domestication

dɔmɛstikasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of domestication - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

animauxaction d'apprivoiser des animaux sauvages pour les élever

La domestication du cheval a révolutionné les transports.

apprivoisement

dressage

élevage

figuréaction de soumettre quelqu'un aux tâches ménagères

Elle refusait cette domestication imposée par sa belle-famille.

asservissement

corvée

soumission

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Origin of domestication

latin, domesticus (de la maison)

Terms with domestication included in their meaning

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apprivoiser

domestication

rendre un animal sauvage docile et habitué à vivre avec les humains

chat domestique

animal de compagnie

chat qui vit avec les humains et provient de la domestication

animal apprivoisé

domestication

animal rendu docile et familier avec l'homme par éducation

s'ensauvager

comportement

devenir sauvage, perdre sa civilisation ou sa domestication

Examples of domestication in a sentence

La domestication des animaux a permis l’agriculture.
Sa domestication progressive l'a rendue malheureuse.
La domestication des nouveaux employés est mal perçue.

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English:domestication, subjugation to housework, ...
German:Domestizierung, Vermittlung in Hausarbeit, ...
Italian:domesticazione, sottomissione ai lavori domestici, ...
Spanish:domesticación, sometimiento a las tareas domésticas, ...
Portuguese:domesticação, ...
Chinese:驯化, 家务束缚, ...
Japanese:家畜化, 家事への従属, ...
Arabic:استئناس, ترويض منزلي, ...
Hebrew:בִּיּוּת, הַכְנָעָה לַעֲבוֹדוֹת בַּיִת, ...
Russian:одомашнивание, принуждение к домашней работе, ...
Ukrainian:доместикація, привчання до хатньої роботи, ...
Catalan:domesticació, submissió a les tasques domèstiques, ...
Danish:domesticering, underkuelse, ...
Dutch:domesticatie, huiselijkheid, ...
Greek:εκτροφή, υποδούλωση στις οικιακές εργασίες, ...
Khmer:ការចិញ្ចឹមបង្កាត់សត្វ, ការបង្ខំឱ្យធ្វើការងារផ្ទះ, ...
Korean:길들이기, 가사노예화, ...
Polish:udomowienie, ujarzmienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):domesticação, submissão às tarefas domésticas, ...
Romanian:domesticire, supunere la treburile casnice, ...
Swedish:domesticering, underordnande till hushållsarbete, ...
Thai:การทำให้เชื่อง, การบังคับให้ทำงานบ้าน, ...
Turkish:evcilleştirme, ev işlerine mahkûm etme, ...
Vietnamese:sự thuần hóa, bắt làm việc nhà, ...

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