Polyglot Dictionary

amansar

/amɐ̃ˈsaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
amanso
preterite (eu)
amansei
past participle
amansado

Meaning

  1. to tame

    • Amansou o cavalo.

      He tamed the horse.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

domar

domar is more about breaking or training a wild animal, to domesticate; amansar is more general, to calm down or tame in behavior.

Similar in other languages

German

zähmen

zähmen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to tame."

Spanish

amansar

amansar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to tame."

Spanish

domar

domar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to tame."

Practice

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