- amansar
- v.to tame (animal).la música amansa a las fieras music hath charms to soothe the savage breast* * *amansar► verbo transitivo1 (animal) to tame; (caballo) to break in2 figurado (persona) to tame, calm down; (pasión etc) to soothe, appease► verbo pronominal amansarse1 to become tame* * *1.VT [+ caballo] to break in; [+ fiera] to tame; [+ persona] to tame, subdue; [+ pasión] to soothe2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <caballo> to break in; <fiera> to tameb) (apaciguar) <persona> to calm ... down; <ira> to appease2.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <caballo> to break in; <fiera> to tameb) (apaciguar) <persona> to calm ... down; <ira> to appease2.* * *amansar [A1 ]vt1 ‹caballo› to break in; ‹fiera› to tame2 (apaciguar) ‹persona› to calm … downamansaron su ira con promesas de justicia they appeased her anger with promises of justice3 (Andes fam) ‹zapatos› to wear in, break in■ amansarsev pron«fiera» to become tame; «caballo» to quieten down, become quieter* * *
amansar (conjugate amansar) verbo transitivo ‹caballo› to break in;
‹fiera› to tame
amansarse verbo pronominal [fiera] to become tame;
[caballo] to quiet (AmE) o (BrE) quieten down
amansar verbo transitivo
1 to tame
2 fig (apaciguar) to tame, calm
* * *amansar♦ vt1. [animal] to tame2. [persona] to calm down3. [pasiones] to calm4. Andes Fam [zapatos] to break in♦ See also the pronominal verb amansarse* * *amansarv/t break in, tame* * *amansar vt1) : to tame2) : to soothe, to calm down♦ See also the reflexive verb amansarse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.