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