1 the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great crueltythe Sarajevo massacre.
az: soyqırım
ru: бойня
2 a very bad defeat: That last game was a complete massacre.
az: ağır məğlubiyyət, darmadağın
ru: разгром
♦ verb
to kill (large numbers) cruelly: At least 150 civilians were massacred.
az: soyqırım törətmək, qətliyam etmək
ru: устраивать бойню
to treat (a person’s body or part of it) by rubbing etc to ease and remove pain or stiffness: She massaged my sore back.
az: masaj etmək
ru: массировать
♦ noun
treatment by massaging: His ankle was treated by massage.
az: masaj
ru: массаж
1 a person or thing that commands or controls: I’m master in this house!
az: sahib, müdir
ru: хозяин
2 an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.
az: sahib
ru: владелец, хозяин
3 a male teacher: the Maths master.
az: müəllim (kişi cinsi)
ru: учитель
4 the commander of a merchant ship: the ship’s master.
az: kapitan (ticari gəmidə)
ru: капитан, шкипер
5 a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He’s a real master at painting.
az: usta, sənətkar
ru: мастер
6 (with capital) (old-fashioned) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Wallace.
az: usta, kiçik bəy (oğlan uşaqlarına edilən müraciət forması)
ru: мастер, господин
♦ adjective
(of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.
az: təcrübəli, səriştəli
ru: опытный
♦ verb
1 to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.
az: üstün gəlmək, məğlub etmək
ru: (пре)одолевать
2 to become skilful in: I don’t think I’ll ever master arithmetic.
az: yiyələnmək
ru: овладевать
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary