magistral
French, adjective/ma.ʒis.tʁal/
magistral is a French adjective meaning “magistral, master” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui tient du maître ; qui convient à un maître”.
What does magistral mean in English?
adjective
- 1
magistral, master
- 2
ex cathedra
cours magistral
- 3
remarkable, masterful
- 4
resounding, sound
Il s'est planté d'une façon magistrale.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tient du maître ; qui convient à un maître. 2. Qui est digne d’un maître, en parlant des ouvrages de l’esprit, des œuvres d’art. 3. Qui est digne d’un maître, en parlant d’un événement humiliant. 4. Qualifie une attitude, une manière didactique et compassée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of magistral
- magistrale feminine
- magistraux masculine plural
- magistrales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce magistral?
- /ma.ʒis.tʁal/
- \ma.ʒis.tʁal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to magistral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is magistral in French?
magistral appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).