mastermind

mas·ter·mind  (mstr-mnd)

n.

A highly intelligent person, especially one who plans and directs a complex or difficult project: the mastermind of a robbery.

tr.v. mas·ter·mind·ed, mas·ter·mind·ing, mas·ter·minds

To direct, plan, or supervise (a project or activity).

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mastermind [ˈmɑːstəˌmaɪnd]

vb

(tr) to plan and direct (a complex undertaking) he masterminded the robbery

n

a person of great intelligence or executive talent, esp one who directs an undertaking

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mastermind - someone who creates new things conceiver, originator creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things beginner, founder, founding father, father - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" groundbreaker, innovator, pioneer, trailblazer - someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art mover, proposer - (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion proposer, suggester - someone who advances a suggestion or proposal; "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool"
	2.	mastermind - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" brainiac, genius, Einstein, brain intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"
Verb	1.	mastermind - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" engineer, orchestrate, organize, organise, direct plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" choreograph - plan and oversee the development and details of; "The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed"

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mastermind

verb

plan, manage, direct, organize, devise, conceive, be the brains behind (informal) The finance minister will continue to mastermind economic reform.

noun

organizer, director, manager, authority, engineer, brain(s) (informal), architect, genius, planner, intellect, virtuoso, rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), brainbox He was the mastermind behind the plan.

Translations

mastermind [ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd]

A. N (= genius) → genio m; (in crime etc) → cerebro m

B. VT → dirigir, planear

mastermind [ˈmɑːstə^rmaɪnd]

n → esprit m supérieur
to be the mastermind behind sth → être le cerveau derrière qch

vt [+ operation] → être le cerveau de, diriger
He masterminded the whole thing → Il était le cerveau de toute l'affaire.
Master of Arts n

(= person) → titulaire mf d'une maîtrise de lettres

(= degree) → maîtrise f de lettres
master of ceremonies n

(at dinner, award ceremony) → maître* $ de cérémonie(maîtresse)m/f

[variety show] → animateur/trice m/f
Master of Science n

(= person) → titulaire mf d'une maîtrise de sciences

(= degree) → maîtrise f de sciences

mastermind [ˈmaːstəˌmaɪnd]

1. n (genius) → mente f superiore; (in crime) → cervello

2. vt → ideare e dirigere, essere il cervello di

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mastermind [ˈmaːstəˌmaɪnd]

1. n (genius) → mente f superiore; (in crime) → cervello

2. vt → ideare e dirigere, essere il cervello di