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I [teɪm]1) [ animal] addomesticatoto become o grow tame — [ animal] addomesticarsi
2) (unadventurous) [story, party] noioso; [ reform] debole; [reply, ending of book, film] banaleII [teɪm]1) (domesticate) addomesticare [ animal]; (train) domare [lion, tiger]2) fig. (curb) soggiogare [person, opposition]* * *[teim] 1. adjective1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) domestico, addomesticato2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) noioso2. verb(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) addomesticare, domare- tamely- tameness
- tameable* * *[teɪm](animal) addomesticato (-a), (fig: person) docile, (story, style) scialbo (-a), insipido (-a), (book, performance) banaletame monkeys — scimmie fpl addomesticate
2. vt(wild creature) addomesticare, (lion, tiger, passion) domare* * *tame /teɪm/a.4 sbiadito; insipido; insulso; noioso; privo d'interesse: a tame description, una descrizione sbiadita; a tame football match, una partita di calcio priva d'interesse● (fig.) a tame cat, un tipo servizievoletamely avv. tameness n. [u]. (to) tame /teɪm/v. t.1 addomesticare; domare ( anche fig.); ammansire; rendere docile; sottomettere; to tame horses [lions], domare cavalli [leoni]; to tame inflation, domare l'inflazione* * *I [teɪm]1) [ animal] addomesticatoto become o grow tame — [ animal] addomesticarsi
2) (unadventurous) [story, party] noioso; [ reform] debole; [reply, ending of book, film] banaleII [teɪm]1) (domesticate) addomesticare [ animal]; (train) domare [lion, tiger]2) fig. (curb) soggiogare [person, opposition]
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tame´ness — tame «taym», adjective, tam|er, tam|est, verb, tamed, tam|ing. –adj. 1. not wild or savage; … Useful english dictionary
tame´ly — tame «taym», adjective, tam|er, tam|est, verb, tamed, tam|ing. –adj. 1. not wild or savage; … Useful english dictionary
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tame — [[t]teɪm[/t]] adj. tam•er, tam•est, 1) changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated 2) docile or submissive 3) lacking in excitement; dull: a very tame party[/ex] 4) spiritless; pusillanimous 5) rendered useful and manageable: tame natural … From formal English to slang
tame — I. adjective (tamer; tamest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tam; akin to Old High German zam tame, Latin domare to tame, Greek damnanai Date: before 12th century 1. reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tame — 1. adjective teɪm a) Not or no longer wild; domesticated They have a tame wildcat. b) Mild and well behaved; accustomed to human contact The lion was quite tame. Ant: wild … Wiktionary
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