submissive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for submissive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

submissive [Am səbˈmɪsɪv, Brit səbˈmɪsɪv] ADJ

submissive person/character/smile:

submissive

sumiso

submissive

dócil

he's submissive to his superiors

acata la voluntad de sus superiores

he's submissive to his superiors

es sumiso con sus superiores

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she found it impossible to sustain the role of submissive housewife

le resultó imposible continuar en el papel de esposa sumisa

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entreguista

submissive

entreguismo

submissive stance

sumiso (sumisa)

submissive

submissive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for submissive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

submissive [səbˈmɪsɪv] ADJ

submissive

sumiso, -a

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sumiso (-a)

submissive

rendido (-a)

submissive

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More specifically, this hypothesis predicts that positive behaviors evoke positive behaviors, negative behaviors evoke negative behaviors, dominant behaviors evoke submissive behaviors, and vice versa.

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Humans making submissive postures seemed to cause a neutral or submissive reaction of the dingoes.

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Critics suggest that music-video models are typically placed in subordinate and submissive roles while male artists are shown in positions of power.

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Slave training is a learning process both for the slave (or submissive) and for the master or mistress, or dominant.

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House collars show that the submissive is under the guidance of the house and is not to be approached.

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When an individual acts in a dominant, authoritative manner in a group, this behaviour tends to prompt submissive responses from other group members.

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Finally, some people switch, taking either a dominant or submissive role on different occasions.

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One shark will become dominant and will continually chase and harass the submissive shark, preventing it from feeding and resting.

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Aftercare also may include a review or debriefing of the activities from experiences of both the dominant and the submissive.

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You interest me locked up, submissive, naked, open, panting, frightened, hungry, behind the bars of literary creation.

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