maîtrisées

Maîtrisées is the feminine plural past participle of the French verb maîtriser. It functions as an adjective or part of a compound verbal form, indicating that something has been mastered, understood, or brought under control. It is used to qualify nouns such as compétences, procédures, techniques, or notions, conveying the idea of achieved mastery.

In grammar, maîtrisées agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: les compétences maîtrisées, une technique maîtrisée, les notions maîtrisées. When used with the auxiliary avoir in a compound tense, the participle agrees with a preceding direct object: les notions qu’elle a maîtrisées. In passive constructions, the phrase can appear as elles sont maîtrisées, though more common is to use the passive voice with être.

The term derives from the noun maîtrise (mastery, control), which itself comes from the noun maître (master), ultimately linked to the Latin magister. The concept is widely used across domains where skills or knowledge are assessed, including education, professional training, and technical fields.

Common contexts include education, where maîtrisée signals that a student has achieved the required level of knowledge; professional settings, where compétences maîtrisées denote verified capabilities; and IT or workshop environments, where outils ou techniques maîtrisés indicate proficiency. The expression emphasizes practical command as well as theoretical understanding.

Translations into English depend on context: mastered, to have mastered, or under control. Maîtrisées is primarily a French grammatical form used within phrases describing proficiency, rather than a standalone term with a separate meaning.