What does dominer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word dominer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dominer in French.

The word dominer in French means overlook, outshine, dominate, dominate, control yourself, be a master of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dominer

overlook

verbe transitif (être plus haut)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le château dominait le village.
The chateau overlooked the village.

outshine

verbe transitif (être supérieur) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Leur équipe domine la nôtre. Après avoir été dominés en début de match, les Français sont revenus au score pour finalement s'imposer 3-2.
Their team outshines ours. After being outshone at the beginning of the match, the French came from behind to finally win 3-2.

dominate

verbe transitif (soumettre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce père dominait toute sa famille.
This father dominates his whole family.

dominate

verbe transitif (être prééminent)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Un sentiment de honte domina après ce discours.

control yourself

verbe pronominal (se contrôler)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Malgré la peur, l'exploratrice s'est dominée et a continué à avancer.
Despite her fear the explorer controlled herself and continued onwards.

be a master of

verbe transitif (maîtriser)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce karatéka domine son art.
This karateka is a master of his art.

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