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taming

UK
/ˈteɪmɪŋ/
US
/ˈteɪmɪŋ/

Translations

tamingnoun
tamings
pl
domptageAu sens figuré, pour un processus de mise sous contrôle ou d’atténuation de la dangerosité.
The taming of the river was necessary to prevent flooding in the nearby towns.
Le domptage de la rivière était nécessaire pour éviter des inondations dans les villes voisines.
The taming of the wild horse took several months of patient training.
Le domptage du cheval sauvage a pris plusieurs mois d’entraînement patient.
Synonyms
discipline
domestication
training
subjugation
control
taminggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈteɪ.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈteɪ.mɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that tames or exerts a calming/domesticating influence.
domptantEmploi adjectival au sens de « qui calme » ou « qui assagit ».
The handler applied a taming influence to the unruly dog.
Le dresseur a exercé une influence domptante sur le chien indiscipliné.
tameverb

taming

Gerund

tamed
Past Simple
tamed
Past Participle
taming
Gerund
UK
/teɪm/
US
/teɪm/
Farmers often tame wild horses to use them for riding and work.
Les fermiers apprivoisent souvent des chevaux sauvages pour les monter et les faire travailler.
She managed to tame her unruly hair with a new styling product.
Elle a réussi à dompter ses cheveux indisciplinés avec un nouveau produit coiffant.
Additional translations
jugulerS’emploie surtout pour des phénomènes abstraits comme l’inflation, une crise ou une hausse.
Synonyms
subdue
manage
control
cultivate
discipline
train
domesticate
Antonyms
wild

Definitions

tamingnoun
The process of making a wild animal accustomed to human presence and control.
The taming of the wild horse took several months of patient training.
The act of bringing something under control or making it less wild or dangerous.
The taming of the river was necessary to prevent flooding in the nearby towns.
taminggerund / present participle
Having the quality of reducing wildness or bringing something under control; exerting a calming or domestication effect.
The handler applied a taming influence to the unruly dog.
tameverb
To domesticate an animal, making it gentle and accustomed to human control.
Farmers often tame wild horses to use them for riding and work.
To make something less powerful, intense, or difficult to control.
The government introduced new policies to tame inflation.
To bring something under control or to make it more manageable.
She managed to tame her unruly hair with a new styling product.
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