Grammatical class

Verb

apprivoiser

(transitive) to tame

Details

Syllables

ap-pri-voi-ser

Phonetics

a.pʁi.vwa.ze

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

8777

Freq. (movies)

28502

Freq. (news)

25964

Sentences

Il s'est fait apprivoiser par sa femme.

He has been tamed by his wife.

A1

Vous ne pouvez pas apprivoiser un loup.

You can't tame a wolf.

A1

On ne peut pas apprivoiser un loup.

You cannot tame a wolf.

A2

Tom va m'apprendre à apprivoiser les dragons.

Tom is going to teach me to tame dragons.

A2

J’avais envie de dire bonjour à n’importe qui / N’importe qui et ce fut toi, je t’ai dit n’importe quoi / Il suffisait de te parler, pour t’apprivoiser

I was in the mood to say hello to someone, just anyone / and it was you, I told you anything / It was enough to talk to you, to charm you

B1

L’amour est un oiseau rebelle / Que nul ne peut apprivoiser, / […]

Love is a rebellious bird / That none can tame, / […]

C2