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mansuefatto

tame

adjective mahn-sweh-FAHT-toh Rare

Origin: Latin mansuefactus (made tame)

Also means

docile

Usage Note

Mansuefatto is a literary or formal adjective meaning tamed or made docile, used of animals or, figuratively, of people who have been subdued or domesticated. It agrees in gender and number: mansuefatta, mansuefatti, mansuefatte. In everyday speech, addomesticato or docile are far more common.

Examples

"L'orso mansuefatto seguiva il domatore."

Natural Translation

The tame bear followed the tamer.

Literal Translation

The bear tame followed the tamer.

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