tame

S2 W2

BrE /teɪm/ AmE /teɪm/

adjective, verb en → es

1 DOMESTICATED [adjective] B1

an animal that has been trained to live with people and be controlled by them

domesticado, acostumbrado a la vida con humanos

Collocations tame animal

  • She has a tame parrot that can talk.

    Ella tiene un loro doméstico que puede hablar.

2 SUBDUED [transitive] B1

to make an animal less wild and more gentle or easy to control

domesticar, acostumbrar a ser manso

  • tame something
  • He tamed the wild horse.

    Domesticó el caballo salvaje.

3 SUBDUED [transitive] B2

to make a person less excited or angry and more calm and controlled

calmar, domar

  • tame somebody
  • She tried to tame her anger.

    Ella intentó calmar su ira.

4 SIMPLIFIED [transitive] C1

to make something less difficult or complicated, or easier to understand

simplificar, hacer más fácil de entender

  • tame something
  • We need to tame the complexity of this project.

    Necesitamos simplificar la complejidad de este proyecto.

5 SUBDUED [transitive] C1

to make a situation less serious or threatening, or to reduce the intensity of something

mitigar, reducir la intensidad de algo

  • tame something
  • The government is trying to tame inflation.

    El gobierno está intentando mitigar la inflación.

6 SUBDUED [transitive] C1

to make a problem or difficulty less severe, or to reduce the impact of something negative

mitigar, reducir el impacto de algo negativo

  • tame something
  • They are working to tame the effects of climate change.

    Están trabajando para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático.

7 SUBDUED [transitive] C1

to make a situation or problem less severe, or to reduce the impact of something negative

mitigar, reducir el impacto de algo negativo

  • tame something
  • The new law aims to tame the spread of misinformation.

    La nueva ley busca mitigar la propagación de desinformación.

8 SUBDUED [transitive] C1

to make a situation or problem less severe, or to reduce the impact of something negative

mitigar, reducir el impacto de algo negativo

  • tame something
  • They are trying to tame the risks associated with new technology.

    Están intentando mitigar los riesgos asociados con la nueva tecnología.