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noun1) (Zool.) Spitzmaus, die* * *[ʃru:]1) (a type of small mouse-like animal with a long, pointed nose.) die Spitzmaus2) (an old word for an unpleasant woman with a violent temper and sharp tongue.)* * *[ʃru:]n* * *[ʃruː]nSpitzmaus f; (fig) Xanthippe f"The Taming of the Shrew" (Liter) — "Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung"
* * *shrew1 [ʃruː] s Xanthippe f, zänkische Fraushrew2 [ʃruː] s ZOOL Spitzmaus f* * *noun1) (Zool.) Spitzmaus, die* * *n.Spitzmaus f.Xanthippe f.
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Taming — Tame Tame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Taming}.] [AS. tamian, temian, akin to D. tammen, temmen, G. z[ a]hmen, OHG. zemmen, Icel. temja, Goth. gatamjan. See {Tame}, a.] 1. To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Taming of the Shrew — Taming of the Shrew, The a humorous play by William Shakespeare about a woman called Kate. Kate is very honest and always tells people exactly what she thinks, and because of this some people think she is rude and unpleasant. But she eventually… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Taming of the Shrew — a comedy play (c. 1594) by Shakespeare. It is about Petruchio, a young Italian man who wants to marry Katharina, a rich but unfriendly woman. (Shrew is an old fashioned word for a bad tempered woman.) She behaves unpleasantly to him but he… … Universalium
taming — Synonyms and related words: acclimation, acclimatization, accommodation, accustoming, adaption, adjustment, breaking, breaking in, case hardening, conditioning, conquering, crushing, domestication, familiarization, gentling, habituation,… … Moby Thesaurus
taming — n. act of domesticating; act of bringing into submission teɪm v. domesticate; subdue, master; restrain, control adj. trained, domesticated; gentle; submissive, obedient; dull, boring … English contemporary dictionary
