dominar

∗ ≈

to master

∗ verb

dominar
transitive verb
1to control (controlar) (pasión, nervios, caballo); to be in control of (situación); to bring under control (incendio); to put down (rebelión); to dominate, to rule (over) (país, territorio)
  • era imposible dominar el vehículo -> it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle
2to overcome (sujeto: emoción)
  • lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla -> he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her
3to master (conocer) (técnica, tema)
  • domina varias lenguas -> she speaks various languages fluently
  • ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses -> he managed to acquire a good command of English within a few months
4to overlook (divisar)
  • desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao -> you can see the whole of Bilbao from here
intransitive verb
5to predominate (predominar)
dominarse
pronomial verb
1to control oneself

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dominar [do-me-nar']
article & verb transitive
1To dominate, to rule, to act without control, to oversway.
  • Le domina la envidia -> he is ruled by envy
2To master, to lord, to lead, to command.
3To moderate one's passions, to correct one's evil habits. (Metaphorical)
4To have a good grasp of.
  • Domina 7 idiomas -> he knows 7 languages well
verb neuter
5To dominate (edificio); to tower above, to look down on. (n)
verb reflexive
6To rise above others (colinas).
7To control oneself.

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dominar
verbo:transitivo
1 (controlar) [+población, territorio] to dominate; [+países] to rule; rule over; [+adversario] to overpower; [+caballo] to control
le domina la envidia he is ruled by envy; el tenista español dominó todo el set the Spanish tennis player dominated the whole set
2 (contener) [+incendio, epidemia] to check; bring under control; [+rebelión] to put down; suppress; [+pasión] to control; master; [+nervios, emoción] to control; [+dolor] to overcome
3 [+técnica, tema] to master
domina bien la materia she has a good grasp of the subject; domina cuatro idiomas he's fluent in four languages
4 (estar por encima de)
la catedral domina toda la ciudad the cathedral dominates towers above the whole town;o desde el castillo se domina toda la vega from the castle you can look out over the whole plain
verbo:intransitivo
1 [+edificio] to tower
2 (predominar) [+color, rasgo] to stand out; [+opinión, tendencia] to predominate
verbo:pronominal
dominarse to control o.s.

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Verb Conjugation for "dominar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo domino dominé dominaba dominaré domine
Tú dominas dominaste dominabas dominarás domines
Ella/Él/Usted domina dominó dominaba dominará domine
Nosotros dominamos dominamos dominábamos dominaremos dominemos
Vosotros domináis dominasteis dominabais dominaréis dominéis
Ellos/Ustedes dominan dominaron dominaban dominarán dominen
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