Translation of "teacher (female)" in Spanish

Question

Can we translate the following sentence from English to Spanish:

"Thank you, my charming teacher (a female)" into "Gracias, mi maestra encantador"?

Would "maestra" also mean "lover" in English?

Thanks!

Hi, welcome to the forum! - rac1, Feb 5, 2013

Lover = amante - --Mariana--, Feb 5, 2013

Answer 1

It would be encantadora, not encantador. I've never heard maestra meaning anything but teacher.

Gracias! - xhdl, Feb 5, 2013

Answer 2

I agree with everyone above.....

"Maestra" means "teacher" and nothing more unless you are specifically taking about sex and then mention that she was your teacher. Generally "maestra" is used for a grade school level teacher.

"Profesora" is more common and used for a teacher that teaches above a grade school level. Unlike the States, a "profesora" does not need a degree in teaching for the title.

Answer 3

I´m with Mike. I think for it to be used as anything other than teacher, it would have to be a very specific, very adult context. It´s pretty much just teacher.

Gracias! By backward translation: "maestra" ==> "mistress"; "mistress" in English may be mean a woman have an illicit but regular sexual relationship, esp with a married man. - xhdl, Feb 5, 2013

Maybe I think more than enough! - xhdl, Feb 5, 2013

Answer 4

Profesora is an alternative

Gracias! - xhdl, Feb 5, 2013

¡Sí! - --Mariana--, Feb 5, 2013

Answer 5

I personally hope she's a profesora encantadora because it rhymes and sounds cool :D. Maestra encantadora doesn't sound as good... But if she is a grade school teacher, then so be it!