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taming

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tame  (tm)
adj. tam·er, tam·est
1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.
2. Naturally unafraid; not timid: "The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame" (Peter Matthiessen).
3. Submissive; docile; fawning: tame obedience.
4. Insipid; flat: a tame Christmas party.
5. Sluggish; languid; inactive: a tame river.
tr.v. tamed, tam·ing, tames
1. To make tractable; domesticate.
2. To subdue or curb.
3. To tone down; soften.
[Middle English, from Old English tam; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]
tama·ble, tamea·ble adj.
tamely adv.
tameness n.
tamer n.
Translations
taming [ˈteɪmɪŋ] N → domadura f
"the Taming of the Shrew" → "la fierecilla domada"
taming
n → Zähmung f, → Bändigung f; “The Taming of the Shrew” → „Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung“
taming [ˈteɪmɪŋ] n (gen) → addomesticamento
"The Taming of the Shrew" → "La Bisbetica Domata"
taming [ˈteɪmɪŋ] n (gen) → addomesticamento
"The Taming of the Shrew" → "La Bisbetica Domata"


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