tame
1 adjective pejorative boring, flatleamh adj I found it tame bhraith mé go raibh sé leamhthe party was a tame affair lagiarracht a bhí sa chóisir, cóisir chiúin a bhí inti 2 adjective pejorative feeblelag adj1 lag- prefa tame effort iarracht lag, lagiarracht fem3Show full entry
3 adjective ZOOL domesticatedceansa adj3 múinte adj3 tí gs as adj a tame monkey moncaí ceansa, moncaí múinte 4 adjective usually pejorative submissive, compliantumhal adj géilliúil adj2 buailte adj3 he's a tame bloke tá sé an-ghéilliúil, fear ciúin atá annthey look tame tá cuma bhuailte orthu, tá cuma uiríseal orthu 5 verb ZOOL animal TRANSITIVEceansaigh verb she tamed a lion cheansaigh sí leon, chloígh sí leon 6 verb person TRANSITIVEceansaigh verb 7 verb sth concrete TRANSITIVEcuir faoi chois ceansaigh verb smachtaigh verb cloígh verb they tamed the rebellion chuir siad an t-éirí amach faoi chois, chloígh siad an t-éirí amachthe dam tames the force of the river ceansaíonn an damba cumhacht na habhann, maolaíonn an damba cumhacht na habhannshe tamed her hair shocraigh sí a cuid gruaige 8 verb sth abstract TRANSITIVEbrúigh faoi chois he couldn't tame his anger ní raibh sé ábalta a chuid feirge a bhrú faoi choisyou can't tame competition ní féidir an iomaíocht a chloí