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tame
/teɪm/
adjective
oswojony
Also
łagodnynudny
Definition
(Of an animal) not wild or dangerous, having been trained to live with humans; or not exciting or adventurous.
Examples
The squirrel in the park was so tame it ate from my hand.
Wiewiórka w parku była tak oswojona, że jadła mi z ręki.
The party was a bit tame, I was hoping for more excitement.
Impreza była trochę nudna, liczyłem na więcej emocji.
Synonyms
Collocations
tame animaltame petrather tame
verb
oswajać
Also
poskramiaćujarzmiać
Definition
To make an animal less wild and more gentle and easy to control; or to control something dangerous or powerful.
Examples
It took a long time to tame the wild horse.
Oswajanie dzikiego konia zajęło dużo czasu.
The government tried to tame inflation.
Rząd próbował poskromić inflację.
Synonyms
Collocations
tame a beasttame inflationtame a wild animal
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