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tame [teɪm](a) (as pet → hamster, rabbit) apprivoisé, domestiqué; (normally wild → bear, hawk) apprivoisé; (in circus → lion, tiger) dompté;∎ the deer had become very tame les cerfs n'étaient plus du tout farouches;∎ humorous I'll ask our tame Frenchman if he knows what it means je vais demander à notre Français de service s'il sait ce que cela veut dire(b) (insipid, weak) fade, insipide;∎ the book has a very tame ending le livre finit de manière très banale;∎ it was a very tame party cette soirée n'était vraiment pas très folichonne;∎ the government's measures were considered rather tame les mesures gouvernementales ont été jugées plutôt modérées(a) (as pet → hamster, rabbit) apprivoiser, domestiquer; (normally wild → bear, hawk) apprivoiser; (in circus → lion, tiger) dompter(b) (person) mater, soumettre; (natural forces) apprivoiser; (passions) dominer; (plant, wilderness) cultiver
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