tamely

[US]/'teimli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. hillityllä tai lempeällä tavalla; ilman intoa

Phrases & Collocations

behaving tamely

käyttäytyä tottelevaisesti

accept tamely

hyväksyä tottelevaisesti

Example Sentences

The dog followed tamely behind its owner.

Koira seurasi omistajaansa nöyristen.

She accepted the criticism tamely without arguing.

Hän hyväksyi kritiikin nöyristen ilman väittelyä.

The horse trotted tamely along the trail.

Härkä kävi nöyristen polkua pitkin.

The child tamely obeyed his parents' instructions.

Lapsi toteli vanhempiensa ohjeita nöyristen.

He tamely agreed to the terms of the contract.

Hän suostui sopimuksen ehtoihin nöyristen.

The lion tamely approached its trainer for a treat.

Leijona lähestyi nöyristen kouluttajaansa saadakseen herkun.

The cat tamely allowed the vet to examine it.

Kissa antoi nöyristen eläinlääkärin tutkia sen.

She tamely followed the rules of the game.

Hän noudatti nöyristen pelin sääntöjä.

The student tamely accepted the teacher's decision.

Opiskelija hyväksyi nöyristen opettajan päätöksen.

The prisoner tamely surrendered to the authorities.

Vanki antautui nöyristen viranomaisille.

Real-world Examples

When this waiver inevitably fails to boost production, supporters won't tamely back off.

Source: 23 Jian, 80 Articles

Did they submit tamely to their loss, nor attempt to recover their wandering Daughter'?

Source: Monk (Part 1)

" Well, I do feel we ought to put up some sort of a fight before giving in tamely like this" .

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

But when he spoke, it was tamely and awkwardly, and his comment was ludicrously inappropriate to the solemnity of the moment.

Source: Murder at the golf course

That Palmerston had wanted a quarrel was obvious; why, then, did he submit so tamely to being made the victim of the quarrel?

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 1)

Nevertheless, the girl did not take kindly to the idea of being tamely put to sleep without as much as one bid for freedom.

Source: Hidden danger

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