maestra
maestra [mah-es’-trah]
noun
1Mistress, school-mistress, teacher. (f)
2Master's wife in all trades and professions. (f)
3Queen bee. (f)
4Whatever instructs. (f)
- La historia es maestra de la vida -> history is the instructress of life
5Among masons, a guide line for evening the surface. (f)
- Maestra de escuela -> school-teacher
adjective
1Masterly (genial), principal, first, main.
- Llave maestra -> skeleton key
- Obra maestra -> masterpiece
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
