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Meanings of masterpieces in English

Russian
шедевр
Portuguese
obra-prima
Spanish
obra maestra
Catalan
obra mestra

Outstanding work or the greatest work of a person's career.

шедевр
Usage of masterpieces in English
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All over Europe, they seized the best masterpieces from the finest museums.
The Guardian
2
Many have never been seen in public, while others are known masterpieces.
BBC
3
Just as important perhaps, they both look the part: masterpieces of DNA.
The Irish Times
4
Here are found the most inspiring passages in the masterpieces of oratory.
Practical Argumentation
5
Albert has not produced work to compare with their masterpieces since than.
The Irish Times
6
House and at other institutions dedicated to the masterpieces of the past.
The new yorker
7
Some were masterpieces of the genre, contenders for the Great American Kite.
Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librar...
8
For what it's worth, my colleagues think your photos are post-modern masterpieces.
Wired
9
The Preludes are, in their aphoristic brevity, masterpieces of the first rank.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
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The masterpieces of art and of literature will be the great events.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters
11
He advised him to copy carefully the masterpieces in his own country.
Great Artists, Vol 1.: Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer
12
This is not to suggest the latter category comprises nothing but masterpieces.
The Irish Times
13
His speech at Gettysburg is one of the masterpieces of the world.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. / Interviews
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The chandeliers were jeweled masterpieces and the carpets were thick crimson piles.
Hunters Out of Space
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You will seldom encounter that sensation among the masterpieces of the Renaissance.
South Wind
16
But in an hour he had accomplished one of his daily masterpieces.
File No. 113
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