tamer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tamer in the English»French Dictionary

tamer [Brit ˈteɪmə, Am ˈteɪmər] N (of lions, tigers)

tamer

dompteur/-euse m/f

lion tamer N

lion tamer

dompteur/-euse m/f de lions

I.tame [Brit teɪm, Am teɪm] ADJ

1. tame:

tame animal

apprivoisé

tame person hum

complaisant

to become or grow tame animal:

s'apprivoiser

2. tame (unadventurous):

tame story, party, contest

sans relief

tame reform, decision

timide

tame reply, remark, ending of book, film

plat

tame ending of match

décevant

tame cooperation, acquiescence

docile

II.tame [Brit teɪm, Am teɪm] VB trans

1. tame (domesticate):

tame animal

apprivoiser

2. tame (train):

tame lion, tiger

dompter

tame horse, dog

dresser

3. tame (curb) fig:

tame river, land, nature

maîtriser

tame person, country, opposition

soumettre

tame interest rates

contenir

tame inflation

juguler

tame hair

dompter

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a tame/wild rabbit

un lapin domestique/de garenne

a tame/wild rabbit attr stew, pie

de lapin

a tame/wild rabbit jacket

en lapin

Translations for tamer in the French»English Dictionary

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dompteur (dompteuse)

tamer

dompteur de lions

lion tamer

montreur d'ours

bear tamer

apprivoisé (apprivoisée)

tame

apprivoiser animal

to tame

s'apprivoiser

to become tame

dompter fauve, nature, eaux

to tame

sage spectacle, esthétique

tame

tamer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tamer in the English»French Dictionary

tamer N

tamer

dompteur(-euse) m (f)

lion-tamer N

lion-tamer

dompteur(-euse) m (f) de lions

I.tame [teɪm] ADJ

1. tame (domesticated):

tame animals

apprivoisé(e)

tame fig

docile

2. tame (unexciting, dull):

tame

plat(e)

3. tame Am (cultivated):

tame

cultivé(e)

II.tame [teɪm] VB trans

tame

apprivoiser

tame

dompter

Translations for tamer in the French»English Dictionary

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dompteur (-euse)

tamer

apprivoisé(e)

tame

apprivoiser

to tame

dompter cheval, fauve

to tame

ne pas être farouche animal

to be quite tame

amadouer

to tame

dresser animal

to tame

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The tamer was in the hospital for ten weeks as a result of the attack.

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Tamer forms of theatre followed and the avant-garde idea of having an active spectator became a firmly established convention.

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Pregnant nuns and drag dress are some of the tamer outfits.

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When the series switched to the national network, a decision was made to tone down the gore and emphasize tamer fantasy and ghost stories.

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In order for this, a griffon must have a friendly attitude towards the tamer/rider.

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Personal prestige is like that of the tamer of a wild beast who could easily devour him.

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A variation on the theme, the dancer (stripper) with a heart of gold, is a tamer version of the character.

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After a training as a metal worker, he re-joined the circus as an animal trainer and lion tamer, in which capacity he travelled the world.

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As a teenager, he worked as a lion tamer in a circus.

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Ultimately, these grand theories of wild natural beauty gave way to the tamer and more commercialised picturesque of the mid 19th century.

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