    госпожа́gospožá, хозя́йкаxozjájka

    господи́няhospodýnja, хазя́йкаxazjájka

  2. A female head of household.

  3. A female teacher.

    games mistress

    Lehrerin

  4. The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.

    Mätresse, Liebhaberin

    любо́вницаljubóvnica

    коха́нкаkoxánka

    an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

  5. A dominatrix.

    Domina

    хозя́йкаxozjájka, влады́чицаvladýčica, прави́тельницаpravítelʹnica

  6. A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.

  7. A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.

    a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

  8. (Шотландія)A married woman; a wife.

  9. A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership).

  10. (архаїчне)A respectful mode of address to a woman.

  11. (застаріле)The jack in the game of bowls.

Приклади

речень: 73
  1. Between ourselves, he keeps a mistress.

    У нього є коханка, але це лише між нами.

  2. The sea is a harsh mistress.

  3. Sami's mistress is at the door.

  4. Sami was obsessed with his mistress.

  5. Sami's mistress is obsessed with him.

Українська
За значеннями 2
woman of authority:
woman in extramarital relationship:
Русский
За значеннями 3
woman of authority:
woman in extramarital relationship:
dominatrix:
Deutsch
За значеннями 4
woman of authority:
female teacher:
woman in extramarital relationship:
dominatrix:

Походження

From Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse (whence French maîtresse), femi

From Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse (whence French maîtresse), feminine of maistre (“master”). By surface analysis, mist(e)r + -ess.

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