Yap.Town

il maîtrisait

was skilled in, had a good command of, was in control of, was managing

→ maîtriser
maîtris master; control + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #42,101
was skilled in, had a good command of
FR: Elle maîtrisait parfaitement le piano.
EN: She had a perfect command of the piano.
was in control of, was managing
FR: Il maîtrisait la situation malgré le stress.
EN: He was in control of the situation despite the stress.
Conjugation of maîtriser
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third maîtrisait —

Jugurtha maîtrisait le champ de bataille.

Jugurtha mastered the battlefield.

Il maîtrisait les arts Jedi.

He had mastered the Jedi arts.

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Mais il maîtrisait les arts Jedi.

But he had mastered the Jedi arts.

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Ma femme maîtrisait les arts martiaux et la Hyène l'a tuée.

My wife was skilled in martial arts, and the Hyena killed her.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Il maîtrisait bien l'outil.

He was very proficient with the tool.

Sami sentait qu'il ne maîtrisait plus sa vie.

Sami felt like he was no longer in control of his life.

Pas avant, avant il maîtrisait.

Not before; before, he had it under control.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)