animales mansos
/animales mansos/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'tame animals' is translated into Spanish as animales mansos.
The phrase refers to animals that are gentle and not frightened of humans.
Which one should you use?
While animales mansos describes animals that are gentle or docile, do not confuse this with animales domésticos, which refers specifically to animals that have been domesticated for human use (like pets or livestock). If you wish to emphasize that animals respond to commands or have been specifically trained, use the formal expression Animales amaestrados. If you want to highlight that they are easy to manage or calm, the synonym animales dóciles is appropriate.
How do you pronounce it?
/animales mansos/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American regions, manso can be used as an intensifier in slang, similar to 'really' or 'very', such as saying a person is manso vago to mean 'very lazy'.
- In Spanish, the word manso is also used to describe water, such as a river or sea, when it is calm and without strong currents.
- While animales mansos refers to gentle animals, the word manso is used in the Bible to describe the 'meek' who shall inherit the earth.
Examples in context
- Amanda tiene un circo con animales amaestrados.Amanda has a circus with tamed animals.
- Los elefantes son animales dóciles que se pueden entrenar fácilmente.Elephants are tame animals that can be easily trained.
- Luis tiene una granja con animales mansos que los niños pueden acariciar.Luis has a farm with tame animals that children can pet.
- Tenemos varios animales domesticados en nuestro hogar, como conejos y hámsters.We have several tame animals at home, such as rabbits and hamsters.
- ¡Mira esos lindos animalitos mansitos!Look at those cute tame little animals!
- Prefiero los animales mansos.I prefer tame animals.
- Esos animales mansos no muerden.Those tame animals do not bite.
- El granjero tiene animales mansos.The farmer has tame animals.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are looking at a petting zoo.
- Javier¿Son animales mansos estas cabras?Are these goats tame animals?
- ElenaSí, Javier, son muy dóciles.Yes, Javier, they are very gentle.
- JavierQué bueno, me dan menos miedo.That's good, I'm less afraid of them.
- ElenaPuedes acariciarlos sin problemas.You can pet them without any problems.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
