tame

addomesticato, mansueto

Abituato a vivere con le persone e poco incline a far loro del male.

In inglese semplice: Used to living with people and unlikely to hurt them.

• The rabbit is tame.
• Children can feed these tame animals.
• Is that horse tame enough to ride?

Sinonimi: domesticated, gentle

Contrari: wild

Espressioni comuni: tame animal, tame rabbit, tame horse, tame lion

noioso, fiacco

Troppo tranquillo, ordinario o pacato per suscitare entusiasmo.

In inglese semplice: Too quiet, ordinary, or gentle to be exciting.

• The party was rather tame.
• The film seemed tame after the exciting book.
• Their jokes are pretty tame compared with his.

Sinonimi: dull, boring, mild

Contrari: exciting

Espressioni comuni: tame party, tame entertainment, rather tame

addomesticare, domare

Abituare un animale selvatico a vivere tranquillamente con le persone.

In inglese semplice: To teach a wild animal to live calmly with people.

• She tamed the horse.
• It takes patience to tame a wild bird.
• Can this animal be tamed?

Sinonimi: domesticate

Espressioni comuni: tame a horse, tame wild animals, tame a lion

domare, controllare

Rendere più facile controllare qualcosa di difficile o potente.

In inglese semplice: To make something difficult or powerful easier to control.

• This cream helps tame my hair.
• The new system tamed the traffic chaos.
• Can the government tame inflation?

Sinonimi: control, restrain, subdue

Espressioni comuni: tame inflation, tame unruly hair, tame something

domare, sottomettere

Far accettare a qualcuno di essere controllato e farlo smettere di opporsi.

In inglese semplice: To make someone accept control and stop resisting.

• They tried to tame his rebellious spirit.
• Years of strict discipline had tamed her.
• No ruler could tame those proud people.

Sinonimi: subdue, subjugate

Espressioni comuni: tame someone, tame someone’s spirit