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Definition of amaestrar in Spanish:
amaestrar
transitive verb
- 1
Enseñar a un animal a ejecutar determinados movimientos o habilidades siguiendo las órdenes de una persona.
cabra amaestrada; los policías trabajan con perros amaestrados en seguir rastros
- 2
ironic Enseñar o dominar a una persona y hacerle obedecer órdenes.
mandó llamar a dos de sus más amaestrados sirvientes; siempre va diciendo que tiene a su mujer amaestrada
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