tame

tame
teim
1. adjective
1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) domesticado; doméstico
2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) monótono; rutinario

2. verb
(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) domesticar, domar
- tameness
- tameable
tame1 adj domesticado / manso
a tame rabbit un conejo domesticado
tame2 vb domar
they tamed the lion cub domaron el cachorro de león
El gerundio de tame se escribe taming
tame
tr[teɪm]
adjective
1 (by nature) manso,-a, dócil
2 (tamed) domesticado,-a
3 figurative use soso,-a, aburrido,-a
transitive verb
1 domar, domesticar
tame ['teɪm] vt, tamed ; taming : domar, amansar, domesticar
tame adj, tamer ; -est
1) domesticated: domesticado, manso
2) docile: manso, dócil
3) dull: aburrido, soso
tame
adj.
• amansado, -a adj.
• domado, -a adj.
• domesticado, -a adj.
• doméstico, -a adj.
• inocuo, -a adj.
• manso, -a adj. (An animal)
v.
• amansar v.
v.
• desbravar v.
• desembravecer v.
• domar v.
• domesticar v.
• domeñar v.

I teɪm
adjective tamer, tamest
a) <animal> (by nature) manso, dócil; (tamed) domado, domesticado
b) (unexciting) <show/story> insulso, insípido

II
transitive verb \<\<wild animal\>\> domar; \<\<stray\>\> domesticar*; \<\<passion\>\> dominar, domar
[teɪm]
1. ADJ
(compar tamer) (superl tamest)
1) (=no longer wild) [lion, tiger] domesticado, manso; [hedgehog, fox] dócil, manso

do you know of a tame plumber who can fix it? — (hum) ¿sabes de un fontanero fiable que lo pueda arreglar?

2) (=boring) [book, film, match, performance] soso, insulso

the report was pretty tame stuff — el informe era bastante anodino

these films are tame by today's standards — estas películas resultan poco atrevidas para los tiempos que corren

2.
VT [+ lion, tiger] domar, amansar; [+ passion] dominar

no man could tame her — no había hombre que pudiese domarla

* * *

I [teɪm]
adjective tamer, tamest
a) <animal> (by nature) manso, dócil; (tamed) domado, domesticado
b) (unexciting) <show/story> insulso, insípido

II
transitive verb \<\<wild animal\>\> domar; \<\<stray\>\> domesticar*; \<\<passion\>\> dominar, domar

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