masterpiece

chef-d'œuvre

Création réalisée avec un talent remarquable, notamment un tableau, un livre ou un morceau de musique.

En anglais simple : Something made with exceptionally great skill, especially a painting, book, or piece of music.

• This painting is a masterpiece.
• She created a masterpiece from scraps of wood.
• The museum displays several masterpieces of modern art.

Synonymes : masterwork

Expressions courantes : create a masterpiece, true masterpiece, musical masterpiece

chef-d'œuvre

Œuvre largement admirée pour sa qualité, souvent considérée comme la meilleure de son créateur.

En anglais simple : A work widely praised as excellent, often considered the best thing its creator has made.

• Critics call it her masterpiece.
• His final novel is regarded as his masterpiece.
• The director's early masterpiece still attracts new audiences.

Synonymes : masterwork, magnum opus

Expressions courantes : someone's masterpiece, acclaimed masterpiece, acknowledged masterpiece