No. 11,547 in Russian
дрессировать
To train (animals) or to discipline.
In a sentence
Я дрессирую свою собаку дома с помощью специальных команд.
I train my dog at home using special commands.
In this sentence, 'дрессировать' refers to the act of training an animal, specifically a dog, to perform certain actions or behaviors.
Для выступления в цирке животных приходится долго дрессировать.
To perform in the circus, animals need to be trained for a long time.
Here, 'дрессировать' is used in the context of training animals for entertainment purposes such as a circus.
Некоторые считают, что невозможно дрессировать кошек, потому что они самостоятельные.
Some believe that cats cannot be trained because they are independent.
In this example, 'дрессировать' highlights the action of training, specifically addressing common perceptions about its difficulty with certain animals like cats.
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