padroneggiare

to master

verb pah-droh-ned-JAH-reh Rare

Also means

to dominate

Usage Note

Padroneggiare derives from padrone (master, owner) and means to have full command or mastery of something: padroneggiare una lingua (to master a language), padroneggiare le emozioni (to control one's emotions). It takes avere as its auxiliary. The related noun padronanza means 'mastery, command': avere padronanza dell'inglese.

Examples

"Riesce a padroneggiare perfettamente la lingua."

Natural Translation

She manages to master the language perfectly.

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