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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