dompter

dɔ̃pte

Definition

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Definition of dompter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

animal sauvagerendre obéissant un animal sauvage par le dressage

Le dompteur dompte les lions avec patience et technique.

apprivoiser

dresser

soumettre

calme intérieurmaîtriser ou vaincre une force, une émotion difficile

Elle a réussi à dompter sa colère avant de répondre.

canaliser

maîtriser

vaincre

obéissancefaire obéir quelqu'un ou quelque chose par la force

Il faut dompter cet enfant rebelle avec fermeté.

assujettir

contraindre

soumettre

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Origin of dompter

français, dompter (dominer, maîtriser)

Terms with dompter included in their meaning

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rodéo

sport

spectacle où des cavaliers tentent de dompter des chevaux sauvages

mater

dominer

soumettre par la force, dompter une résistance

bronco

rodéo

cheval sauvage ou difficile à dompter d'Amérique du Nord

dompteuse

adj.

maîtrise

qui a la capacité ou la tendance à dompter, maîtriser

Examples of dompter in a sentence

Elle rêve de dompter un éléphant un jour.
Il tente de dompter sa peur avant l'examen.
Nous devons dompter nos doutes pour avancer.
Le dresseur a réussi à dompter le lion sauvage.
Elle tente de dompter sa peur avant l'examen.

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English:tame, master, ...
German:zähmen, bezwingen, ...
Italian:addomesticare, dominare, ...
Spanish:domar, dominar, ...
Portuguese:domar, dominar, ...
Chinese:驯服, 克服, ...
Japanese:調教する, 抑える, ...
Arabic:رَوَّضَ, تحكم في, ...
Hebrew:לְאַלֵּף, לְרַסֵּן, ...
Russian:дрессировать, обуздать, ...
Ukrainian:приручати, опановувати, ...
Catalan:domar, dominar, ...
Danish:tæmme, beherske, ...
Dutch:temmen, beheersen, ...
Greek:δαμάζω, καταστέλλω, ...
Hungarian:megszelídíteni, megfékezni, ...
Khmer:បង្ហាត់, ទប់, ...
Korean:길들이다, 억누르다, ...
Polish:oswajać, opanować, ...
Portuguese (BR):domar, dominar, ...
Romanian:a dresa, a stăpâni, ...
Swedish:tämja, tygla, ...
Thai:ฝึกให้เชื่อง, ควบคุม, ...
Turkish:ehlileştirmek, dizginlemek, ...
Vietnamese:thuần hóa, chế ngự, ...

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