domesticated

• Describe un animal que ha sido criado o acostumbrado a vivir con los humanos, o una planta adaptada para su cultivo.

Describes an animal that has been tamed and kept by humans, or a plant that has been adapted for cultivation.

1. Tamed animalsB1formal

   Refers to animals that have been tamed and kept by humans for work, food, or companionship.

   Animal domesticado

   • Dogs and cats are the most common domesticated animals.
   • Domesticated sheep provide wool and meat.
   • Horses were domesticated thousands of years ago for transportation.

   Sinónimosdociledomesticgentlehousebrokentametamedtractabletrained

   Antónimosferalundomesticateduntamedwild

2. Adapted to home lifeB2informal

   Describes a person who is comfortable with or prefers home life and household activities.

   Adaptado a la vida hogareña

   • He has become quite domesticated since getting married.
   • She is very domesticated and enjoys cooking and gardening.
   • After years of travel, he finally settled into a domesticated lifestyle.

   Sinónimosdomestichome-lovinghomelystay-at-home

• Verbo que se utiliza para designar el proceso de criar y acostumbrar a un animal salvaje a la convivencia con los humanos, o de adaptar una planta para su cultivo o uso por parte de las personas.

A verb used to indicate the act of taming an animal or adapting a plant for human use or cultivation.

1. Tame an animalB2formal

   To adapt a wild animal to live with humans and be useful to them.

   Domesticar un animal

   • Humans first domesticated wolves thousands of years ago.
   • Farmers domesticated cattle for milk and meat.
   • It took many generations to domesticate the wild horse.

   Sinónimosbreakgentletametrain

   Antónimoswild

2. Cultivate plantsB2formal

   To adapt wild plants for cultivation and human use.

   domesticar plantas

   • Ancient people domesticated wheat in the Middle East.
   • Rice was domesticated in Asia over 10,000 years ago.
   • They domesticated various fruits for better taste and yield.

   Sinónimosacclimatizebreedcultivate

3. Make something suitable for home lifeC1informal

   To make something more comfortable or suitable for a domestic or home environment.

   Hacer adecuado para el hogar

   • He tried to domesticate his wild lifestyle after getting married.
   • She domesticated the old barn into a cozy living space.
   • The company domesticated its foreign business practices for the local market.

   Sinónimosdomesticisenaturalise