manso

adj.

tame, lamb-like, quiet, gentle.

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manso

► adjetivo

1 (animal) tame

2 (persona) docile, meek

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1. ADJ

1) [persona] meek, gentle

2) [animal] tame

3) Chile * (=tremendo) huge, tremendous

2.

SM Esp ** mattress

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-sa adjetivo

a) <caballo> tame; <toro> docile

un perro manso — a friendly dog

b) (liter) <persona/carácter> gentle, meek (liter)

c) (liter) <río> gently-flowing, peaceful; <brisa> gentle

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= tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].

Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

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* aguas mansas = still waters.

* tan manso como un cordero = as meek as a lamb.

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-sa adjetivo

a) <caballo> tame; <toro> docile

un perro manso — a friendly dog

b) (liter) <persona/carácter> gentle, meek (liter)

c) (liter) <río> gently-flowing, peaceful; <brisa> gentle

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= tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].

Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* tan manso como un cordero = as meek as a lamb.

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manso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹caballo› tame; ‹toro› docile

un perro manso a friendly dog o a dog that won't bite

2 (liter); ‹persona/carácter› gentle, meek (liter)

la reprimenda lo dejó manso como un corderito after being told off he was meek and mild o he behaved like a lamb

3 (liter); ‹río› gently-flowing, peaceful; ‹brisa› gentle

B

(Chi fam) (enorme, tremendo) (delante del n): mansa pateadura que le dieron they gave him a terrible beating (colloq)

y yo que llevaba esta mansa valija and there I was carrying this whopping o huge great suitcase (colloq)

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manso

◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹caballo› tame;

‹toro› docile;
‹perro› friendly

b) (liter) ‹río› gently-flowing (liter)

manso,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) gentle, meek
2 (animal) tame, docile
'manso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mansa
English:
meek
- tame
- well-behaved

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manso, -a adj

1. [animal] [dócil] docile;

[domesticado] tame

2. [persona] gentle, meek

3. [aguas] calm

4. Chile Fam [extraordinario] tremendous;

tiene la mansa casa he has a gigantic o massive house

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manso

I adj

1 animal docile

2 persona mild

II m gentle-natured bull, ram etc that leads the herd, flock etc

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manso, -sa adj

1) : gentle, meek

2) : tame

♦ mansamente adv

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manso adj (animal) tame