domar

v.

to tame (animales salvajes).

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domar

► verbo transitivo

1 to tame (caballos) to break in

2 figurado to tame, control

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VT

1) [+ animal salvaje] (=amansar) to tame; (=adiestrar) to train

2) [+ caballo] to break in

3) [+ emoción] to master, control

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verbo transitivo

a) <fieras> to tame; <caballo> to break in

b) (fam) <niño> to bring o get ... under control

c) (fam) <zapatos> to break in

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= tame, break + Nombre + in.

Ex. The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

Ex. You'll never wear your combat boots until they're comfortable, and this is the fastest and easiest way to break them in.

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* domar la fiera = tame + the beast.

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verbo transitivo

a) <fieras> to tame; <caballo> to break in

b) (fam) <niño> to bring o get ... under control

c) (fam) <zapatos> to break in

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= tame, break + Nombre + in.

Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

Ex: You'll never wear your combat boots until they're comfortable, and this is the fastest and easiest way to break them in.

* domar la fiera = tame + the beast.

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domar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹fieras› to tame; ‹caballo› to break in

2 (fam); ‹niño› to bring o get … under control, bring … into line

3 (fam); ‹zapatos› to break in

4 (liter); ‹emociones/pasiones› to check, restrain, curb

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domar (conjugate domar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹fieras› to tame;

‹caballo› to break in

b) (fam) ‹niño› to bring o get … under control

c) (fam) ‹zapatos› to break in

domar verbo transitivo to tame, conquer, overcome
(un caballo) to break (in): por fin ha domado su vicio con el alcohol, she has at last overcome her alcohol addiction
'domar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- tame
- untamed

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domar vt

1. [animal salvaje] to tame;

[caballo] to break in

2. [calzado] to break in

3. [personas, pasiones] to control;

es un niño muy difícil de domar he's a very difficult child to control

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domar

v/t tb fig

tame; caballo break in

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domar vt

: to tame, to break in

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domar vb to tame